Russian grandmaster Sergey Karyakin responded to the criticisms of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Director General Emil Sutovsky in a speech.
formerly Sutovsky declarationThat Karyakin is a patriot, not knowing Russian history and culture.
“Last year, when jokers Vovan and Lexus released a fairly detailed video with him, I brought Mr. Sutovsky to clean water, where he proudly said that he was the initiator of the exclusion of the Russian national teams from participation in the Chess Olympiad. and personally my removal.
I quote Sutovsky’s words: “I was the first to suggest disqualification from the Russian national team”, “An extremely short disqualification period of six months, I will insist on an extension”, “If Karyakin is allowed to play, I will resign”, “First of all, all Russian We cut off their sponsors.”
I’ve been in Donbass for the last few days and didn’t have time to answer him. Sutovsky’s political orientation is understandable, he is a total anti-Russian and he never hid it. And his trying to slide the arrows on me is just manipulation, ”quotes the chess player “Sport Express”.
Sergey Karjakin is a former contender for the world title, he competed for the title with owner Magnus Carlsen in 2016 and only lost in a tie-break. Karjakin was supposed to qualify for the 2022 Candidates’ Tournament but lost the opportunity due to disqualification.
On December 17, Karjakin lost in the Russian Chess Federation’s (RCF) presidential election to the current head of the organization, Andrei Filatov, with a score of 7:58.