Author: John Warfield
Date: 23:46:26 12/13/99
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On December 14, 1999 at 02:35:02, Poschmann wrote: >On December 13, 1999 at 10:59:37, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 13, 1999 at 10:19:35, Charles Unruh wrote: >> >>> If Allwerman had an accomplice, i can see how Cheater X could transmit moves >>>to Allwermann, but how could Allwermann transmit the moves that his opponent >>>made to Cheater X? Now of course there are those fantastic camera glasses that >>>Tom cruise used in "Mission Impossible", but i hear those run around 10 grand:)! >> >> >>You can walk into several electronics supply houses here in Birmingham and buy >>a TV Camera (CCD type) that is about the size of a pencil eraser. You can buy >>the TV camera plus a limited-distance RF transmitter and the entire thing will >>fit inside a match box, with plenty of room left for matches and other stuff. >> >>People are using this stuff (apparently) for electronic snooping on employees >>suspected of theft, of goofing off, of illegal activity, etc. >> >>I can think of several ways to 'export' moves from a room to an accomplice. >>TV camera would work. tiny 10-key keypad under your shirt-sleeve. e2e4 would >>be 5254 for example. Or a simple microphone/RF relay. 5 taps = E, 4 taps = 4, >>etc. >> >>I think it could be done many ways, and all would be nearly impossible to >>detect. If I were a TD, first thing I'd buy would be a broad-spectrum scanner/ >>field-strength meter to see if any RF is being emitted from the room. And if I >>were cheating, I would be sure to not use a continuous-on carrier frequency. >> >>:) > >In Germany the common accepted theory is: >- He sent the move of the other player by a four number code. > * He played games via mail before (I dont remember the english word for this). > Mail player exchange via codes like 5254 mentioned above. > * He bought a device for sending such codes some days before (there is some > case of radio communication using four number codes). >- He got the answer from another person via earphones. > >The tournament was in hot summer time. Allwermann newer took off his jacket all >the time. He has long hears, his ears could not be seen. There is a photo from >the tournament, showing him playing. In former times he was employed in an >eletronic store. > >In interviews in german publications Anand was very amused, Kasparov was very >disquieted by the story. > >Ralf What was Anand, and kasparov's specific reaction? I would be interested in knowing?
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