"To cheat you can set up a micro-earpiece, a hidden camera, and a second PC in a few hours... I'll never believe it can be detected!" — Alexander Grischuk

Alexander Grischuk

Russian GM

“Cheating hasn’t gone away. Although, specifically in Titled Tuesdays, I can say that with the introduction of mandatory Proctor, it has become noticeably cleaner.

But when there are qualifiers for super-major online tournaments, it creates a negative impression of some players. When there are no qualifiers, for example, when there’s no qualifier based on points from TT, for some reason I don’t get that impression. I have a strong impression that when there are qualifiers, it’s very, very difficult to play against some players.

In what percentage of TT games do I have any suspicions? Well, right now, it’s a very small percentage. One game over a few Tuesdays, for example. Proctor does work, of course. Previously, someone could lose a bad game, open their phone, and cheat. But now that’s no longer possible.

So, you must plan in advance to install some hidden cameras, micro-earpieces, etc. That is, it’s clear that with specialists this can be set up in a few hours. And you won’t even need a partner. That is, a micro-earpiece, a hidden camera, a second computer with voice output of moves. I will never believe in my life that this can be detected.

But you need to bother with it, and apparently, only a few do this.”