Overview
- Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik filed a nine-page complaint in Geneva seeking an investigation and police protection over hundreds of threats he says followed Naroditsky’s death.
- In a public statement, Kramnik offered condolences, denied personal attacks, reiterated cheating allegations, said he would provide materials to authorities, and warned of civil and criminal action against critics while stating he is not suicidal.
- FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich confirmed that all of Kramnik’s public comments about Naroditsky have been sent to the federation’s Ethics and Disciplinary Commission for independent review.
- A Change.org campaign urging sanctions against Kramnik surpassed 15,000 signatures as leading players including Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura condemned his yearlong accusations.
- Naroditsky, a prominent streamer and Charlotte coach, discussed the toll of accusations during his Oct. 17 livestream, and toxicology results in the death investigation have not yet been released.