On Oct 27, 2:03 am, Ralf Callenberg wrote:
Hello,

Just like the real-life Clement Allwermann affair in Germany a few
years ago (seehttp://www.chesscafe.com/text/hans32.txt). Allwermann, a
middle-aged 1900-player, suddenly had about a 2600 TPR in a major open,
defeating several titled players. Turned out he had a keypad in his
jacket, on which he tapped out moves in code to an accomplice in a
hotel room. The accomplice fed the moves into a computer running Fritz,
then radioed back to Allwermann through an earpiece hidden under his
ample head of hair.

That has been indeed a big topic in the German chess scene, if you just
mention the name "Allwermann" to any German tournament player, he knows
what you are talking about. One final detail: in the last round he had
beaten Kalinichev. When the GM resigned, Allwermann said it would be
mate in eight anyway. The GM only smiled to this announcement.
Allwermann got a bit angry about it and shouted: "Don't laugh, check it
out!" Of course he was right. Later this game was shown to some world
class players including Anand, and they laughed about such an
announcement, as it is nearly impossible for a human player to find such
a thing over the board.

Yes, I believe it was his announcement of mate that first brought
suspicion onto him. He should have kept his mouth shut if he knew what
was good for him.