Cheating in Chess: Another Player Brings Bad Reputation to Chess
Alexandra Kosteniuk's Chess Blog for Daily Chess News and Trivia (c) 2013Hi everyone,
DYLAN LOEB McCLAIN writes about (in The New York Times) German Jens Kotainy, a German international master, who was disqualified at the Sparkassen Chess Meeting’s open section before the last round this month after tournament officials questioned how he was using his cellphone. We also witnessed high security at the ongoing World Chess Cup 2013 being played in Tromso, Norway. Unfortunately, it appears, cheating in chess is here to stay and we just need to get more alert to people trying to spoil the sport.
Kotainy had been the top seed at Sparkassen, held in Dortmund, Germany, and had easily won his first seven games, including one against the Grandmaster Eckhard Schmittdiel, before he was disqualified. The tournament’s director, Christian Goldschmidt, said in a note posted online that when he asked to see the cellphone, Kotainy pulled it out of his pocket and said it was turned off, as required by the rules. But Goldschmidt said that while he was holding it, the phone started giving off vibrations that resembled Morse code, writes McClain.
Kotainy has been quoted on several websites as saying that the vibrations were part of an anti-theft application installed by his brother, a computer programmer. Goldschmidt did not believe him, writing that Kotainy had reached into his pocket after every move, writes McClain.
"Goldschmidt had been suspicious of Kotainy because several experts — including Kenneth W. Regan, a computer science professor in Buffalo who is working on a program to detect cheating — found that Kotainy’s moves had matched the choices of a leading computer program almost exactly. Regan said he had found the same pattern in Kotainy’s games during his previous two tournaments.
"Regan, a member of a new anticheating commission at the World Chess Federation, wrote in an e-mail to other panel members that the odds were a billion to one that Kotainy’s moves would match the computer program’s over the three tournaments.
McCLAIN says, "What happens now is unclear. The anticheating commission will hold its first meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, this year, and the question of what is sufficient proof of cheating is on the agenda, as is what is the appropriate punishment. Kotainy could be disciplined by the German Chess Federation, though it has no clear policy on cheating."
McClain's column further discusses one of the games played at the event. The problem is as security at chess tournaments increases, so will players find more ways to cheat and bypass that security. This is developing into a cat-n-mouse game. It is upon chess players to take a pledge not to cheat - no matter what the incentive - and to encourage their friends as well. A boycott of cheaters is necessary as well to save the sublime support of chess.
Chess Blog has, from time to time, written about anti-cheating measures. In November, last year, the Fide Trainers' Committee accepted GM Konstantin Landa's complete proposal for anti-cheating measures. GM Konstantin Landa, Elo 2640, is a senior FIDE trainer, and long-time coach of Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk and Arkadij Naiditsch. You can read details of GM Landa's proposal at this Chess Blog link. Feel free to send us any ideas you have to check cheating in chess.
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French Chess Rapid Grand-Prix in Nancy: March 9-10
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The strongest rapid tournament of the year in France will take place this weekend, 9-10th March, at Conseil Général de Meurthe et Moselle in Nancy. A total of 232 players from 20 different countries are registered, among them being 23 Grandmasters and 33 Masters. The tournament is the first stage of the French Rapid Grand-Prix 2013. Last year overall winner of the Grand-Prix was GM Etienne Bacrot who defeated GM Laurent Fressinet in the final match in Corsica.
Four Super-GMs rated over 2700 elo will participate: German number 1 Arkadij Naiditsch (2716) and the three top French players Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2715, last year's winner), Laurent Fressinet (2706) and Etienne Bacrot (2704). The first part of the event will be held on Saturday as a 9-round Swiss with the time control 15 min + 3 sec per player. Top 16 finishers qualify for the finals which will be completed on Sunday. The 16-finals will be played according to knockout system. Each match will consist of two rapid games 15′+3”, and then if necessary two blitz games 3′+2”. The overall winner will earn 4000 EUR, while the second placed player will earn 2000 EUR. Total prize fund is 15,000 EUR. (--Chessdom)/Official website
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Grenke Chess Classic Baden-Baden 2013 pairings
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Grenke Chess Classic Baden-Baden 2013 pairings have been announced. The World Champion will start against Michael Adams, while the top pairings with Fabiano Caruana will happen in round 2 and round 7. Access te official website of the tournament at this link.
Round 1 on 07/02/2013 at 15:00
Naiditsch Arkadij – Fridman Daniel
Adams Michael – Anand Viswanathan
Caruana Fabiano – Meier Georg
Round 2 on 08/02/2013 at 15:00
Fridman Daniel – Meier Georg
Anand Viswanathan – Caruana Fabiano
Naiditsch Arkadij – Adams Michael
Round 3 on 09/02/2013 at 15:00
Adams Michael – Fridman Daniel
Caruana Fabiano – Naiditsch Arkadij
Meier Georg – Anand Viswanathan
Round 4 on 10/02/2013 at 15:00
Fridman Daniel – Anand Viswanathan
Naiditsch Arkadij – Meier Georg
Adams Michael – Caruana Fabiano
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GRENKE Chess Classic Baden-Baden Category 19 GM Tournament
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
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For the first time ever, the Chess Center Baden-Baden (Schachzentrum Baden-Baden) will host a category 19 GM tournament, the GRENKE Chess Classic Baden-Baden, according to a press release.
