Greetings to everyone. I am sorry for posting in english but the PC I am on now is unable to process chinese characters. I am a chinese chess fan currently doing my national service. Although I am not a very strong player, I like to visit chinese chess competitions in Singapore to watch ongoing games.

It was while watching this 国象棋个人赛 B 组 that I came across some of the most blatant and disgusting cheating tactics that I have ever seen. It was on 17/06/2012 during round 2 when a slight drama that ensued caught my attention.It was the game where 曾喡翔 Chan Wei Xiang was playing 陈中和 Tan Zhong He. I have already noticed that during the game, the player taking black, Tan Zhong He would sporadically consult a skinny middle aged man wearing glasses with long hair dressed casually in a T-Shirt and bermudas (ala an ageing hippie look). At that point although I could not be sure that they were discussing about the game, they were definitely staring intently at said game while Tan Zhong He was moving his fingers about in a calculative motion. It was actually a dead giveaway that they were discussing about the game. Eventually, Chan Wei Xiang lost his temper and reported this event to the arbitor. However, the arbitor stated that he couldn't do anything since it was not against the rules for the player to talk to a member of the public. Naturally, Tan Zhong He protested against Chan Wei Xiang's claims as well. In the end, Tan Zhong He won the game albeit under dubious circumstances.

Having witnessed this drama, I began observing Tan Zhong He in the following rounds (Round 3 and 4). In round 3, Tan Zhong He faced and lost to 梁燊虢 Leong Sum Kok. Although he behaved in an unsporting manner after his loss (yelling and talking loudly), admittedly and thankfully there were no further signs that he cheated.

However, in round 4 when Tan Zhong He faced 叶德明 Yap Teck Ming , he most definitely resorted to cheating again. There were a few people that witnessed it as well! He consulted the very same "ageing hippie" person again. In fact, I clearly heard him asking "if it was possible to make X move" or "if it was possible to sacrifice X piece". Not only were they discussing about the game, the ageing hippie was very clearly teaching and giving instructions to Tan Zhong He.

I have to cut this post short as I have to go offline soon. However, I can assure you that I am not affiliated to any of Tan Zhong He's opponent nor am I doing this because I have a personal vendetta with Tan Zhong He. In fact,prior to this competition, I have not met or heard about Tan Zhong He's name before. With that said, I find his (and his "mentor's" cheating tactics and behaviour extremely unsportsmanlike. I am also sorry that the arbitor could not do anything about this. I hope this post will serve as a warning to players that will face Tan Zhong He in future.

My friend told me "Hey, Dan Tan replied to your post." I was wondering who Dan Tan was. Now then I realised oh, Dan Tan is that cheating scum, Tan Zhong He from quan guo sai B, heh.

Now, I don't have much time to engage in an pointless online flame war with a scumbag cheater like you, especially when you did cheat in almost every round, so I will refute some of your points and cut this short.

1. Heartshapedbox is a song by the band "nirvana", I fail to see why you kept repeatedly attacking my online handle, calling it romantic or something when its not meant to be. Just like how cheating in a chess competition is not romantic.

2. Hello? You were catching up with your old friend during a game? Both of you were staring intently at the chess board while making calculative motions with your fingers. You were staring at the chess board calculating WHILE catching up about old times and gossiping about irrelevant topics? Right.... Can you at least don't make up such a ridiculous story to cover up? You cheated and that's that. You and your mentor were not caught. You lucked out. Tuck your tail between your legs and beat the hell out of here. That's the wisest thing to do. Yet you dare make up ridiculous stories as a futile attempt to cover up your crimes? You are beyond hope if so.

3. Furthermore, I will like to add that personally, I heard you asking your old hippie and equally cheating mentor whether you could "sacrifice pao" or "move xyz move" in your game vs Yap Teck Meng in the 4th round. I have no reason to defame you since I didn't even know your cheating ass before this fiasco. There were a few people who heard it as well including a prominent youth player. Consider yourself VERY LUCKY that you were not banned from the competition there and there. Stop trying to call me out to cover up your embarrassment from getting caught at cheating. I have no time to play online games with you.

4. Why do I have to accept your challenge? I really don't see the logic of this. I did not insult you about your chess skills nor was my post anything related to you having lousy skills or anything chess skills related. It was purely about you cheating and you did cheat, you know it. Challenging me to 3 games or 300 games won't change anything. Why should I meet you over coffee and entertain you or "Drink to your health" when I plainly don't want anything to do with a cheater like you. You couldn't even play your own games in a chess competition. Why do you want to act like the honorable samurai or knight now and challenge me to a death duel. If in the first place, you have any shred of honor, you would have played your own games without consulting any mentor, old hippie or not lol.

5. I was not even aware that you withdrew from the competition. Nor was I the one who dug out your blog address. Please check your facts. Other people posted that, not me. I have nothing to do with what others posted. As far as I am concerned, I just wanted to highlight your cheating ways to other players that might face you in future rounds or future competitions because you did cheat and I was fustrated that you were not caught despite such low class and subtlety in your cheating. I have no plans to have any further interaction with you nor do I care what your blog address is.

This will be my last reply to your cheating scumbag ass.

Tan Zhong He, look at the manner in which you are strangling yourself gradually. In your first reply, you admitted that yes, you did talk to your old hippie mentor constantly but it was about meaningless gossip and nothing about chess (despite the fact that both of you were staring intently at the chess board during round 2, despite the fact that you were overheard directly consulting hippie X about the game). This is ludicrous enough as an excuse. In your last reply, after you kicked yourself by admitting that you did talk to your mentor during the game, you tactically switched track and now wanted me to bring out "3 pros" (slang for professionals or rather in this case, strong chess players) that must agree with me before it can be proven that you cheated.How laughable your words are!

Why are you constantly challenging me to go bishan, meet you and play 3 games of chess with you in futile hopes of defending your honour? Were you to win me in chess, does that mean that you didn't cheat,that life is a bed of roses for you again? No! I saw and heard you cheat and whether or not I play 3 games of chess with you won't change that.I welcome you to "dig me out and make me compensate you". I am 90%, no make that 100% sure you cheated from what I have seen and heard. You are not going to change my opinion by some threats or some diversion technique challenges.

Speaking of which,I should be the one suing you for calling me a ching/chink, as that is a racial slur. I have heard you talking with a ridiculous accent so I suppose you psychoed yourself to believe you are some sort of pseudo-caucasian or something. But kindly look at the race of the people frequenting this forum before you dish out racial attacks on Chinese for no reason.