Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez says a scandal of this nature was “a ticking time bomb” given how easily and rapidly smartphones and websites can assist players in cheating.
A 72-page report released night last by the sport’s largest online platform has piled further pressure on the man at the centre of the chess cheating scandal.
The chess world continues to reel in the wake of Magnus Carlsen’s accusation that Hans Niemann cheated during their match in early September.
Pre-arranged draws to conserve energy, coded text messages, and Morse code sent to the armpit – chess has had its fair share of strange cheating controversies.
When Magnus Carlsen lost to 19-year-old grandmaster Hans Niemann in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis earlier this month, it sent reverberations through the chess world.