Its Intersting wikipedia has an entry for Cheat in Chess! In and International rating chess tournament 2006, Umakanta, an Indian chess player was banned from playing competitive chess for ten years due to cheating.
During the tournament at Subroto Park, Umakant Sharma was caught receiving instructions from an accomplice using a chess computer via a Bluetooth-enabled device which had been sewn into his cap. [7] [8] The accomplices he had been communicating with were outside the location at which he was playing, and were relaying moves from a computer simulation.
Officials became suspicious after Sharma made unusually large gains in rating points during the previous eighteen months, even qualifying for the national championship.[8] Umakant began the year with an average rating of 1933, and in 64 games gained over 500 points to attain a rating of 2484.
Officials received multiple written complaints alleging that Umakant's moves were in the exact same sequence suggested by the chess computer HIARCS 10.[7]
Eventually, in the seventh round of the tournament, Indian Air Force officials searched the players at the top eight boards with a metal detector and found that Umakant was the only player who was cheating.
Umakant's ten-year ban was imposed by the All India Chess Federation (AICF) after reviewing evidence presented by Umakant himself and the electronic devices seized by the tournament organizers.[6] The penalty was considered harsh, especially considering that those in other sports who have been found to be doping and match fixing did not receive such lengthy suspensions.[9] When officials were asked about the suspension they stated, "We wanted to be frank and send a stern message to all players. It is like cheating on exams."[9]
New standard in Chess
In recent chess tournaments players are checked for any suspicious digital cheating tools!
Src: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3573
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