Russian grandmaster Sergei Karyakin mentioned that he will visit the DPR at the end of February 2024. His words are quoted “Sports Express”.
“Yesterday morning I was in Avdeevka, then in Severodonetsk and other cities. Avdeevka was also quite tense. A gunshot was heard. From what I understand, it was shot down by drones.
At one point an alarm was heard because a kamikaze drone was flying over and we all immediately ran for cover. It landed about a hundred meters away from us. “I won’t say he was flying towards us, but we could have become an accidental victim,” Karyakin said.
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.
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