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    A Russian chess champion has been suspended over his pro-war comments

    The International Chess Federation says Sergey Karjakin damaged the reputation of the organization and chess itself by supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine on social media.
    by Rachel Treisman Mar 22, 2022 2 minutes
    Sergey Karjakin competes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2017. Karjakin has repeatedly shared Russian propaganda and endorsed the war in recent weeks.

    A Russian chess grandmaster and outspoken supporter of President Vladimir Putin has been banned from competition for six months over his recent comments about the war in Ukraine.

    The International Chess Federation — known as FIDE — that it would be suspending Sergey Karjakin, saying he had damaged the reputation of the organization and chess

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