March 21 (Reuters) - Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin has been banned from competition for six months because of his support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the International Chess Federation ...

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Russian chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin was banned from competition for six months on Monday due to his unwavering support on social media for Russia amid the conflict in Ukraine. As the invasion ...

March 29 (Reuters) - Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin is considering appealing against his six-month ban from competition for supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he told Russian news agency ...

Artyom Korotayev / TASS The nerve-wracking match for the world chess crown between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin has revived interest in the game in Russia, which has had little to cheer since ...

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Now that the election is over, has Russia under Vladimir Putin turned its sights on the World Chess Championship in New York? The tournament began Friday under a veil of international intrigue. World ...

Russia’s Sergey Karjakin avenged his World Chess Championship final defeat to Magnus Carlsen by beating the Norwegian to top honours at the World Blitz Championships in Qatar’s capital Doha. Karjakin ...

Russia cemented its ascent and influence in chess last week, after more than a decade by realizing a challenger for the approaching November world chess championship title match. Russian grandmaster ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin has been banned from competition for six months because of his support ...