Borislav Ivanov had already been banned once for suspicions of cheating when forty Bulgarian players signed a boycott. But he allegedly gave cheating another go. From a fascinating report at ChessBase.com who interviewed the player who seems to have broken Ivanov’s code,  Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy:

So we all go into this room: the director, the head of security, my friend, myself and Borislav. They have metal detectors and go over every place very carefully if it beeps, and show that there is nothing there. The security guy says at the start “Look, I’m going to search him, you’re going to watch. If you want something else you tell us, but whatever it is we will do the exact same thing on Borislav’s opponent. I said yes, of course, no problem. This was a very funny moment. The search is completed and my friend goes “Okay, and now take off your shoes.” The security guy looks at me. Without a word I take off my shoes, I take off my socks and throw them to the floor – just ba-doom, there, I’m done, now show me your shoes, please.

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