This incident seems kind of fishy.

This is from Mig's website:

***He was suspected of using his cell phone to call someone on the second
floor who was looking at Fritz on his laptop. The man upstairs (from Russia)
said he was there because his wife was on a business trip to Minneapolis.
Mirtchouk was seen by the Chief Floor TD using his cellphone twice with
about 5-10 minutes in between -- once in the men's room and once on his way
there. He was warned both times -- meanwhile another TD had gone upstairs to
see what was going on there. This happened in the final round. Suddenly
Mirtchouk bolted and ran out the loading dock exit (he was playing in the
back of the very large room). At the time he was 6 - 2.***

Questions:

1. What are the logistics of following someone out of the hall? If there was
a suspicion already and they were posting someone to shadow the guy, they
should have told him immediately to put his cell phone away until after the
game. If he did not comply they should have kicked him out before the second
incident.

2. During his bathroom trips, did this guy tell his confederate all the
moves up to that point? Seems kind of difficult to do during a bathroom trip
for someone who cannot win the U2200 on his own. Also, with all the Russians
milling around, it's impossible for someone to call out 15-20 moves and not
be overheard.

3. How on earth did the TDs know which room to go to "upstairs" ?

Fishy.



"The Historian" wrote in message
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Duncan Oxley wrote:
Interesting story:

http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/...igue_at_hb.htm


Should Mig have posted this guys name? Seems the Ethics investigation
should play out first.

Agreed.