PANAJI: The untimely death of American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky has the the global chess community split down the middle. The World Chess Federation began the process of providing a clean environment free from cheating and cyberbullying, said FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich, even as he revealed he had had informal discussions with former world champion Vladimir Kramnik on the issue of aggression and bullying before the American’s death.
Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!On the sidelines of the Chess World Cup that began here on Saturday, Dvorkovich spoke on accusations and the steps FIDE aims to take, and disclosed his interactions with Kramnik.
“I tried to persuade Vladimir Kramnik informally that he should be less aggressive before, not after what happened, since I felt that it's a bit too much. I asked him to provide the full methodology that he’s using to bring his hints or accusations. I mean a clear scientific foundation for the statistics case. And we didn't receive it.”
On the progress of the Ethics Commission probe, the FIDE head said, “At the moment, it’s in the hands of the Investigation and Ethics Commission, so I cannot preempt the findings.”
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