{"id":46898,"date":"2024-10-17T20:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/top-chess-player-kirill-shevchenko-disqualified-for-allegedly-using-mobile-device-during-contests"},"modified":"2024-10-17T21:03:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T21:03:51","slug":"top-chess-player-kirill-shevchenko-disqualified-for-allegedly-using-mobile-device-during-contests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/top-chess-player-kirill-shevchenko-disqualified-for-allegedly-using-mobile-device-during-contests","title":{"rendered":"Top chess player Kirill Shevchenko disqualified for allegedly using mobile device during contests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Kirill Shevchenko, a chess grandmaster representing Romania, has been expelled from a competition in Spain for allegedly using a mobile phone during the contests.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Spanish chess body FEDA said Monday that the world no. 69 was reported to have used &#8220;mobile devices during the playing of his matches&#8221; to be disqualified while he was competing at the Spanish Team Championship in the country&#8217;s Melilla enclave.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FEDA maintains its firm commitment against cheating in chess, acting in the strongest possible way in any case which is detected. We profoundly regret that these events have occurred&#8230; We also wish to state that, in any case, this individual behavior has nothing to do with the impeccable performance of his Club and the rest of his team members,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p>His club, Silla &#8211; Integrant Col\u00b7lectius, said on Facebook that it ended their sporting relationship with 22-year-old Shevchenko over the cheating allegations.<\/p>\n<p>Chess.com has reported that during the opening rounds of the tournament in Spain, Shevchenko was absent from the board for long periods, with his behavior arousing suspicion.<\/p>\n<p>A chief arbiter, Oscar Bruno de Prado Rodriguez, said a mobile phone with a handwritten note was found in a toilet cubicle, which read &#8220;Don&#8217;t touch! This telephone has been left so the owner can answer it at night!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Arbiters reported similarities in the script and ink on the note with the writing on Shevchenko&#8217;s scoresheets, with the match official subsequently asking for an investigation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Such serious allegations (against Shevchenko) must necessarily be backed up by solid evidence,&#8221; the Romanian Chess Federation said, adding that they had &#8220;zero tolerance for violations of fair-play rules,&#8221; as they waited for details to emerge on this case.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine-born Shevchenko switched to represent Romania in 2023. He earned his chess grandmaster title in 2017, when he was 14.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Mauritius Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. Kirill Shevchenko, a chess grandmaster representing Romania, has been expelled from a competition in Spain for allegedly using a mobile phone during the contests. 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