A scandal in the chess world. The former Russian grandmaster publicly called Kramnik an "u***m" and wished him dead.
The 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik published screenshots of obscene posts by Vladimir Pedosev and appealed to the FIDE president to take urgent action.
The Russian called the attacks "blatant ethical violations" and "indecent and clearly illegal insults." Kramnik also noted:
"Unfortunately, in recent years the chess world has lost the basic norms of public discourse expected in any minimally civilized society."
In 2023, Pedosev changed his Russian sports citizenship to Slovenian. And in 2025 he will be stripped of the title of Grand Master and Master of Sports of Russia.
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