Published July 15, 2019
Chess.com reports on a chess cheating scandal in France and mentions how Ken Regan, associate professor of computer science, advised the Chess Federation’s Fair Play Commission on the matter using a statistical analysis program he developed to detect cheating.
“The Fair Play Commission has been closely following a player for months thank (sic) to Prof. Regan’s excellent statistical insights…” read a tweet from the commission’s secretary that was included in the article.
Other outlets to cover the story and include the tweet include Fox News and Deadspin.
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