Overview
- Speaking in Goa, Viswanathan Anand called Vladimir Kramnik’s public accusations of online cheating unfounded and said the case is going to the FIDE Ethics Commission.
- FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich said he had earlier urged Kramnik to tone down his rhetoric and to present a scientific basis for his statistics, which he says never arrived.
- Anand urged a wider conversation for platforms, parents and young players about handling allegations in a largely unregulated online environment.
- Garry Kasparov condemned Kramnik’s campaign on a Russian program, calling the accusations against Daniel Naroditsky absurd and damaging to reputations.
- Levon Aronian said Kramnik’s conduct has strained relationships in the chess world and suggested the former world champion needs professional help.