The Ukrainian chess player Kirill Shevchenko was expelled from Spanish Championship after two rounds of competition after using the cell phone in the toilet during matches.
Suspicions against Shevchenko arose during his match against Paco VallejoSpanish chess player crowned five times national champion. In fact, it is he who alerted the judges that Kirill Shevchenko had spent a lot of time in the toilets during the match and an investigation was opened during which the judges found mobile devices in the rooms.
On the other hand, José Carlos Ibarra, a Spanish jigger, also filed a complaint on behalf of the Duobeniajan Costa Cálida, since your player Amin Bassem He told her privately that his first-round opponent had left many times to go to the bathroom.
Finally, although there were voices talking about not being able to know for sure how badly the Ukrainian was playing, andI The competition committee decided this Monday to exclude Shevchenko from the championship and consider him lost in the two matches played. The player, who denies everything, has decided to leave the tournament. He also returned the money he received for playing to the club Melilla.
The event
Suspicions against Shevchenko arose during his match against Vallejo. The 22-year-old Ukrainian player, who defends Romania, got up with unusual frequency to go to the toilet, where he stayed for a long time.
Alerted by his behavior and the warning from his rival, the judges launched surveillance until they eventually found a cell phone in the toilet. The day before, a cleaning lady had already found another device. No one asked about him. Next to the cell phone was a note: “Do not touch! The phone was left for the customer to answer at night!
This further alerted the arbiters, who compared the handwriting with that of the sheets that chess players use to record their moves. They came to the conclusion that it was Shevchenko and that’s when they decided to act.
The danger in these cases is that the chess player can access his cell phone. Nowadays, a free app has much more playing strength than any grandmaster, including the world champion. A minimal consultation can be decisive in a discipline where everything is studied in detail.
