The controversy continues in the world of chess after the world chess champion, Magnus Carlsonwill abandon this Monday in two plays his game of the Julius Baer Generation Cup tournament against the American Hans Niemann, the same rival against whom, two weeks ago, he lost in the Sinquefield Cup in San Luis (USA), in a game at a classical rhythm which induced the Norwegian to withdraw from the tournament by insinuating that the American had cheated.
The reunion of both players in this seventh tournament of the Champions Tour, which is played by Internethad aroused great expectation among the fans, after the enormous controversy that erupted with the abandonment of Carlsen in San Luis, in face-to-face competition at a classical rhythm.
The Norwegian did not give clear explanations after his withdrawal from the Sinquefield Cup, but everyone understood that he was obeying his suspicions when he saw that his rival was playing at full speed against a rare variation of the nimzo-Indian that he had prepared expressly for that game. .
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Magnus Carlsen, world chess champion.
The forms of cheating in chess, at other levels, are proliferating, thanks to the use of tools on the Internet.
Since 2020, Chess.com, the largest online chess community to play, reports an increase in competitors in international tournaments, with more than 12 million users, a phenomenon explained by the start of the coronavirus pandemic. covid-19 and by the rage of the Queen’s Gambit series, in Netflix.
Amidst that boom, cheat strategies abound. There are programs on the net that help any novice look like a master. One of the most popular is ChessBotwhich can be easily downloaded and helps during the game.
With this program you can configure the style of play, the skill level, but above all, it helps to find tactics and mate sequences.
These programs also have the ability to scan the virtual board of the game and indicate what moves the player must make to win.
That is why Chess.com implemented a system to detect cheating, which is detected when a player makes many perfect moves.
Connecting to a server to play and cheat seems normal and simple: as easy as having a second computer next to you with a chess program like Stockfish, which helps you win any game.
Therefore, every player must share their live screen, record themselves all the time and cannot leave their place. All these measures seek to combat the proliferation of cheaters in competitions.
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