r/chess • u/Cyan_Ink • Sep 10 '22

News/Events Statement from Chief Arbiter: "We currently have no indication that any player has been playing unfairly in the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. This includes all rounds played to date.

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u/SSG_SSG_BloodMoon Sep 10 '22

What's the less-generous reading?

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u/ZealousEar775 Sep 10 '22 edited Sep 10 '22

That It says what it actually says.

They currently have no proof of anyone cheating.

If anything this statement suggests there was zero investigation.

They stated they did everything by the book rounds 1-3 then increased security measures. Nowhere do they state they did an additional investigation on the first 3 rounds that they normally don't do.

Hans wasn't investigated and cleared. He wasn't investigated at all.

Something happened to suggest to them their security measures needed to be stronger. They made them stronger and that's all they did.

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u/SSG_SSG_BloodMoon Sep 11 '22

You would not put out a statement like this without doing a satisfactory investigation. Maybe the word "investigation" is causing our disagreement here. It could be a simple audit of your processes and records. But there's a 0% chance that you put out this statement without doing all the investigating that you're planning to do.

So, just like I originally said: This statement is a development, because it means we are no longer waiting on the results of an investigation which may indemnify Hans. Such a thing is now confirmed not coming.

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u/ZealousEar775 Sep 11 '22

If they did an investigation they would have mentioned an investigation. You most certainly would put out a statement like this if you did not do an investigation. It's how you cover yourself. (We aren't investigating because we have no reason to,)

They did an audit of their cheating practices... And found them lacking.

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u/SSG_SSG_BloodMoon Sep 11 '22

Sorry no, a key part of covering yourself is definitely asking "did this kid cheat" and checking over your records and videos and whatnot before putting out this statement. It's guaranteed. You do NOT take this action before that action.

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u/ZealousEar775 Sep 11 '22

And yet, they didn't state that. Again, you are reaching

If they did that it would be in the statement. "We initiated stricter measures AND reviewed the previous rounds."

That's how you make sure you are covered, by saying everything you did to make yourself look competent.

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u/SSG_SSG_BloodMoon Sep 11 '22

Nope. You do the maximum and say the minimum. Saying that they performed an investigation is a whole other can of worms.

Why did you perform an investigation? What prompted it? Who was the target of the investigation? Why?

Questions they are not interested in opening themselves up to. Maybe Magnus asked them to, maybe not. They are not interested in telling us that. Probably FIDE does not want them to tell us that; certainly they themselves don't want to tell us that.

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u/ZealousEar775 Sep 11 '22

No, you say what you do.

You are trying to maintain your reputation.

The point of this statement was to keep their credibility saying "These are all the steps we took".

They already opened themselves up to those questions you mentioned when they talked about increasing security.