Georgian national chess champion, grandmaster Gaioz Nigalidze was kicked out of a tournament in Dubai after it was discovered he was using a smartphone in the bathroom during a game, the BBC reports.
Nigalidze's opponent, Armenian champion Tigran Petrosian, complained to the officials that Nigalidze was visiting the bathroom a little too regularly. Nigalidze always used the same cubicle for extended periods of time; after investigating, the officials found a smartphone buried in the trash bin.
Nigalidze denied the phone was his, but he left several pretty clear clues about the device's ownership -- the smartphone was logged into his Facebook, and it had a chess program running, showing his position on the chess board.
The two players were in the sixth round of the Dubai Open when the incident occurred. The prize for winning the tournament is $12,000.
Nigalidze's case will now be reviewed by the International Chess Federation's Anti-Cheating Commission, which was formed last year. If he's found guilty, he could face a three-year ban from chess competitions.
It's not the first time the Dubai Open has faced a possible cheating scandal. According to the tournament's site, an Iranian player was banned in 2008 for receiving text messages from a third party who was following the game's live broadcast on the internet.