Former World Champion and Russian GM, Vladimir Kramnik, continued to defend his stance over the controversial and tragic death of American GM Daniel Naroditsky. In an interview given to Saudi Arabian news outlet Al Arabiya , Kramnik said he “never accused Daniel of cheating” and that the accusations he had made against the deceased were not baseless.

“I never accused Daniel of cheating,” Kramnik told Al Arabiya . “What I did, I collected very, very serious material and I will stand by it and prove it in any commission or whatever is needed, that it definitely shows it has to be examined. There are many strange things that needs to be examined. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen and instead of examining it and giving an opinion, I started from the very beginning being accused of misconduc

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