India, Oct. 26 -- Russian grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik sparked a row after American grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky's death for insinuating that the latter was unstable in his last stream. Since then, the former World Champion has faced attacks from many prominent names in world chess, as the community mourned Naroditsky's death.

Amid the backlash, the Russian issued a statement in which he further clarified his comments, accusing critics of a "cynical and unlawful campaign of harassment against me and my family." He has also threatened to sue certain "public figures" for their "provocative statements," which sometimes escalated to "blatantly false and criminal accusations against me and my family."

After a statement from Daniel Naroditsk...