India, Nov. 5 -- Vladimir Kramnik has been embroiled in a controversy recently, regarding accusations of cheating in online chess. The former world champion has been on a crusade against cheating in online chess, with baseless accusations. Daniel Naroditsky was one of his most prominent victims, and since the American GM's recent death, the criticism has been heavy on Kramnik.

Many chess players also took to social media after Naroditsky's death and slammed Kramnik for his accusations. In the past, Naroditsky even publicly revealed that those accusations took a tremendous toll on his mental health.

Speaking on a Russian show, chess legend Garry Kasparov broke his silence on Naroditsky's death and slammed Kramnik.

"It's absolutely clear...