Jeremy King

Princeton University ~ Business Owner

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@KSL5TV That said, if the intent behind releasing this were anything beyond patient identification for family support — especially to criminalize or target someone — that would raise obvious/serious legal— HIPAA and civil rights concerns.

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@KSL5TV Presumably this was shared strictly to help identify him so he can receive proper support and notify family. If that’s the case, that makes sense. The wording could’ve been clearer — “evidence” sounds criminal. “Indication” in its place would have been better.

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@JJRD96 @sportsrage Blunder round 2

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@SamShankland It’s also really easy in a moment like this to look at it with how close you got, but don’t forget to take a moment to appreciate how FAR you got. This tournament is bad ass and you made it to the final 8 players when so many contenders were knocked along the way. Still legendary

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@SamShankland Dude I was rooting for you so hard. You made a lot of new fans, including me. Don’t stop keep going. Your play is awesome.

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@FuzzVector @chesscom Plus, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being proud to support a cause. Sometimes it’s for the wrong reasons but not always.

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@FuzzVector @chesscom This is fair, but I also see some value in announcing donations. It gets a cause heard. Taking action and donating more so than just spreading the word about something.

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@PHChess Idk I have mixed feelings in this. It’s such a bad ass tournament that I mean if you survive it how can you not deserve a spot I guess is the counter argument. Something to be said about being able to compete when it matters other than just ur average performance ability.

[Arturs Neiksans @GMNeiksans]

Dear @FIDE_chess, it's clear that the chess world currently is in uproar - Danya's death has left a big scar in the hearts of thousands, if not millions of chess fans. It is your duty to step up as our governing body and prove that "Gens Una Sumus" are not just empty words. Act!

[Julesgambit @julesgambit]

Policing who gets to grieve and how they do it only silences honest conversation about kindness and accountability that could help prevent tragedies in the future.

[MrDodgy is on ChessFam @ChessProblem]

aside from the sickening attacks on danya's friends and family, it should be noted that FIDE did intervene during kramnik's witch hunt

by inviting him to help their "dedicated task force"

[Nemo @akaNemsko]

Hopefully what I can do is use my platform to bring attention to the issue with the goal of making sure it never happens again. As shown by the events leading up to Danya's tragic passing and the response from FIDE there are 0 functioning policies in place to protect players. I can't bring Danya back, and I will always regret not trying to do more to prevent this, but if you want to shame me into silence it's not going to work.

[Nemo @akaNemsko]

This coward. Blames everyone else for not speaking up but constantly does everything he can to silence the voices that actually do

[Nemo @akaNemsko]

This is one of the most disgusting and vile things I have ever read, and that's saying a lot as a woman growing up in chess. "Where were all of you when Danya was alive and unwell?". You are the CEO of the governing body of chess and in your first real comments since the passing of one of our greatest talents, coaches, and ambassadors you decide to blame the public when you have absolutely no idea who Danya had been in contact with?

Where the f*ck were you? Certainly not protecting your players from harassment because I'm sure that might have interfered with your protection of FIDE President Dvorkovich, close friends with Kramnik. You both accuse his friends knowing NOTHING about the support he received and remove any responsibility from yourself at the same time. Truly pathetic.

We aren't oversimplifying anything. We know the damage Kramnik did to Danya because he told us in some of his final painful words. Trivializing the world's call for justice against Kramnik's malicious campaign of harassment isn't "virtue signaling", but I'm not at all surprised this would be your take given your morals have been bought out for many years now.

But you are right about one thing. We absolutely didn't do enough while Danya was with us, we were not vocal enough about the failures of FIDE to uphold it's own bylaws, and that's what makes me the most sick. It's a mistake I won't make again. You are clearly unfit to lead FIDE. You are a disgrace to Chess and everything it should stand for. Resign immediately.

[Nemo @akaNemsko]

@EmilSutovsky You had days to prepare a statement and your first comments were to accuse his friends for his death, take 0 responsibility for protecting your players or enforcing your own bylaws, and claim we are all virtue signaling for caring? You are disgusting. Resign. Immediately.

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@EmilSutovsky @AnnaCramling Magnus situation and Kramnik are entirely and drastically different. Kramnik has been harassing people non stop publicly for years, with “evidence” etc

Magnus was a one off and it was slightly complicated rightly or wrongly by the fact that Niemann had cheated before in the past

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@EmilSutovsky Removal of Kramnik’s GM title and permanent suspension and exclusion from anything FIDE related including organizing and coach. Nothing else will be accepted.

[Jeremy King @JeremyKingojtk]

@SyafiqBustamam @EmilSutovsky Bhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahah this

[Nemo @akaNemsko]

In watching the clip below of Danya's last stream and hearing the pain in his voice, how deeply the baseless accusations affected him, I am left so mad at what we all allowed to happen right in front of us.

It's time to stop worrying about the backlash. I am calling on the FIDE EDC to remove Vladimir Kramnik from the FIDE record books, revoke his title, and disqualify his world championship. Chess is one of the most beloved games in the world and should be a place for kindness and inclusion. It should be unilaterally unacceptable to use a platform that Chess has given you to bully, harass, and slander a colleague. What Kramnik has done to David Navara, Hikaru, and Danya, and others can not be tolerated.

It is up to our community and the governing body to set an example that this type of behavior will have consequences. Make it known loud and clear that Chess stands against these hateful acts. If you do them intentionally and maliciously there will be no place for you in our game.

FIDE and it's EDC must establish clear policies moving forward around the safety of it's players both in person and digitally. The events leading up to this tragedy happened in broad daylight over the last 18 months. They could have been stopped. Nothing like this can ever be allowed to happen again.