10-01-2013, 10:26 PM
WBuchanan Wrote:Why would jamming signals be needed - could the moves not just be transmitted a move behind?
We might find out soon how it was done, if he was cheating I’d expect him to own up sooner or later - how could he function as a chess person, he couldn’t even go over the games afterwards, as dropping pawns and pieces everywhere would give the show away. Maybe he just wants a quick GM title to put on his CV.
It's just lucky he's not been able to set a more believable level to cheat at though :-(
Interesting point Walter! What if a cheater set Rybka/Houdini/whatever to 2400 level? I'm guessing this could be done very simply?! Jumping from 2200-ish to 2400 IM level isn't as remarkable as 2200 to 2600+ but would still be very 'worthwhile' to many. The latest Houdini-related article on ChessBase has it rated 3300+
Some of the earlier cheating escapades showed up the stupidity of the cheaters - the 'von Neumann' guy apparently didn't even know how the pieces moved, he just followed the co-ordinates. Must have been amusing to see him move the horsey one square at a time like a child, following the L-shape, while beating GM's
