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Due to the ongoing pandemic the Asian Individual Hybrid Chess Championship 2021 was played online. From 21 to 29 May 82 players from 15 countries battled in a hybrid tournament for the title, a place in the FIDE World Cup 2021, and the pitfalls of online play. After nine rounds the 19-year old Grandmaster Shamsiddin Vokhidov from Uzbekistan and IM Tin Jingyao from Singapore shared first with 7.0/9 each, but Vokhidov won the tournament on tiebreak. Top seed Parham Maghsoodloo from Iran finished tenth and suffered from power failures.
McPherson speaks on cheating allegations McPherson speaks on cheating allegations
Leemisa Thuseho
AFTER being disqualified from the just ended 2021 African Online Chess Championship for alleged cheating, Naleli McPherson says she is keeping her head high and working even harder than before.
McPherson was disqualified from the tournament after being flagged by the organisers for seemingly using some form of assistance during one or more of her games despite being continuously on video during the games.
By the time she was disqualified, she was second after six rounds and was on track to finishing in a top position although she was yet to play three more rounds.
Chess Federation cries foul
Leemisa Thuseho
THE Chess Federation of Lesotho (CFL) is crying foul after one of its top female players, Naleli McPherson was disqualified from the just ended 2021 African Online Chess Championship allegedly for cheating.
The tournament started on Monday and ended on Friday afternoon.
CFL public relations officer Khiba Selatela said they were told that McPherson was disqualified from the tournament after being flagged by the organisers for seemingly using some form of assistance during one or more of her games despite continuously on video during the games. The games were played on
Zoom.
Selatela believes that McPherson’s consistency and outstanding performance triggered the concerns as she easily outplayed some of the players who are rated higher than herself.