Chess cheating more common online, says UB expert

The Associated Press quotes Kenneth Regan, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, in a feature article remembering the life of Daniel Naroditsky, a chess grandmaster remembered for his online gameplay. Regan spoke on the shift to online gameplay, explaining that the opportunity to cheat has exploded as the cerebral sport has shifted online. There are ways to police the game online, but Regan said they are intrusive. “The rate of cheating online is 100 to 200 times higher than the rate over the board,” Regan said. “From my point of view, there are five to 10 cases per year over the board.” The article was shared by more than 200 news organizations worldwide.