– I do not necessarily agree with his conclusions, but I think it is questionable that he should be banned because of his opinions. Regardless of how much you disagree with him, says Magnus Carlsen to news. The Norwegian talks about the former world number one and world champion Vladimir Kramnik. On Christmas Eve, the message came from Chess.com: They have removed Kramnik’s blog from their website. At the same time, they have limited the account. This means that Kramnik cannot comment on other people’s posts or send messages to others either. He can still play and participate in tournaments on the chess platform. Kramnik: – Extremely disrespectful attitude The reason behind is Kramnik’s posts in recent weeks. There, he has on several occasions put the spotlight on other players. Chess.com writes that they have spoken to Kramnik about his “fair play concerns” several times. Furthermore, they claim that they have investigated several dozen players of whom Kramnik has been suspicious. According to Chess.com, the accusations were baseless in the overwhelming majority of cases. – Unfortunately, Kramnik has continued to make his accusations public via his profile and blog on Chess.com, they write further. Kramnik claims he has never received clear answers about the players he has reported as suspicious. – This extremely disrespectful attitude towards a former world champion, together with a lack of willingness to consider cases with obvious statistical irregularities, forced me to act in a public way. In the absence of an alternative, writes Kramnik. Chess.com points out to news that Kramnik has been free to criticize the website and cheating in chess, but that they cannot tolerate Kramnik naming individuals. DESERVED PLAYER: Vladimir Kramnik (right) beat Garry Kasparov (left) in a World Cup match in 2000. Photo: DYLAN MARTINEZ / Reuters Carlsen happy to debate Magnus Carlsen is himself an ambassador for Chess.com. – I know that they have been in dialogue with him and tried to meet him. But I still think it’s worrisome. It is at least good that there is a debate around the topic, even if Kramnik is unlikely to be right in everything, says Carlsen. At a press conference on Monday, Carlsen was asked about the decision by a Russian journalist. Carlsen then replied that, on a general basis, he believes that freedom of expression is very important. – Opinions should be met with other opinions, not by concealing them, says Carlsen. news has been in contact with Chess.com regarding Carlsen’s statements. They have no comment. Reporter, Jørgen Terland Gundersen, challenges professional chess player, Johan-Sebastian Christiansen, to a game of chess. A chess variant where the players get random bumps along the way. Here it is important to keep a cool head, but it turns out not to be so easy. Named twelve-year-old Chess.com’s decision came a day after Kramnik announced in a blog post that he would name one account a day to help Chess.com. In the post, Kramnik named the account of a twelve-year-old boy. – There are two possibilities. Either the boy is a genius the likes of which have not been seen in chess history, or the platform is not doing its job properly, Kramnik wrote. At the end of November, it was the profile of Hikaru Nakamura that was in Kramnik’s spotlight. The American then had a streak of 46 games that ended with 45 wins and one draw. Kramnik started a petition to get Chess.com to investigate Nakamura’s games. In a month’s time, the campaign has collected 2,500 signatures. Nakamura himself dismissed Kramnik’s speculation. So did Chess.com. In a statement, they wrote that they have found nothing to indicate cheating in any of Nakamura’s games. At the same time, they believed that the streak of 46 games was also likely for a player of Nakamura’s level. Disagreement in the chess world Nodirbek Abdusattorov also believes that the statistical “evidence” against Nakamura is weak. – I don’t think Hikaru has cheated. It’s just complete nonsense, he says to news. Abdusattorov is the great home hope for Uzbekistan in the next few days. The 19-year-old won the World Rapid Chess Championship two years ago, and is clear about what he thinks of Chess.com’s decision. – I think Kramnik slightly exaggerates (the extent of) cheating in online chess. I would say that it is considerably less than what Kramnik says and I support Chess.com’s decision, he says. At X, the Indian grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna was also quickly looking for the message that came on Christmas Eve. – Good decision, he writes, and concludes with a thumbs up. One who is more skeptical is Kramnik’s compatriot, world number five Jan Nepomnjashchij. In a response to Chess.com’s statement on X, he writes: – Their platform cannot handle cheating. As they say, accepting that something is a problem is the first step on the road to solving it. Try that instead of sanctioning one of the best players in chess history.
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