Topic
cheating allegations
2 stories related to this topic, newest first.
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewtechnology47 days ago
1993 World Open Chess Tournament: Competitor Uses Pseudonym of Late Mathematician John von Neumann
In July 1993, a player disguised as a mathematician who died in 1957 competed in the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia. Inside Chess reported allegations of remote computer instructions via headphones. Tournament organizers denied a competitor's prize share due to cheat…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewworld52 days ago
Magnus Carlsen Poses for Photo with Opponent Before Reporting Her Mobile Phone at Grenke Chess Festival
Magnus Carlsen, the world's top-ranked chess player, posed for a photograph with 18-year-old opponent Alua Nurman at the Grenke Chess Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany, last week. He then informed officials that she was carrying a mobile phone, which was confiscated under tournament…