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Cheating at chess

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, chess officials said. 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 suspicion. He was caught at a recent tournament when officials discovered that he had stitched a Bluetooth device in a cloth cap, which he always pulled over his ears. He communicated to his accomplices outside the hall, who then used a computer to relay moves to him, Indian Chess Federation Secretary, D.V. Sundar said.

NIMI KURIAN

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