How to Cheat at Chess: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Chess But Were Afraid to Ask

by William Hartston

Book by Hartston, William R.

Genres: Chess, Games

96 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 1976

About the author

Full name: William Roland Hartston.

Reviews

[notgettingenough]

I think in the latest big chess cheating scandal, at least some of his peers feel genuinely sorry for Igors Rausis. It happened in the toilet - doesn't it alway, but in this case, Igors was actually photographed doing the business.

I wonder when Bill's bringing out his AI edition of his book? There is still humour to be had, but for now it's in the comments threads. From the Guardian:

ID0815395 to Bakwaas
Indeed, seems that he was caught reading a pawn book in the toilet.

Bakwaas ID0815395
While spanking the Bishop

whatamilike Bakwaas
A somewhat chequered career....

delldave Bakwaas
Bashing the bishop is the correct use ...

doubleglazing2 Bakwaas
Rookie mistake

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/201...

[Manny · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first sentence is "But you can't cheat at chess!" He then explains how to do it, with some wonderful examples taken from master-level play. This is the first of several amusing chess-themed essays.

Be warned that most of the humor is aimed at people who know something about the game. If that's you, then you'll probably find it very funny.

[Bill K. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unfortunately, cheating at chess is a losing battle. Over the board cheaters can use devices like Talisman Zero (https://talismanzero.com) which mimic human play. MAIA Chess (https://maiachess.com) has AI that is impossible to determine it is a machine moving the pieces. But, chess is like all other sports, baseball, football, etc. where cheating occurs on a constant basis. I'm not sure there is an answer to prevent cheating in any game. -Bill K.