EP 301- Computer Science Professor and IM, Dr. Kenneth Regan on the Carlsen/Niemann controversy and the Current State of Cheating in OTB Chess

Publish Date: 2022/10/18

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EP 301- Computer Science Professor and IM, Dr. Kenneth Regan on the Carlsen/Niemann controversy and the Current State of Cheating in OTB Chess

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Dr. Regan joins the show. What did Dr. Regan think of the Chess.com Report about GM Hans Niemann?

How does the amount of time impact chess strength?

What data was gathered from the all-night bullet match between GMs Alireza Firouzja and Daniel Naroditsky?

What does Dr. Regan think of Chessbase’s “Let’s Check” as a cheat detection measure?

Dr. Regan discusses blog posts on cheating in chess

Dr. Regan shares and discusses data on GM Hans Niemann

Dr. Regan discusses his research on 'Pandemic Lag' and other articles

What did Dr. Regan think of GM Fabiano Caruana’s comments regarding the efficacy of his model?

How can Dr. Regan’s model catch cheaters with only a sample size of one game?

Why does Dr. Regan’s model exclude chess knowledge?

Would it be harder to catch cheating if done only a few times per game?

What precautions can clubs and organizers take to prevent cheating?

Dr. Regan discusses his post 'Measuring Fidelity to a Computer Agent'

Does Dr. Regan’s data hint at Hans Niemann cheating OTB?

How would Dr. Regan use his data for chess improvement?

Thanks to Dr. Regan for joining us and sharing his research!

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EP 301- Computer Science Professor and IM, Dr. Kenneth Regan on the Carlsen/Niemann controversy and the Current State of Cheating in OTB Chess 01:33:46 Share

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Chapters

Dr. Regan joins the show. What did Dr. Regan think of the Chess.com Report about GM Hans Niemann?

How does the amount of time impact chess strength?

What data was gathered from the all-night bullet match between GMs Alireza Firouzja and Daniel Naroditsky?

What does Dr. Regan think of Chessbase’s “Let’s Check” as a cheat detection measure?

Dr. Regan discusses blog posts on cheating in chess

Dr. Regan shares and discusses data on GM Hans Niemann

Dr. Regan discusses his research on 'Pandemic Lag' and other articles

What did Dr. Regan think of GM Fabiano Caruana’s comments regarding the efficacy of his model?

How can Dr. Regan’s model catch cheaters with only a sample size of one game?

Why does Dr. Regan’s model exclude chess knowledge?

Would it be harder to catch cheating if done only a few times per game?

What precautions can clubs and organizers take to prevent cheating?

Dr. Regan discusses his post 'Measuring Fidelity to a Computer Agent'

Does Dr. Regan’s data hint at Hans Niemann cheating OTB?

How would Dr. Regan use his data for chess improvement?

Thanks to Dr. Regan for joining us and sharing his research!

Shownotes Transcript

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EP 301- Computer Science Professor and IM, Dr. Kenneth Regan on the Carlsen/Niemann controversy and the Current State of Cheating in OTB Chess