FIDE Files Ethics Complaint Naming Vladimir Kramnik Over Public Cheating Accusations

Overview

• FIDE submitted the complaint to its Ethics & Disciplinary Commission after a management board review, citing a roughly two‑year pattern of public statements that may violate rules on harassment and dignity.
• The filing names Vladimir Kramnik as respondent and includes materials and testimony from David Navara as well as information from people close to Daniel Naroditsky.
• The EDC will first assess admissibility, then invite written responses on a set timeline before private deliberations and a decision.
• FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich called Kramnik’s accusations against Naroditsky reckless and ungrounded and noted that any sanction is possible, though the EDC will decide the outcome.
• Kramnik denies wrongdoing and has criticized the process as unfair, while prominent players have condemned his conduct and a petition to sanction him has surpassed 15,000 signatures; Naroditsky’s cause of death has not been announced.