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by searealist 25 days ago
> Kramnik ((ab)using his status as a former world champion) accused several other top level players to the point that one of them committed suicide.

There is no evidence of suicide, and he had multiple drugs in his system when he died.

> he probably did cheat in this particular game

This is a fringe opinion at this point in time, even though it was obvious he did not cheat on day 1.

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> There is no evidence of suicide, and he had multiple drugs in his system when he died.

Polyintoxication is nasty because after the fact, you can't tell if someone underestimated the effects of the drugs or knew about them and used it to guarantee death.