Russian chess star Karjakin says he is on 'team Putin'
MOSCOW, Russia – Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin, runner-up in last year's World Chess Championship, on Monday vowed his support for Vladimir Putin after several sports stars publicly backed the president.
Putin is expected to stand for a fourth Kremlin term in 2018 but has not yet confirmed his candidature.
Karjakin, 27, gave ...