2006

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September 30, 2006

• Edmonton Journal Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Saturday, September 30, 2006 - Page 2 — Bathrooms-break Gambit Roils World Chess Championship — Suspicious of his opponent's 50-plus trips to private restroom, player threatens to quit.

• Tampa Bay Times St. Petersburg, Florida Saturday, September 30, 2006 - Page 4 — Chess Play Stalls After Cheating Claim

• The Desert Sun Palm Springs, California Saturday, September 30, 2006 - Page 23 — Cheating Accusations Disrupt Chess Tourney

October 16, 2006

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri Monday, October 16, 2006 - Page A001 — Did The Soviets Collude At Chess? — “Their study suggests that chess players in the former Soviet Union colluded by taking early draws against each other to increase the chances of Soviet success in international competitions. Suspisions of Soviet scheming during the Cold War are not new and perhaps not surprising since the Soviets dominated the game at that time. In fact, the great American player Bobby Fischer noted a couple of decades ago that in one tournament, Soviets called a draw in every game against each other. John Nye says the study he authored, along with Charles Moul, is the first to give mathematical proof of the collusion. They have presented their findings at academic conferences. […] with prize money at many tournaments in the tens of thousands of dollars, tournament directors are worried that the temptation to cheat is growing. ★ Read More