[argc]

Oh man. Nikhil Kamath is a founder of Zerodha and I thought his name sounded familiar--he cheated in a celebrity chess simul against Vishy Anand [1]. It really bothered me when I heard about it at the time. Afterwards, he tried to play it off like everyone knew that he was getting help from a computer, which, in my opinion, was a really arrogant and unfortunate way of admitting to cheating.

[1]: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-bytes/nikhil-...

[dxbydt]

Dude was so clueless he got scholars mated in his previous game.

So he figured, I don't know any chess, but I'm playing against a GM on a simul, what hope do I have...oh wait this is online & no one can see me, let me use an engine against a GM.

Balls of steel right there.

GM resigns. Dude apology-tweets.

Danny Rensch terminates dude's chess.com account. Dude then tries to involve the GM's wife & drum up public sympathy. Rensch won't budge.

[throwthere]

Really neat seeing Anand's professional response in that situation, "I resigned because it's distasteful to flag cheating..."

[noSyncCloud]

Vishy is as high-class as it's possible to get. Beyond reproach, no matter the situation.

[acchow]

> Afterwards, he tried to play it off like everyone knew that he was getting help from a computer, which, in my opinion, was a really arrogant and unfortunate way of admitting to cheating

This sounds like how a 12 year old would respond to getting caught

[pm90]

Wow. Thats a really really scummy thing to do.

[mise_en_place]

Reading this article I laughed a bit. Why are people taking a chess.com match so seriously? I use Stockfish from time to time analyze the game from different angles, but I'd never use it in competitive play.

[demopathos]

If someone went into basket weaving club and said "look at my basket" with something they bought from the store, everyone would be a bit annoyed, even if ultimately it doesn't matter.

[blululu]

“You can learn more about someone through an hour of play…” Cheating for in a game suggests a poor character. Imagine how one might behave if the stakes were material.

[aaronblohowiak]

Online play is increasingly important in the chess world iiuc

[kache_]

Cheating in any game says a lot about the person.