
Catching Chess Cheats with Data
More or Less: Behind the Stats
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How to Detect Chess Cheats at the Elite Level
Chess.com says it has evidence that some online chess players are cheating. They cite 24 grandmasters who've fessed up to cheating, but have been kept anonymous. The less often a player uses assistance, the harder it's going to be to catch them. Once they've identified suspicious players, they build a case by calling in humans.
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