Overview
- Vladimir Kramnik says he has initiated formal legal proceedings against FIDE in the Swiss court in Lausanne.
- He reports delivering an official request to FIDE headquarters to preserve documents, correspondence, and electronic records relevant to the case.
- Under Swiss procedure, a mandatory preliminary phase typically lasting two to three months will precede any main lawsuit, and interim rulings are possible.
- FIDE lodged an ethics and disciplinary complaint on November 11 over Kramnik’s public statements about Daniil Naroditsky and David Navara.
- Naroditsky’s October 20 death at 29 remains without a disclosed cause, social media users have accused Kramnik of harmful pressure, and Kramnik says he and his family have faced harassment.