MOSCOW, April 5 Norwegian Magnus Carlsen said he was not sure that the decision of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to disqualify the Russian Sergey Karyakin for supporting the Russian special operation is correct. Earlier, FIDE decided to disqualify Karyakin for six months for publicly supporting the special operation in Ukraine, depriving him of the opportunity to play in the Candidates Tournament, which will be held from June 16 to July 7th The winner will play a title match against world champion Norwegian Carlsen.» It's hard to assess the situation because it's completely new. Of course I don't agree with Karjakin, but is it right to exclude people for an opinion that differs from ours? I'm not sure. Maybe it will pay off later, but this creates a precedent. Will Karjakin be able to return to international chess? I doubt it,» VG quotes Carlsen.
