Chess’s governing body has said it is considering disciplinary action against Russian former world champion Vladimir Kramnik over unproven cheating allegations he repeatedly levelled against fellow player Daniel Naroditsky in the year leading up to the latter’s death .

International Chess Federation (FIDE) president, Arkady Dvorkovich, said on Wednesday that the game’s governing body was investigating public statements and social media posts made by Kramnik accusing Naroditsky, a 29-year-old American grandmaster, of cheating.

Dvorkovich said he had referred all relevant posts by Kramnik to the body’s Ethics and Disciplinary Commission for review, adding that the federation would take “appropriate action” in cases of public harassment or bullying.

On Monday, Naroditsky’s chess club, th

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