Athletistic / Chess. World Champion, Honorary President of the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) Anatoly Karpov has commented on Russian Grandmaster Kirill Alekseenko’s decision to change sport citizenship. He will play for Austria.

“I think his transfer could be a loss for Russian chess, because he is a good chess player. Austria is not the best country he could go to. In the sense of chess, they are weak He will participate in international tournaments, but the country itself is weak in chess. Why do this, I don’t understand,” RIA Novosti quotes Karpov.

Karpov’s wife spoke about the condition of the hospitalized grandmaster

Alekseenko’s transfer to the Austrian national team has already been confirmed by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The changes were selected from the organization’s website.

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