Author: Todd Durham
Date: 18:35:27 03/23/99
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On March 23, 1999 at 21:11:32, Marc Plum wrote: >On March 23, 1999 at 12:33:05, James Robertson wrote: > >(much snipped) >>I can always tell I am up against a computer cheater if A) he >>takes 20 seconds to make 1. e4, >(rest snipped) > >A) I hope you don't make such a judgement based on a single game. Your opponent >is most likely playing from home. Someone may have yelled something at him just >as he was starting, his cat may have jumped on the keyboard, etc., etc., etc. >If you are responding to one of his seeks, he may not notice it right away, >despite the "fight bell" sound effect in Blitzin. If you observe him over a >series of games, and this happens every time, then you may well be right. I have to agree with Marc's point on taling 20 secs to play 1 e4. I often do this, but nothing nefarious is going on. I can prove that by my ~1700 rating everywhere I play!
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