Vladimir Kramnik

14th World Champion

“I’ve been cancelled everywhere. Of course, this has happened before, but now things have gotten even stricter. Considering that I’ve started publishing certain things on social media…

Of course, telling the truth is a crime. Therefore, it’s not accepted in the modern chess world. Everything is so controlled — all media publications are so much under control that I am clearly in the way.

I get in the way by informing people about what really happens, who really sponsors things, and what is actually going on — not in this fake, often sickly-sweet picture. By doing this, I annoy many people a lot.

That’s about it for now.”