Sergey Karjakin's deleted 'Russia' tweet explored amid six-month chess ban
Russia's Sergey Karjakin has been banned from tournaments by the International Chess Federation following a now deleted tweet regarding Ukraine.
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Russia's Sergey Karjakin has been banned from tournaments by the International Chess Federation following a now deleted tweet regarding Ukraine.
With the World Championship match in Dubai scheduled to kick off on Friday, we get ready for the showdown between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi by recapping the four previous matches, which were all won by Carlsen. In the second instalment, we go over the second match between Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand. Few had predicted it, but the Tiger from Madras gained the right to have a rematch. It was a tense-packed confrontation, with a case of mutual blindness playing a big role in the result. | Photos: Anastasiya Karlovich