Meanwhile, grandmasters have slammed Kramnik on social media for how he treated Naroditsky. American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura went on an expletive-laden rant on his latest livestream, and Indian grandmaster Nihal Sarin accused the Russian pro of trying to destroy Naroditsky's life in a post on X.

World No 2 Hikaru Nakamura condemned Kramnik's conduct in a stream following Naroditsky's death, using an expletive to denounce the Russian's behaviour.