Today, the Appeal Chamber of the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC) has announced its decision to dismiss the appeal presented by GM Sergey Karjakin

The FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission banned GM Sergey Karjakin from participating as a player in any FIDE rated chess competition, while GM Sergey Shipov faced no sanctions due to his less provocative

After Game 8, Ian Nepomniachtchi, the World Chess Championship challenger, found himself two points down in the Championship match, the most important event of his chess career

Sergey Karjakin, the 2016 challenger, had beaten the World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, in a classical game in Round 5 of the Norway Chess Tournament

23-year-old Grandmaster, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, climbed to the top of the FIDE World Cup with a decisive win against Sergey Karjakin in the final