Playing truthful: Pentala Harikrishna and Levon Aronian was vocal on the problem.
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On the necessity for anti-cheating measures in Chess, USA’s Levon Aronian on the Chennai Grand Masters Chess Championship mentioned: “Has to happen. It’s inevitable. It is there in every sport, and we are not better or worse than any other sport.”
Asked if he’s gotten suspicious of dishonest in any respect, he mentioned: “It happens a lot. Sometimes, it’s paranoia, sometimes you feel that there is something not right. But we don’t know. We cannot go around thinking that our opponents are not fair. But at the same time, if the measures are not taken, it’s too much pressure for the players.”
“Anti-cheating measures are quite important. We have to recognise the fact that a person can take external help. And therefore, it must be prevented,” Pentala Harikrishna mentioned.
“I feel players can just focus on the game. Otherwise, every player can start complaining after a loss. And I feel that’s completely unnecessary. That is FIDE’s and the organisers’ job so that the players can just focus on their game and play peacefully.”
Hungary’s Sanan Sjugirov mentioned that “cheating is now the main threat for chess. Especially when I played some online games, I may have played against someone who cheated, I don’t know. But, I think offline, the situation is much better.”
Pavel Eljanov.
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Ukraine’s Pavel Eljanov mentioned he subscribes to Vladimir Kramnik’s view the place he mentioned that everybody should be able to get checked anytime. “It’s indeed a very serious issue. I play Titled Tuesdays (an online chess event) from time to time, and I don’t think many cheat. And over the board, I’ve had any suspicion only very rarely.
“But the measures should be really strong. I heard that the measures weren’t good in the Grand Swiss tournament. In the tournaments of such level, it should be very strict.”
