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929 The Gamblers Behind One of Chess's Weirdest Unsolved Cheating Mysteries Have Been Unmasked

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Kit Chellel @ Wired · 04/14/2026 06:00 EDT

The Gamblers Behind One of Chess's Weirdest Unsolved Cheating Mysteries Have Been Unmasked

In July 1993, a disguised player entered the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia using the name of a mathematician who died in 1957. His real identity remained unknown—until now.

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