India, July 4 -- Indian Chess Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi has called hepatologist Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, popular as The Liver Doc, a "troll" amid their ongoing online spat. A Doctor's Day post made "out of gratitude" by Gujrathi prompted a full-scale X war after Liver Doc commented on the picture that featured the chess GM's family members.

"I made a simple post out of gratitude. I chose silence at first, because not every conversation deserves a response. But when it turned into mocking my family, I stepped in," he wrote.

"If that means stepping out of my lane, so be it. You and trolls like you don't get to decide who's a doctor. You have no authority to define others lives or dismiss their work. I've said my part. Now, back to what ac...