23-06-2013, 07:18 PM
amuir Wrote:Ivanov is innocent until proven guilty.
How could he have cheated ? A strip-search showed no signs of an electrical device on him.
Until he is caught cheating he should be allowed to play.
Maybe he has studied some houdini games and this has improved his level of play.
True - but this isn't a criminal matter (though some sort of fraud case could perhaps be made?!)
There are a few ways he could have cheated, and him removing his shirt (not a strip-search at all) doesn't prove or disprove anything.
Until he answers certain questions openly then I think he should be banned - the top players in the world use Houdini, etc. every day of their lives and do not match up anywhere near Ivanov's.
To ask for some sort of proof he's cheating is fine (not easy to show, but possible) but to actually believe he's not cheating is incredibly naïve!