Fair play officers

The International Chess Federation: India's top chess arbiter S.Gopakumar will be one of the Fair Play Officers ensuring the players do not resort to cheating at the upcoming Chess Olympiad to be held at Budapest, Hungary.

"The primary role of a Fair Play Officer in a tournament is to uphold the integrity and fairness of the competition by preventing any player from using unethical practices, especially cheating, during the event," Gopakumar told IANS.

"Rather than focusing on catching cheaters, the main duty of the Fair Play Officer is to devise and execute a comprehensive plan to prevent cheating from occurring in the first place," he added.