Karjakin said that the Russian Chess Federation «did not harness» for him

MOSCOW, July 24, Andrey Simonenko. Russian grandmaster Sergey Karyakin told reporters that he can challenge his suspension from tournaments under the auspices of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in a civil court. In March, the FIDE ethics commission disqualified Karjakin for six months after he published an open letter on social networks in support of the policy of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the special operation in Ukraine. Due to the disqualification, Karjakin lost the opportunity to play in the Candidates Tournament, the winner of which was the Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi. «A complicated story. The Russian Chess Federation was going to harness for me and file a lawsuit, but at the last moment I found out that they abandoned this idea. If only «I found out about it in time, I would have built my defense differently, but I found out three days before the deadline for filing an appeal. But on the other hand, I hope I will file it in a civil court. I have a person who is not indifferent to me and, most likely, this business will be sponsored. But for now we will not make any plans,» said Karyakin. «I was thinking about taking a post in the Russian Chess Federation. disqualifies us, let's see if he can get re-elected.With personal sanctions against me, I seriously considered creating an alternative federation.Until September, I am disqualified and have no right to compete in international federation competitions. But just recently I played in a tournament organized by the Moscow Federation. So, if the organizers take responsibility, they can call me, theoretically there may be some kind of sanctions, but in practice I don't think that FIDE will do anything,» the grandmaster added.