Children are infinitely resourceful. When I taught in a school, I saw all manner of low tech and high tech ways to cheat on tests. Anticipating their next move was like playing a game of chess. All the time spent by them to get around the test, hide information, or relay info to friends would have been better spent on studying for the test. In the end, all of the peripheral stuff they did meant on test day they did not have to cheat. However, cheating was such an ingrained habit, and they believed everyone else was doing it, that they continued their efforts. They were also really bad at it. All too often they signaled they were doing something wrong with furtive movements, looking at me frequently, or being fidgety. On one test I had everyone put their phones in a box and shoes in a corner (good place to hide answers on the bottom or sides.) Each row got a separate test. Some tests were on different color paper or the sheets were rearranged, or even individual questions were in a different order. I did this before cameras on phones became ubiquitous. I would probably need scanners and jammers now.
When I think of ways to cheat at chess using high tech stuff, I usually ask the kids for ideas for what might work. As usual, they are really resourceful of thinking up ways to get around the rules. What Nigalidze did was laughably done. Middle school kids would know that is an easy catch. They are figuring out how they can use holograms or some form of GoogleGlass to project moves on glasses. Implants of chips is another idea. Still haven’t figured out how to get a link to Watson, but I wouldn’t put it past them. My robot guys think their whole area is fruitless for chess cheating, unless they create a clone player with a supercomputer inside. Too hard to make it human looking, yet.