Chess - Indian banned for cheating

An Indian chess player has been banned for 10 years for cheating after he was caught using his mobile phone's wireless device to win games. The player, Umakant Sharma, had logged rating points at a rapid pace in the last 18 months and also qualified...

An Indian chess player has been banned for 10 years for cheating after he was caught using his mobile phone's wireless device to win games. The player, Umakant Sharma, had logged rating points at a rapid pace in the last 18 months and also qualified for the National Championship, arousing the suspicion of officials and bemusing rivals. Sharma was finally caught at a recent tournament when officials discovered he had stitched a Bluetooth device in a cloth cap which he always pulled over his ears.

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