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Ex-world chess champion Kramnik banned over cheating allegations against Navara, late Naroditsky
short by Anmol Sharma / on Sunday, 5 July, 2026
Former world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik has been banned by FIDE for at least one year for making repeated public cheating allegations against players without evidence. The allegations involved Grandmasters including David Navara and late Daniel Naroditsky. FIDE said Kramnik violated rules related to bullying, cyberbullying and false accusations.