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The Gamblers Behind One of the Weirdest Cheating Mysteries in Chess Have Been Unmasked


In July 1993, a disguised player entered the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia using the name of a mathematician who died in 1957. His real identity remained unknown—until now.

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