Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik has been suspended from prize events on Chess.com for playing in a Tilted Tuesday tournament on an account that was not his.
“Playing under someone else’s name, particularly in prize events, is a violation of our Fair Play Policy,” Chess.comsaid.
pic.twitter.com/IlNETnBiWE
This is not the first time Kramnik has courted controversy in the chess world. In March, the GMquit a Tilted Tuesday match after making one move. He later explained on a live stream that the resignation was a protest against Chess.com over questionable statistics on certain competitor’s accounts.
“I might not play, just resigning, against people whose statistics are very unusual,” Kramnik said.
The GM has also previouslyaccused Hikaru Nakamura of cheating.
Kramnik responded to the ban on social media, explaining that aYouTube Chess creator made a video about himimpersonating another player which led to the suspension.
“He answered, approximately, that it was an honor for me that a platform with such ‘low social responsibility’ and ethical standards was afraid of my actions, and that I would continue to identify and publish their ‘exploits,’ in particular in the field of reading there,” Kramnik said, according to a machine translation.
Related:
Берия был бы доволен такими помощниками 😁Ответил, примерно,что честь для меня,что платформа с такой “низкой социальной ответственностью” и этическими нормами боится моих действий, и что буду продолжать выявлять и публиковать их “подвиги”, в частности, в сфере прочитинга там 🙂
Khismatullin has not responded to the suspension.
The wider chess community has taken the news in jest, as Kramnik’s previous accusations against other players make his suspension ironic.
“How the turntables,” onesocial media user saidin response to the suspension.
Declan McLaughlin was a Gaming & Esports Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Valorant and League of Legends. He has bylines at Upcomer and Inven Global.
