Bonus Pod- GM Jonathan Rowson and GM David Smerdon discuss the Carlsen/Niemann Saga

Publish Date: 2022/9/28

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Bonus Pod- GM Jonathan Rowson and GM David Smerdon discuss the Carlsen/Niemann Saga

Perpetual Chess Podcast

Chapters

What are the 3 key questions to ask ourselves about the Carlsen/Niemann controversy?

Should we distinguish between cheating in online and over-the-board chess?

Are we likely to get a resolution to the Carlsen/Niemann case?

What are the sensible anti-cheating measures in chess?

Jonathan reflects on his recent return to OTB competitive chess

What behavioral biases should we be aware of when evaluating the Carlsen/Niemann information?

What opinions has Jonathan heard from his GM peers about the controversy?

Thanks to Jonathan for joining the show!

What does David’s research suggest about why people cheat at chess?

Can David reveal anything about Chess.com’s list of banned players?

David discusses GM Fabiano Caruana’s comments on the controversy

David discusses the Let’s Check feature on Chessbase and FM Yosha Iglesias’ analysis

Does David have a personal opinion about whether Hans cheated OTB?

Could one be deemed 'guilty' of cheating OTB based on data alone?

David discusses his statistical tool, the Fighting Chess Index (FCI)

David discusses his research on gender and chess

Thanks to David for sharing his insights!

Shownotes Transcript

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Perpetual Chess Podcast

Chapters

What are the 3 key questions to ask ourselves about the Carlsen/Niemann controversy?

Should we distinguish between cheating in online and over-the-board chess?

Are we likely to get a resolution to the Carlsen/Niemann case?

What are the sensible anti-cheating measures in chess?

Jonathan reflects on his recent return to OTB competitive chess

What behavioral biases should we be aware of when evaluating the Carlsen/Niemann information?

What opinions has Jonathan heard from his GM peers about the controversy?

Thanks to Jonathan for joining the show!

What does David’s research suggest about why people cheat at chess?

Can David reveal anything about Chess.com’s list of banned players?

David discusses GM Fabiano Caruana’s comments on the controversy

David discusses the Let’s Check feature on Chessbase and FM Yosha Iglesias’ analysis

Does David have a personal opinion about whether Hans cheated OTB?

Could one be deemed 'guilty' of cheating OTB based on data alone?

David discusses his statistical tool, the Fighting Chess Index (FCI)

David discusses his research on gender and chess

Thanks to David for sharing his insights!

Shownotes Transcript

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Bonus Pod- GM Jonathan Rowson and GM David Smerdon discuss the Carlsen/Niemann Saga