World Chess Federation FIDE Arbiters' Commission
Anti-Cheating measures at the World Cup
Report on anti-cheating measures at the 2015 World Cup, September-October 2015, in Baku,
Azerbaijan.
Many were impressed by the new extended range of anti-cheating measures enforced at the recent Baku World Cup. The resulting measures included:
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public transmission of some random games were delayed 15 minutes
no pens nor watches were permitted for players in the playing venue
Similarly, Arbiters were requested to not wear their own watches (!)
VIP passes were not made available to any coaches, trainers, etc.
smoking areas were supervised more strictly than at other events
some players randomly chosen after their games to be scanned:
These new measures were presented to Arbiters at their Arbiters’ Meetings.
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