![]() Whether it’s a secret buzzer planted in a shoe, a smartphone smuggled into the bathroom, a particular flavor of yogurt delivered at a key moment - or just online players using computerized chess programs - chess has perhaps more cheating than any other game in the world. At prestigious live tournaments and among thousands of others playing daily online, cheating is a scourge. The revelations of their scheme led Major League Baseball’s commissioner, Rob Manfred, to deliver a stern warning to all 30 club owners that there was a “culture of cheating” in the game.īut baseball’s malfeasance - sign-stealing or otherwise - has nothing on chess. ![]() Until the sports world ground to a halt last week over the coronavirus outbreak, perhaps the biggest issue looming over professional sports in the United States was the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal.
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