Kirill Shevchenko has sparked #Toiletgate2 after being caught cheating with a phone at the Spanish Team Chess Championship. The Romanian Chess Federation has issued a statement on the case of Kirill Shevchenko
Kirill Shevchenko’s alleged phone cheating case so far
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15.10.2024 Romanian Chess Federation issues a statement on the case of Kirill Shevchenko
The official position of the Romanian Chess Federation in the case of Kirill Shevchenko
The Romanian Chess Federation has acknowledged the accusations made against Kirill Shevchenko, playing under the Romanian flag at the most recent edition of the Spanish Team Chess Championship.
We have proven over the years that we take all anti-cheating rules very seriously and will continue to do so. We have had, have and will have zero tolerance for violations of fair-play rules!
But such serious allegations must necessarily be backed up by solid evidence, and so far only circumstantial evidence has been made public.
We await for the details of the case and we will carefully study the accompanying evidence. So far, we only have press reports and alleged witnesses, but no official communication. Until then, we are on the side of our chess player, who denies the accusations against him. We will support him as we support all our chess players, within the limits of the regulations in place.
If further information comes to light, we will decide within the Federation our next steps.
