It's not strictly true that chess is the only sport that is the same whether played over a board or online, poker comes to mind, and in fact most board games would qualify.
Regardless, as a chess fan it's great to see them adapt to the current circumstances.
Live tells aren’t taken that seriously or considered a significant factor outside of laymen.
That said I do think the dynamics of poker change more than most other board/card/table games when going from live to online or vice versa, with my extremely limited understanding of chess, go, and Magic.
They will have to be careful about whom they invite because this sadly seems ripe for cheating.
I know there will be cameras on the players and analysis software will be used to catch anomalies, but with this much money on the line I don’t think those measures will be enough to discourage bad actors.
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That said I do think the dynamics of poker change more than most other board/card/table games when going from live to online or vice versa, with my extremely limited understanding of chess, go, and Magic.
I know there will be cameras on the players and analysis software will be used to catch anomalies, but with this much money on the line I don’t think those measures will be enough to discourage bad actors.