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Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann denies using vibrating sex toy to cheat (www.bbc.com)

submitted 1 year ago by TheJims@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] manapropos@lemmy.basedcount.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I read another article that said a lot of cheaters do consult software that will suggest good moves. I’m just wondering how you get a sex toy to transmit the data about all the pieces on the board and request it back. Is he squeezing a butt plug with his anus in Morse code with the positions of every piece? Is there a network attached device connected to pick up the signal and send a request to an API and return the Morse code to his butthole? If he can do all that, IMO that’s even more impressive than being an elite chess player

[–] naonintendois@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

You're missing the more obvious possibility. Someone else is recording the game, inputting the moves, and sending the commands to vibrate. Player only needs to interpret.