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Georgian GM Nigalidze caught cheating at Dubai Open chess

Xinhua, April 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

Georgian Grandmaster Gaioz Nigalidze has been kicked out of the 17th Dubai Open chess tournament on Tuesday after being caught cheating.

The 26-year-old was caught using a smartphone to consult his moves during toilet breaks in the game against American Tigran Petrosian and now faces a 3-year ban from the sport.

Nigalidze was the winner of the 2013 and 2014 Georgian championship. Endi