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Over 15,000 people have signed a petition to ban Vladimir Kramnik after Daniel Naroditsky's death. (PHOTO: FIDE)

FIDE submits complaint to ethics and disciplinary commission against Vladimir Kramnik

November 11, 2025 10:14 pm

FIDE submitted a complaint to the FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission (EDC) and named former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik as the respondent.

Viswanathan Anand has said that he was “quite disappointed” with how Vladimir Kramnik had behaved in his crusade to expose to cheating in chess. (File/FIDE)

Vishy Anand on Vladimir Kramnik after Daniel Naroditsky's death: ‘Quite disappointed with how he's behaved’

November 10, 2025 2:56 am

Anand’s comments come two days after FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich had said that Kramnik had gone “too far” with his allegations.

L-R: Armenian-American GM Levon Aronian and 14th World Chess Champion, Russia's Vladimir Kramnik. (Rafal Oleksiewicz via FIDE and Michal Walusza via FIDE)

Levon Aronian: ‘Vladimir Kramnik needs professional help… he has saviour complex’

November 06, 2025 8:48 am

In the aftermath of the death of Daniel Naroditsky, whom the Russian had alleged to have cheated in online chess, former world champion has been described as 'the guy with the hammer who thinks everything is a nail'

Naroditsky had in December 2024 described how Kramnik's accusations and social media crusade against him at the time affected him every time he played online chess. (X/Michal Walusza via FIDE)

FIDE chief Dvorkovich says he asked Vladimir Kramnik to share proof of cheating before Daniel Naroditsky’s death, but got nothing from ex-world champion

November 06, 2025 8:49 am

Kramnik has now been accused by many in the chess world of bullying Naroditsky with a relentless stream of posts on social media.

Magnus Carlsen (left) and Daniel Naroditsky. (Photos: Partha Paul for The Indian Express, Lennart Ootes for FIDE)

'He'd quite often checkmate me': Magnus Carlsen on why Daniel Naroditsky was special

October 27, 2025 2:49 pm

Last week, speaking about Naroditsky after his death, Carlsen had said: "It’s a great loss. It’s very sad for all of us that somebody who was such a resource to the chess community and also had a universally high approval rating from everybody he met was led to the place that he was.”

Kramnik insists his earlier calls to review Naroditsky’s online play had been ignored “despite a significant amount of evidence”, and doubled down claiming he would provide material to “any relevant authority." (FIDE)

'Í was the only person...': Kramnik breaks silence on blame over Daniel Naroditsky death

October 26, 2025 9:31 pm

Vladimir Kramnik also declared his lawyers were preparing civil and criminal suits over “false accusations” that led to hostility faced by him and his family.

Petition to ban Vladimir Kramnik, revoke titles gains traction after Daniel Naroditsky's death, over 15,000 people register signatures

October 24, 2025 11:48 pm

The petitioners are demanding that FIDE remove all of Kramnik's titles and norms and hand him a ban.

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Police confirm no foul play in Daniel Naroditsky’s death as FIDE announces probe into Vladimir Kramnik comments

October 24, 2025 9:11 am

Kramnik denied Indian GM Nihal Sarin’s insinuations that the Russian’s repeated accusations against the American player of cheating while playing online had played a part in his death.

FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich has said the chess body's ethics commission will refer Vladimir Kramnik's public comments (R) on the late Daniel Naroditsky (centre).

'Discussions can turn into harassment': FIDE to probe Vladimir Kramnik's public comments following Daniel Naroditsky's death

October 23, 2025 9:09 am

FIDE president Dvorkovich admitted that public discussions on the chess forum can often lead to harassment, bullying or personal attacks and stated that the world chess body will probe all comments made by Vladimir Kramnik before and after the death of 29-year-old American GM Daniel Naroditsky.

FIDE CEO Sutovsky slams Kramnik's 'shameful' conduct, vows FIDE action in wake of Naroditsky's death

October 22, 2025 11:25 pm

With multiple voices uniting against Kramnik and his actions, Sutovsky assured FIDE will act upon this. "FIDE is not a court of justice, but we will act within our jurisdiction."