What _should_ they do? Ban Kramnik from working for or advising FIDE in any capacity; ban Kramnik from FIDE tournaments; make it clear that accusations of cheating should be reported to tournament organizers and rating organizations, not via public witch hunt campaigns; make it clear that repeated extramural accusations of cheating can lead to the accuser being banned by chess organizers.
There should be no giving Kramnik a warning only, or a 'second chance'. He has had plenty of warnings already that what he has been doing and is doing is wrong.
Most organizations have some kind of clause about "bringing into disrepute” that can get you kicked out the organization. One account I just read describes this as referring to "actions or conduct that damage the reputation or respectability of an individual or organization, potentially leading to a loss of public trust”. The UK has some basis for banning people from entering simply on the grounds that their presence is “non-conducive to the public good”.
FIDE must have some such clause. I mention the two examples as the wording of the offenses is no doubt deliberately somewhat nebulous. The advantage of applying such a clause would be that there would be no need to litigate the ins and outs of how significant a role Kramnik played in Naroditsky’s death, or exactly how much harm he did to others.
On such a basis I believe Kramnik should receive a lifetime ban from participation in or benefitting from any FIDE event. No captaining, no seconding, no being an official commentator. Since one also benefits from a GM title in an ongoing way, I would personally strip him of that as well. I have heard some propose stripping him of the WC. I would not go that far as it’s not a current title.
Are there any forums where a troll* who is always "just asking questions" or "suggesting possibilities" gets punished by the law or any official body?
From what little I know of the law, legally there's no way to make the case that Kramnik was to blame, so I do not know if an organizational body is ethically compelled to treat it as such. Especially as international sporting bodies are famously toothless.
I would like to see him more or less banished from taking part in any official or prominent chess activities. I'd love it if GMs just refused to play him or appear with him at public events, etc. unless he does something to take accountability for what he has done to Naroditsky and others.
* I know "troll" is a loaded word, and it is not 100% deserved. I think Kramnik believes he is right, regardless of how many people tell him his data is garbage; however, he uses a lot of trolling tactics (i.e. setting up fake accounts to post from, etc.), so I think it is a fair label.
As Levy suggested, the minimum should be banishment from FIDE events, and revocation of ALL his lifetime results, wiping him from chess history. But FIDE is run by the immoral Russian Mafia (who run the country-I saw it with my own eyes), and so they can’t be counted on to do the right thing. Ban FIDE first!
What _can_ FIDE do? I have no idea.
What _should_ they do? Ban Kramnik from working for or advising FIDE in any capacity; ban Kramnik from FIDE tournaments; make it clear that accusations of cheating should be reported to tournament organizers and rating organizations, not via public witch hunt campaigns; make it clear that repeated extramural accusations of cheating can lead to the accuser being banned by chess organizers.
There should be no giving Kramnik a warning only, or a 'second chance'. He has had plenty of warnings already that what he has been doing and is doing is wrong.
Most organizations have some kind of clause about "bringing into disrepute” that can get you kicked out the organization. One account I just read describes this as referring to "actions or conduct that damage the reputation or respectability of an individual or organization, potentially leading to a loss of public trust”. The UK has some basis for banning people from entering simply on the grounds that their presence is “non-conducive to the public good”.
FIDE must have some such clause. I mention the two examples as the wording of the offenses is no doubt deliberately somewhat nebulous. The advantage of applying such a clause would be that there would be no need to litigate the ins and outs of how significant a role Kramnik played in Naroditsky’s death, or exactly how much harm he did to others.
On such a basis I believe Kramnik should receive a lifetime ban from participation in or benefitting from any FIDE event. No captaining, no seconding, no being an official commentator. Since one also benefits from a GM title in an ongoing way, I would personally strip him of that as well. I have heard some propose stripping him of the WC. I would not go that far as it’s not a current title.
Are there any forums where a troll* who is always "just asking questions" or "suggesting possibilities" gets punished by the law or any official body?
From what little I know of the law, legally there's no way to make the case that Kramnik was to blame, so I do not know if an organizational body is ethically compelled to treat it as such. Especially as international sporting bodies are famously toothless.
I would like to see him more or less banished from taking part in any official or prominent chess activities. I'd love it if GMs just refused to play him or appear with him at public events, etc. unless he does something to take accountability for what he has done to Naroditsky and others.
* I know "troll" is a loaded word, and it is not 100% deserved. I think Kramnik believes he is right, regardless of how many people tell him his data is garbage; however, he uses a lot of trolling tactics (i.e. setting up fake accounts to post from, etc.), so I think it is a fair label.
As Levy suggested, the minimum should be banishment from FIDE events, and revocation of ALL his lifetime results, wiping him from chess history. But FIDE is run by the immoral Russian Mafia (who run the country-I saw it with my own eyes), and so they can’t be counted on to do the right thing. Ban FIDE first!