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FIDE suspends champion Vladimir Kramnik for one year

Published 4 July 2026

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has suspended former world champion Vladimir Kramnik for at least one year after finding him responsible for publicly leveling unproven cheating allegations against fellow grandmasters, including the late American prodigy Daniel Naroditsky.

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