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Chess's First Computer Cheat Unmasked: The 33-Year Mystery of 'John von Neumann'
In 1993, an unknown player entered the World Open in Philadelphia under a fake name, beat a FIDE master with computer help, then vanished. Thirty-three years later, Wired has finally revealed who was behind one of chess's strangest cheating scandals - and the story involves toe switches, a vibrating device, and professional gamblers from Los Angeles.
Helgi Olafsson
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Freedom Holding Acquires ChessBase: What It Means for Chess Software
Kazakh investment conglomerate Freedom Holding Corp has acquired ChessBase, the German chess software company that revolutionized professional chess preparation. With EUR 5 million earmarked for AI integration and expansion, the deal raises questions about the future of the chess world's most important database.