"Chess's international governing body said Tuesday that it filed a complaint against former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik after he leveled unproven allegations of cheating against fellow players, including Daniel Naroditsky, who died last month at age 29. The complaint centers on harassment and "the insulting of an individual's dignity," said the International Chess Federation, known by the acronym FIDE, in a news release. Naroditsky's cause of death has not been made public."
"Kramnik accused Naroditsky, an American grandmaster of cheating last year and continued to share suspicions on social media. Naroditsky, a prodigious chess player who helped usher in the game's online boom with educational YouTube videos and livestreams, denied the allegations. In his last livestream before his death, Naroditsky said that Kramnik's allegations had taken a toll on him. "Ever since the Kramnik stuff, I feel like if I start doing well, people assume the worst of intentions. The issue is just the lingering effect of it," Naroditsky said."
"Other chess grandmasters, including Hikaru Nakamura and Nihal Sarin, have called out Kramnik's conduct, saying the Russian player had harassed Naroditsky. Kramnik did not immediately respond to requests for comment submitted through his GoFundMe page for his campaign against cheating, but he previously called the federation's investigation "insulting and unfair." The complaint, submitted to the FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission, describes a "pattern of conduct over roughly two years" related to possible harassment, read the federation's statement. It includes testimony provided by Czech grandmaster David Navara, whom Kramnik also accused of cheating, and "people close to Daniel Naroditsky.""
FIDE filed a complaint against former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik alleging harassment and "the insulting of an individual's dignity" after Kramnik publicly accused fellow players of cheating. The complaint cites a pattern of conduct over roughly two years and was submitted to the FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission. The filing includes testimony from Czech grandmaster David Navara and people close to Daniel Naroditsky. Naroditsky denied the cheating allegations, said the accusations had taken a toll on him in his final livestream, and died last month at age 29; his cause of death has not been released. FIDE anti-cheating rules allow sanctions for unfounded accusations and require substantial evidence.
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