Smagin linked the grandmaster’s words to psychological instability.
“It is difficult to say what his statement is related to. In my opinion, these are wrong, untimely and unnecessary statements. From my point of view, it was only thanks to the federation that he received full support both in the match with Magnus Carlsen and in the match with Ding Liren. It was the federation that found the two sponsors for him,” RBC Smagin quotes.
Karjakin reacted to Nepomniachtchi’s comments about his reluctance to play for the Russian national team
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