Athletistic / Chess. Russian grandmaster Sergei Karyakin spoke about the incident that occurred during the World Sprint Championship in Samarkand (Uzbekistan). There, Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda refused to shake hands with Russian Denis Khismatullin.

At the same time, Khismatullin is Karyakin’s trainer. Sergei criticized Duda and said that Khismatullin supported his political views. Karyakin himself actively supports Russian President Vladimir Putin and advocates the conduct of a special military operation in Ukraine.

“Denis is my coach, with whom we have been training for many years, many successes have been achieved thanks to our joint work. And I am happy that he supports my position. We went together to our fighters, together we went to them We provided humanitarian aid. It’s very cool when your coach supports you not only in chess, but in general in life you have identical views.

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It’s cool. What people like Duda, who can probably be called gentlemen with a certain stretch, do, remains on their conscience. The most important thing is that our conscience is clear,” quotes Karyakin, quoted by Match TV.


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