On his page on social networks, Russian grandmaster Sergei Karyakin responded to the words of Alexander Tkachev, general director of the Russian Chess Federation (RFC), accusing him of refusing to play for Russia in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) tournament.
“A long time ago, around this time, I accepted the invitation to participate in the traditional and very prestigious Chess Stars tournament in Moscow, and FCR knew this very well. After confirming that I did not have the opportunity to travel with the team during this period, FSR accused me of “I have other priorities” and “I cannot find the time to attend the Russian Championship Super Final and play for the team.” National team.”
FSR is once again manipulating the facts and trying to find any reason to humiliate me and accuse me of being unpatriotic, spreading their dirty mail all over the media. It looks absolutely devastating,” Karjakin wrote.
On March 21, 2022, by the decision of the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Sergey Karyakin received a six-month suspension for the open letter he wrote to Vladimir Putin. It was learned that the disqualification period expired in September.
FIDE has decided to deprive Russian and Belarusian chess players of the right to compete in tournaments under the flag and anthem of their respective countries in 2022. Chess players will be able to participate in competitions under the flags of the Russian Chess Federation/Belarusian Chess Federation (BSF) or FIDE.
The International Chess Federation Council (FIDE) had previously allowed the FCR to move from the European Chess Union to the Asian Chess Federation.
Previously Karjakin showed Images from the SVO region.