Vladimir Kramnik sues FIDE for defamation after Daniel Naroditsky controversy

Russian chess grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik has filed a defamation lawsuit against the World Chess Federation (FIDE) in a Swiss civil court. This legal move comes after Kramnik became the centre of an ethics inquiry for allegedly harassing fellow players with what FIDE described as “unsubstantiated” cheating accusations, following the recent death of American Grandmaster Daniel […]

Chess | Hans Niemann responds to claims he ‘hate-watched’ Magnus Carlsen’s loss: ‘If you think … ‘ | Chess News

Hans Niemann (Freestyle Chess/Lennart Ootes) American Grandmaster Hans Niemann has responded to critics who accused him of “hate-watching” Magnus Carlsen’s shocking elimination at the Las Vegas leg of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour.“If you think I was hate watching yesterday, what would you call what I’ve experienced the past three years?” Niemann posted on […]