Embarrassing moment during the first round of the World Rapid Chess Championship in Uzbekistan. Polish chess player Jan-Krzysztof Duda refused to shake the hand of his opponent, Russian Denis Khismatullin.
The Russian player, who took part in the tournament under the flag of FIDE, the International Chess Federation, and not under the Moscow flag like all Russian athletes participating in international competitions, has repeatedly expressed his support for Putin and the invasion of Ukraine brought.