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Uma-can’t play chess anymore

By: Santosh :+: Under: It Happens Only in India, Sports
On: ⋅ December 28, 2006 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment
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Umakanth Sharma
(photo courtesy FIDE)

Umakanth Sharma, a chess player was recently caught cheating at chess. He was nabbed when an opponent suspected something was very suspicious about a wool cap Uma was wearing. On further inspection by the authorities, they found the wool cap concealed a bluetooth headset which was being used to, pardon the pun, dial his plays in.

If you follow, college or pro football, coaches wearing headsets are a common sight. They use it to communicate with their staff upstairs on defense and offense. Apparently Uma had a defensive and offensive coordinator from outside, which gave him an unfair advantage over his opponent.

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As a result of this incident, Uma was banned for 10 years by the All India Chess Federation (AICF), which means his career is done. Welcome to cheating in the 21st century!!!!

The All India Chess Federation at its Central Council meeting on December 26, 2006 at Chennai slapped a ten year ban on Umakant Sharma of Southern Railway. Umakant was found with a hidden blue tooth device during the AIR MARSHAL SUBROTO Fide rating tournament at Delhi recently.

The cap and device were exhibited at the meeting by Mr.Bharat Singh Chauhan, Treasurer - AICF.

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