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Chess.com mandates compliance with intrusive anti-cheating methods in all prize money tournaments it hosts. Tournament players may be expected to join a Zoom call with an open mic and one or more cameras to record live feeds of their room and/or screen, and to send the feed(s) to Chess.com at a moment's notice. [ 4 ]
After the fifth round of the Sinquefield Cup, Niemann gave a lengthy interview addressing the controversy, in which he admitted to cheating in online chess in the past, but denied cheating in the game with Carlsen or in any over-the-board game. Three weeks later, Carlsen released a statement saying that Niemann's behavior during their ...
At the 2013 Cork Congress Chess Open, a 16-year-old player was found to be using a chess program on a smartphone when his opponent confronted him in the toilets by kicking down the cubicle door and physically hauling him out. The opponent received a ten-month ban for violent conduct. The 16-year-old player was banned for four months for cheating.
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Things are getting rowdy in the chess world. Chess champion Gaioz Nigalidze was thrown out of a tournament and is facing a 15-year ban after being caught cheating on his smartphone in the bathroom.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) told CNN that it is aware of the cheating allegations from the press and expects to receive a report from the Spanish federation soon.
Due to a small number of embassies, Azerbaijan can be more difficult to obtain a visa for when compared to other countries which have hosted the Olympiad. This issue was briefly raised during the 83rd FIDE Congress, and Azad Rahimov noted the country had a positive experience with the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, where all participants could receive a visa on arrival at the airport without ...
A premove is an instruction given by a player to a chess program to make a certain move on a following turn if possible. Premoving is a feature exclusive to online chess. It is offered by many chess websites, including the Internet Chess Club, the Free Internet Chess Server, Chess.com, and Lichess. Chess.com allows players to make multiple ...