For those who have seen the "he cheated" screen shot going around here is the full thread. The context: Danya was doing a educational speed run, authorized by Chesscom where his opponent get a rating refund after games. He had analysis up AFTER a game was complete. Kramnik decided this was enough to blast him for cheating despite knowing all of this.
Imagine being so deadest on falsely harassing someone you resort to publicly lying about their educational content. No amount of shame is enough for what this man has done.
I'd like to use this as another reminder that FIDE's bylaws directly have a clause for false accusations.
The silence is deafening
As the days pass with little to no actions, I become more concerned that FIDE will be successful in it's attempt to sweep Danya's passing (and it's cause) under the rug. So far FIDE has made one statement: a call for an internal investigation. The CEO of FIDE has a message accusing Daniel's friends for his death still posted. Kramnik continues to post threats, denials, and accusations.
The silence from far too many of Danya's peers is deafening. I have attempted to reach out to multiple other players to discuss tangible ways to put pressure on FIDE moving forward and the response, in every single case, has been effectively the same "it's pointless unless Magnus joins, FIDE is too strong".
That isn't good enough. We, as a community, MUST do better to honor Danya and to prevent further tragedies. What Kramnik was allowed to do, directly under FIDE's supervision, must have repercussions. A 3rd party investigation must take place. Changes must be made for the future safety of all chess players.
We need players boycotting FIDE events until this investigation takes place and real changes are made. We need sponsors to make it clear they do not want to be associated with an organization that allows systematic failures related to harassment and abuse.
My platform is small and there is only so much I can do, if you see this tag/reach out to GM's, sponsors of upcoming tournaments, and related parties. Let your voice be heard. Let the players know that you will support them standing up to FIDE. We can not let them continue to move forward as if nothing happened.
I go to click on a picture in my dm an you know how on Twitter it don’t show you the picture till you click on it…it’s a whole nigga on there spreading his ass open cuz like wtf is this that’s sexual harassment I ain’t sign up for this you can’t even dm me on here no more 🙅🏽♂️
"I hope she sees this bro"
The joke's on you, virgin. She did. You absolute idiot. She just left her boyfriend of 8 years after seeing my tweet. You thought you were so fucking clever with your 69 likes. Do you even know what that number means? Good luck finding out, kid.