Chess Cheating Scandal | Produces a double-edged offspring
Chess Cheating Scandal | Produces a double-edged offspring
There has been a rumor spreading around the Chess Community about cheating. As we all know, “cheating” is a form or a behavior, having the intention of unfair advantage to a player or team. Same is through in cheating in Chess. There’s a deliberate violation to the imposed rules of the game.
Titled Tuesday or Cheating Tuesday?
Over the past few months, the 14th World Chess Champion, and Grand Master Vladimir Kramnik has been recently posting [a lot] on twitter about cheating. He is on a mission unravelling the truth as he smell something fishy about the recent games he had with GM José Martínez by investigating everything – in excruciating details. Some “proofs” are noteworthy to take a look and review, while some are just crazy and wild.
Fighting for Fair Play and Anti-Cheating Policy
GM Kramnik is full on his spirit as he is fighting for the right, and for the greater goods of the Chess Community. Although the way he expresses his feelings on social media [twitter] seemed to be a little strong and with frustration, he’s simply advocating for the fair play in Chess.
Background of the Accused
GM José Eduardo Martínez Alcántara, also known as Jose Martínez, is a Peruvian Chess Grand Master playing under the Mexican Federation. Born on January 31, 1999. On his Chess Career, he was awarded the title Grand Master by FIDE in 2018. His notable win was the U-18 World Championship in 2017 before representing Peru in the 2018 Chess Olympiad.
Titled Tuesday or Cheating Tuesday?
Kramnik said that he will not be playing with Martínez anymore. If their path crossed again, he’d play one move and then resigns right away.
As the Title Tuesday once again commence, Vladimir Kramnik and José Martínez inevitably paired for a match. Vladimirk Kramnik, being the man of his words, resigned after move one as an act of protest on an official game. He then later received an e-mail from chess.com for committing a violation for resigning a game deliberately (sort of similar to win-trading but with a different cause).
Kramnik even left a statement on his video implying he’s done playing chess against Martínez online. He is more inclined playing against him OTB [over the board].
Levy Rozman’s take [Gothamchess] on Cheating Scandal
This issue also reached the most famous Chess streamer/content creator Gothamchess [Levy Rozman] as he shares his thought about this specific topic. (watch the link below)
Clash of Claims | A Double-edged Tournament?
The issue spawned a live chess event. Levy Rozman [Gothamchess] announces on his video that he has a direct participation, in organizing the very first live chess event with this kind of theme/type, along with David Martinez and Pepe Cuenca. The Clash of Claims is going to be held at Gran Via Casino, Madrid, Spain. A three-day tournament from June 07, 2024, up until June 09, 2024. Players will play 18-games of OTB game, and another 18-games of online game [still facing each other]. This could redefine the Chess Community; with players proving someone’s claim is wrong; possibly a more personal hatred-driven match, and somewhat unethical [in Chess World]. A double-edged kind of competition that could make or break the reputation of the players involved.
open ended question/s:
What is your take on the Cheating Scandal and on the upcoming event?
