This Grandmaster Ran The World's Largest Chess Cheating Experiment

David Smerdon is a Grandmaster from Australia, currently working as an Economics professor at University of Queensland. In this episode, David takes us through the findings of the most comprehensive chess cheating experiment ever ran. Enjoy, and don't forget to help us grow the channel by liking this video, and subscribing to the channel!

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(0:00) Intro

(0:55) Who is Smerdon

(4:50) The reason there are less Chess Professionals in Australia

(6:22) Smerdon Inclination towards Economics

(10:05) How Chess is pitched to Academia?

(11:59) Why less Women in Chess?

(21:50) Cheating in Chess

(24:30) The Experiment

(46:40) Is OTB Cheating underestimated?