MOSCOW, April 1, Andrey Senchenko. Russian grandmaster Sergey Karyakin stated that next week he plans to appeal the decision of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to remove him from participation in international tournaments. On March 21, the FIDE ethics commission disqualified Karjakin for six months for supporting the Russian special operation in Ukraine. Due to the disqualification, Karjakin will lose the opportunity to speak at the Candidates Tournament, which will be held from June 16 to July 7. «From the moment the decision was made on my suspension, I was given 21 days to appeal. About half the time has already passed. If nothing changes, then on the next We will file an appeal in a week We are considering several options: file an appeal with FIDE, file a complaint with CAS, or do both at once. Lawyers are dealing with this issue. As for lawyers, we consult with both Russian specialists and foreigners. to some extent, even more experience in such cases. I rate my chances 50/50. Lawyers say that there are chances of winning, but no one can give guarantees anyway,» Karyakin said.