This event will follow the tradition of great chess tournaments that the well-known southern German Spa town has established over the last two centuries. Baden-Baden is also known as the hometown of OSG Baden-Baden, the most successful German club in the 1990 and 2000s. The main event of the chess festival will be the GRENKE Chess Classic Baden-Baden:
The participants in the double round robin will be:
Viswanathan Anand India World Champion 43 years
Fabiano Caruana Italy No. 5 in the world 20 years
Michael Adams England No. 23 in the world 41 years
Arkadij Naiditsch Germany No. 37 in the world 27 years
Daniel Fridman Germany No. 78 in the world 36 years
Georg Meier Germany No. 108 in the world 25 years
The tournament is scheduled from February 7th to 17th 2013. The venue will be the historical halls of Kulturhaus LA8 (House of Culture) in the center of Baden-Baden. The games will start daily at 3 p.m., in the last round at 1 p.m.
To complement the main event, several side tournaments – each limited to 80 players – will take place:
Chess Classic Elo Open (9 rounds, 9 days, only for players ELO 1800+) 7th–15th Feb 2013
Chess Classic Fasching (6 rounds, 3 days, open to all) 9th–11th Feb 2013
Chess Classic Ferien (6 rounds, 3 days, open to all) 14th–16th Feb 2013
Tournament website (in English)
Labels: arkadij naiditsch, baden-baden chess, daniel fridman, Fabiano Caruana, Georg Meier, grenke chess classic, michael adams, Viswanathan Anand
Sparkassen Chess Meeting: Vladimir Kramnik Top Seed in Dortmund
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The 2012 Sparkassen Chess Meeting begins on July 13 and runs until July 22, 2012 in Dortmund, Germany. Ten players are competing in the round-robin event. Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik of Russia is the top seed. The just-crowned World Rapid Chess Champion, also from Russia, Sergey Karjakin, is the second seed. Four of the five members of the German national chess team that won the gold medal at the recent European Team Chess Championship are also taking part, according to the official website.
Players:
1. Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2799 (Dortmund 2011 winner)
2. Karjakin Sergey RUS 2779 (World Rapid Chess Champion 2012)
3. Caruana Fabiano ITA 2775
4. Leko Peter HUN 2730
5. Ponomariov Ruslan UKR 2726
6. Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2700
7. Bartel Mateusz POL 2674 (winner of the 2012 Aeroflot Open)
8. Fridman Daniel GER 2655 (Reigning German champion)
9. Meier Georg GER 2644
10. Gustafsson Jan GER 2629
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Chess Evolution weekly newsletter launches in six languages
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Chessdom.com has just announced the start of the CE Weekly Newsletter. Released every Friday of the week, the newsletter will contain 20 pages of great chess material written by the contemporary top Grandmasters Arkadij Naiditsch and Csaba Balogh.
The CEWN weekly edition will contain not only openings or middlegames, but rather full details on the best fresh games from the chess world, a look back at historical matches, and practice endgames sections, puzzles, and multiple surprises.
The CEWN will be published in 6 different languages(English, Spanish, French, German, Hungarian, and Italian) and will be sent over email in pgn and pdf format.
Content of CEWN:
· 4 analyzed games of the past week with detailed word explanations
· “Clash of the Titans”, one game from a World Champion which is a rare find in other books
· Several endgame lectures per issue
· Around 10 puzzles with solutions given in the next weekly newsletter.
· Editorial preface written by Arkadij Naiditsch and Balogh Csaba on the most exciting moments of the past week.
· A “surprise” section which will change every week. It can be an interview, or some funny article, maybe some theoretical advice e.t.c.
· All in all, around 20 pages of great chess material every week!
Price of the subscription for CEWN:
38 euro/year (52 editions, purchase here saving over 80% on the weekly price)
10 euro/1 month (4 editions, purchase here)
4 euro/1 week (1 edition, purchase here)
Arkadij Naiditsch about CEWN
The author of CEWN comments, “To make it especially nice for our readers, we decided to start with 6 different languages, we think to read in the mother language is an extra for every chess fan.In our weekly newsletter we will try to be creative and not only present a “dry” chess material, but also go a further. A reader will be able to find 4 most interesting games from the past week, a rare seen game from a World Champion combined with a nice puzzle section plus endgame lectures and not at least a surprise section that will change every week. It all makes CEWN an exciting product for chess lovers of any strength!”
GM Naiditsch also adds, “Chess Evolution remains the premium book on the market, it is the solid addition to any chess player’s library. However, CEWN will be a great addition, as it will provide weekly training and insights right in your mailbox.”
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