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Romanian chess player caught 'cheating', expelled after mobile phone is found in toilet
short by Anmol Sharma / on Friday, 24 February, 2023
Paul-Stelian Mihalache, a Romanian chess player, has been expelled from Romanian Chess Championship after a mobile phone was found in toilet. The phone, which was left unlocked, had three chess apps on it with one showing Mihalache's game after 15 moves with the engine Stockfish 15 running. Mihalache had shown suspicious behaviour including frequent visits to the restroom.