"Doctor Unclear" wrote in message
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If ICC would reveal the cases and evidence, ICC would lose control of
the server very fast. Chaos, zizany, outrage, shouts coming from all
directions would arise. This silence and secrecy policy is also
observed on all other ICSes, with maybe the only exception when the
WICC of the FIDE was held.

That`s the right attitude when organizing a serious tournament. Clear rules
before the competition not after.

ICC is mainly governed by the law of the market, and not by any chess
organization.

OK so chess players watch out where you are playing : it can be risky to
your wallet ;-)



"The ICC tournament directors may at their discretion make a ruling on
a particular game, eject a player from a tournament (...) for any
reason including but not limited to: (...) suspicion of chess
computer use, suspicion that a player is receiving assistance, (...)
or the fact that this player has been caught violating ICC rules in
the past."
Section V Technicalities a) Game Rules
http://www.doshermanas.net/ajedrez/O.../bases_eng.htm

Their rules and policies for prize tourneys is that suspicions alone
is sufficient to disqualify/eject from the tourney someone. It's been
like that for the last 5 years.

OK (W)GMs (W)IMs pay nth for the play but when I pay I demand clear rules
for the play. I would protest if someone`s pure suspicion not supported by
proofs lead to my disqualification. Surely I would demand the proofs.

The reasoning that "nice women can`t play chess and must cheat to win"
doesn`t convince me at all.

But that did not stop at least 1 cheater from winning a prize in 1999:
not a big prize (free months or something like that) but
nevertheless... I'm sure there were several other cases like that.

Can you give more details of the case ?

Regards,
Jerzy