MOSCOW, Sep 28 Call by the Norwegian Chess Federation (NSF) to remove the Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin from the competition looks aggressive and contrary to sports principles, said the president of the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) Andrey Filatov. On Tuesday, the NSF called on the organizers of rating tournaments to remove Karjakin and other chess players from the competition who support the special operation in Ukraine. «The call of the Norwegian Chess Federation to remove our athletes , including Sergey Karjakin, from participating in international competitions looks very aggressive and contrary to both sports principles and democracy. We strongly oppose such statements. We hope that FIDE (International Chess Federation) and other organizers will adhere to the slogan Gens Una Sumus ( «We are one family») and the principle «Sport is out of politics», — quotes the words of Filatov on the FSR.FIDE website March 21 and disqualified Karjakin for six months because of his support for a special operation in Ukraine. Last week, the disqualification came to an end, but the chess player said that he did not plan to play at international competitions under a neutral flag.
