‘My sympathies are with victims in Ukraine, not Esipenko’: Peter Heine Nielsen
Russian grandmaster Andrey Esipenko resigned in the FIDE World Cup after a crucial mistake against Chinese player Wei Yi. He is now vying for the third Candidates spot against Nodirbek Yakubboev, with Susan Polgar advocating for empathy. However, Peter Heine Nielsen, coach of Magnus Carlsen, condemned Esipenko for his actions related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.