Former chess champion Kramnik banned over cheating remarks

The lead

The former Russian world chess champion had accused other players, including the late Daniel Naroditsky, of cheating

Why it matters

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What sits behind it

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Our take

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of former, chess, champion, kramnik, banned: The former Russian world chess champion had accused other players, including the late Daniel Naroditsky, of cheating.