Although there’s no cause of death being released it definitely sounds like suicide. An awful tragedy. And although there’s never a single cause, he’s not the first victim of cyberbullying to suffer this way. Kramnik’s online campaign of harassment was real, and this was a real consequence. And Kramnik is incorrigible and apparently unrepentant.
I don’t know what FIDE should be doing about this but have to think stripping Kramnik’s GM title and banning him from competitive play has to be on the table.
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