Athletistic/ Others. Not so long ago, Russian chess player Sergei Karyakin was suspended for six months. The reason was that he supported Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian military in carrying out a special operation in Ukraine. Thus, Sergey Karjakin will miss the Candidates Tournament. Karjakin’s team will not appeal. Chess director Kirill Zangalis talked about it.

– Considering what is happening in relation to Russia from all international sports organizations, it has become clear that discrimination against Russian athletes will continue and that no argument will allow an honestly selected athlete to participate in the Candidates Tournament. Sergei won this right honestly, in the struggle, but we see what is happening now. We, as the Karjakin team, see no point in wasting time, nerves and money, because we are one hundred percent sure that we will not be able to win. But we are sure that sport should stay out of politics, alas, that is not the case now,” TASS quoted Zangalis as saying.

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