A criminal case was opened against Russian chess player Sergey Karyakin, who was born in Ukrainian Simferopol.. Grandmaster publicly supported Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.

It is reported by the Chess Federation of Ukraine.

His actions are pre-qualified h. 1 article 110 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine as an encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.

The statements were entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations. Further, investigative actions will be carried out to bring Karyakin to criminal liability..

Also, the Ukrainian federation reported that similar charges were brought against other Russian representatives of this sport: Anatoly Karpov, Sergey Shipov and Arkady Dvorkovich.

Earlier it was reported that Karjakin was disqualified for six months from competitions under the auspices of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) for supporting Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Recall that FIDE suspended the national teams of Russia and Belarus from participation in tournaments under the auspices of the organization. At the same time, chess players from both countries will be able to participate in individual tournaments under the FIDE flag.. FIDE also terminated contracts with sponsors from Russia and Belarus.