Javier Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 We knew that sooner or later something like this would happen. How did he manage to do it remains unclear but all evidence seems to point at one direction: Sharma used some electronic gadget when he played in some recent chess tournaments in India, and he was caugt! Take a look at these 2 images: The fate of Umakant Sharma, the chess player caught cheating using an electronic gadget last Tuesday during a FIDE tournament, is expected to be decided at the executive council meeting of All India Chess Federation (AICF) this Saturday. Read the full article on the "Calcutta Telegraph" (I originally read about this here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted December 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 The All India Chess Federation (AICF) has banned Umakant Sharma of Southern Railway for 10 years for cheating during a FIDE rating tournament at Delhi early this month. Full report here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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