Grand Chess Tour joins organisers in Sergey Karjakin ban

The Grand Chess Tour has joined other organisers in banning former World Championship challenger Sergey Karjakin from taking part in their tournaments, and say of the Russian 32-year-old that “we can no longer associate our organization with him”. The ban is another blow for the world number 18, who also faces a FIDE ethics case and risks being thrown out of the Candidates Tournament.

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