Russian chess player Sergey Karyakin disqualified for six months – such a decision made a commission on the ethics of the international chess federation after the chess player wrote the appeal to Putin, where he expressed the full support of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.
” Sergey Karyakin is recognized as guilty of violating the article of the Ethical Code of FIDE and is punished with a six-month ban on participation as a player in any chess competition with the FIDE rating, which comes into force from the date of adoption of this decision, March 21, 2022, “reported Federation Federation.
Karyakin was born in Simferopol and until 2009 was a citizen of Ukraine.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has previously removed national teams of Russia and Belarus from competitions under their aegid, while allowing chess players from these countries to participate in personal tournaments.
Fide now heads the former Russian vice premier Arkady Dvorkovich. On March 15, he opposed the war in Ukraine and then announced the care of the head of the head of Skolkovo. Many leading Russian chess players also opposed the statements about the need to stop the war.