Athletistic/ Others. Russian chess player Sergey Karyakin will receive a state prize.

Karjakin will receive the Order of Merit of the Fatherland, II degree. The corresponding decree was signed by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.

Recall that at the end of February, Sergey Karyakin publicly supported the Russian president and the army after the start of a special military operation on Ukrainian territory. For this, he was disqualified for six months and deprived of the opportunity to participate in the Candidates Tournament.

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