24 October 2024
Open Letter of Support for Daniel Naroditsky
We, the undersigned signatories, fully support Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky in his defense against the social media attacks from World Champion Vladimir Kramnik.
There is a time and place to combat cheating, but Mr. Kramnik’s continued harassment has crossed many lines – he is neither judge, jury, nor executioner, and we are confident that Mr. Naroditsky is innocent from the accusations that are being thrown at him by Mr. Kramnik and his colleagues. Mr. Kramnik’s position as one of the great champions in chess history gives him a significant audience and makes him an authority in the chess world, which unfortunately only makes his actions more dangerous and inflammatory.
While cheating in chess is a scourge on our royal game, the way in which Mr. Kramnik is conducting his witch hunt is intentionally slanderous and fundamentally indecent. The markedly false allegations that he relentlessly puts forth each day have caused undue stress to Mr. Naroditsky, and threaten his reputation and career.
We fully support Danya Naroditsky to this end, and categorically denounce Mr. Kramnik’s thinly veiled accusations and character attacks against him. We urge the former World Champion to end his charade, and to conduct himself in a way fitting of his title and status.
Respectfully submitted,
GM Titas Stremavicius
GM Olexandr Bortnyk
GM Ashwin Jayaram
GM David Brodsky
GM Dariusz Swiercz
GM Jacek Tomczak
GM Johan-Sebastian Christiansen
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