Adafruit’s Cheekmate gets to the bottom (ahem) of chess cheating controversy

The Internet has been talking about a chess cheating scandal for weeks. The reigning chess world champion, Magnus Carlsen, was beaten in the third round by a 19-year-old upstart. Carlsen withdrew from the tournament the next day, and his comments on social media caused a lot of speculation that he had cheated. He insisted he never cheated in over-the-board games despite admitting to cheating in online chess matches.

Anal beads were used to receive messages during the match, according to a strange conspiracy theory. Would that be possible? The theory was put to the test just to get to the bottom of the situation. A step-by-step guide for those who might want to build their own prototype is included in the prototype.

In brief, a stain on the sport, but to record for future reference whether this sort of back door intrusion is plausible or just an Internet myth, is the purpose of this device. They didn't have anyone willing to test the prototype, so they put Cheekmate in a big slab of pork butt.

The Carlsen/Niemann dustup is being called the most serious chess cheating scandal since the 2006 World Chess Championship because of the accusations made against Kramnik. During the bathroom breaks, Topalov thought Kramnik was getting computer assistance, but later insisted that network cables had been found in the bathroom ceiling. The anal beads conspiracy theory is the reason why the current controversy is so different. There is a theory that is too irresistible to ignore. It is just on the verge of feasibility.

Adafruit designed the prototype around the company's own products, assuming a one-way communication with another person to test the core idea. The project needs a soldering iron as well. A cell phone with a built-in wi-fi tethering capability is likely to be carried by the cheat.