FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky has slammed former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik for his insensitive remarks on late American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, who passed away on Monday.

“The way Kramnik approaches it, simply can’t be accepted. And his reaction on Danya’s passing is appalling and outright shameful,” Sutovsky posted on X.

Kramnik had, without substantial proof, repeatedly accused the American player of cheating while playing online – an allegation that Naroditsky had firmly denied. Last December, Naroditsky had said on “Take Take Take” that cheating, according to him, is the worst crime a chess player can commit but what Kramnik did, according to him, makes “worse than dirt”.

On Monday, hours after the news of Naroditsky’s had come to light, Kramnik hinted at potential substance

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