I once saw two players, Master strength, (Low 2200's) Arrange, Check this out; "That one of the players would win!" they were in a completely drawn position and were 2 of 7 people tied for first, as theirs was the last game of the last round, If they drew, they split 1st prize money with 7 players, however, If one of them won the game they could then split the entire prize 2 ways.... This is exactly what they did, "Now these 2 did not know each other before this tourney", so there was know trust to work on, so one player wrote the other player a check for several thousand dollars, the receiving player verified the funds, and tossed the game...
They did "All of this" after having the situation explained to them by a third party street hustler, right under the noses of the Tds, and 30 spectators!
This is the first time that I have told this story.
So simply assuming that the directors are unconcerned is maybe not so fair, unaware is more likely.
"Clever Chess Players?!" Imagine that....