Cheating in Chess

quoting algorithmy@Chessbase:

Chess fans, let's not be hysterical about this. This case is not clear as some might think. And neither accusation nor sympathy with WGM Sandu is the right thing to do. Let's put it in FIDE hands to deal with it. most of the comments before were blaming the 15 players for signing the letter but for those player chess is more than a hobby it's way of make living, and for them cheating in tournaments is life threatening problem. Also let's not forget that they know each other well after all these years of competition and they might know about WGM Sandu what you might not know.

I'm not accusing WGM Sandu of cheating, of course, but I also don't think the hysterical campaign against the 15 players is the right reaction.

And I think it's FIDE that should receive the greatest share of blame for allowing such a farce, although to be honest, I really don't see how this problem of cheating is going to be solved, since the really scary thing about it is not unknown player who receive move by move instruction from computer, but the real threat is a strong player who receives a hint from time to time, this is really the biggest challenge and I really don't see how this can be prevented!!

Read the full article regarding the ludicrous acquittal of M. Sandu here: en.chessbase.com/post/fide-acc-statement-on-sandu-affair

As I've pointed out countless times, the real threat is a reasonably strong player who receives one or two hints at critical moments. I could, for instance, beat any player on the planet with just one hint at a crucial point, no kidding!

Look at her results after the delayed transmission:

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