MOSCOW, July 20, Oleg Bogatov. President of the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) Andrey Filatov said that grandmaster Sergey Karyakin had recently expressed many complaints in an insulting manner in relation to the work of the organization and was wrong. Previously, Karyakin had repeatedly criticized the activities of the FSR in his Telegram channel, in particular, speaking about insufficient work with the regions of the country. «Sergey is wrong in form, because he made a lot of offensive remarks about the Russian Chess Federation, which provided him with an unprecedented level of support throughout his career. And he is wrong in essence, the results of our work speak for themselves,» Filatov said. I will list the most important indicators for eight years: since 2014, two world championship matches have been held in Russia — in Sochi in 2014 and Vladivostok in 2020; three Candidates Tournaments — in Khanty-Mansiysk, Moscow and Kazan, as well as e four World Cups; the women's world championship, four world championships in rapid chess and blitz, a significant number of FIDE Grand Prix stages, the agency's interlocutor added. — These are all official competitions of the highest level. Also, over the years, dozens of commercial tournaments have been held in our country.»
