A case of cheating in an internet tournament

[Olivier Deville]

My opponent withdrew from all Skype-like chess groups for the blind.

This is the end of the story, as far as I am concerned.

Olivier

[shiv]

No problem, I'll be glad to answer any questions on the topic.

Blind and visually impaired players use a tactile board : see This is the way I play chess.

Totally blind people have at their disposal tools like Jaws or NVDA to use a computer. Visually impaired people can use magnifiers like ZoomText. I still have a narrow tunnel vision, and can use a computer without any special tool until now.

Internet tournaments for blind people are played on Skype (or Skype-like places). Moves are announced by voice, and a third person is keeping the time.

Olivier

Useful information on internet chess for the blind. I did not realize this was so common.