"Sometimes during the game we will check the players"

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JustinHorton
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"Sometimes during the game we will check the players"

Post by JustinHorton » Fri May 13, 2016 7:15 pm

A commentor on my blog draws my attention to this interview with Israel Gelfer in which that gentleman boasts of a "new thing" which appears to be an anti-cheating device: "a new device, a very modern and a very sophisticated one, which actually identifies everything". That sounds pretty great and just to add to the entertainment he promises:
probably after every round of the Olympiad and sometimes during the game [my emphasis - ejh] we will check the players.
As I'm sure you'll agree, this rocks. But is it some kind of ray that goes undetected by the players, or will they be shaking down the players when it's not their turn to move? Or indeed when it is?
"Do you play chess?"
"Yes, but I prefer a game with a better chance of cheating."

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Re: "Sometimes during the game we will check the players"

Post by John McKenna » Fri May 13, 2016 8:12 pm

Possibly just a psych-ops ploy announcing the deployment of stealth countermeasures.

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Re: "Sometimes during the game we will check the players"

Post by Steven DuCharme » Tue May 17, 2016 11:48 am

"Identifies Everything" No more UFOs then !!!
I float like a pawn island and sting like an ignored knight :mrgreen: