The International Chess Federation filed a complaint against former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik for leading a cheating smear campaign against fellow players, including Daniel Naroditsky , who died last month.

The complaint “follows concern in the chess community about repeated public allegations made by Kramnik against Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky and Grandmaster David Navara,” the federation , known as FIDE, said in a statement Tuesday.

The complaint, submitted to the FIDE Ethics & Disciplinary Commission, describes a “pattern of conduct over roughly two years” related to possible harassment, the federation’s statement reads.

It will include testimony provided by Czech grandmaster Navara, whom Kramnik, 50, also accused of cheating, and “people close” to Naroditsky, the

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