A Russian chess player has been banned from competing for making public statements supporting Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war on Ukraine. The International Chess Federation Ethics and ...

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It’s checkmate for a Russian chess grandmaster thanks for his vocal support of his country’s invasion of Ukraine. The International Chess Federation, or FIDE, issued a worldwide ban on Sergey Karjakin ...

Russian chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin, one of the world’s top players, has been suspended for six months by the International Chess Federation after publicly voicing support for his country’s ...

Russian chess champion Sergey Karjakin is banned from competing for at least the next six months after publicly supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The International Chess Federation announced ...

Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin has been banned from competition for six months because of his support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) said on Monday.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) announced on Monday it was imposing a six-month competition ban on Russian chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin for his public support of the invasion of Ukraine ...