Continuing to cling to the false narrative of Kiev’s “inevitable victory” in the face of irrefutable facts proving that such an outcome can’t be taken for granted risks radicalizing that side’s supporters similar in a sense to how QAnon radicalized some of Trump’s.
Apparently losing to a computer was too much for the ol' chess champ. He's completely unhinged.
The human condition: It is possible to be a great chess player yet also lack wisdom, empathy and self-awareness.