A recent chess controversy
The chess world is no stranger to scandals, from a 1960s fistfight between grand masters Bobby Fischer and Pal Benko to allegations of another grand master, Vladimir Kramnik, cheating in the 2006 world championship by accessing a phone during bathroom breaks. Just this fall, Kramnik expressed “concerns” on X about grand master Daniel Naroditsky and unspecified other players. A prominent recent controversy erupted in November 2023, when Kramnik insinuated on his chess.com blog and in a YouTube v