April 3 : U.S. grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura has criticised the International Chess Federation (FIDE) over what he described as excessive anti-cheating measures at the Candidates Tournament in Cyprus. Nakamura is one of eight players competing in the elite event, which will determine who is to challenge Indian teenager D Gukesh for the world chess championship later this year. Nakamura took aim at the use of scanners and monitoring devices as part of FIDE’s anti-cheating protocol. “I think it’s all complete nonsense,” he said on his YouTube channel. “I am just going to be honest… they scan us before the games, they scan us after the game. “They have the metal detectors, they have the separate scanners, I mean… I feel like what are we all? Mossad agents inside Iran or something. Come on, we are chess players, let’s be real, seriously, let’s be real.” FIDE defended the measures, saying they were vital in order to maintain the integrity of top-level competition. “We find tight anti-cheating measures essential. What’s more, the sentiment is shared by the …