They will have to be careful about whom they invite because this sadly seems ripe for cheating.<p>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.
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.<p>Regardless, as a chess fan it's great to see them adapt to the current circumstances.