MOSCOW, April 5, Sergey Pogrebnyak. Russian grandmaster Sergey Karyakin named the world champion Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who did not support his disqualification, is a man who honors sports principles. Earlier, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) disqualified Karjakin for six months for publicly supporting a special operation in Ukraine, depriving him of the opportunity to play at the Candidates Tournament. Carlsen on Tuesday questioned the correctness of the decision to disqualify the Russian for «an opinion that differs from another.» first of all, an athlete who honors sports principles. He loves to win at the board. I am sure that the story of my disqualification without sports selection is unpleasant for him. To some extent, I expected such words from him,» said Karjakin. June 16 to July 7. The winner will play a title match against Carlsen.
