Author: blass uri
Date: 00:29:30 04/23/00
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On April 23, 2000 at 01:30:59, James Robertson wrote: >On April 23, 2000 at 00:19:33, Jerry Adams wrote: > >> >> Hello >> >> >> I would think with all the knowledgable programmers here someone could give me >>some information on ICC Computer Cheating Detection techniques. My interest is >>pure curiosity. Some people have told me that they used to be able to cheat for >>several months before getting busted, now it seems that cheaters are identified >>almost immediately. Has ICC developed some new Software to detect Programs >>running in the Background? If so, How would they indentify these programs as >>Chess Software? >> >> Thanks > >I think the quick detection is due to the fact that large bands of suspicious >people think everyone rated over 2000 is cheating. As a result they invariably >catch cheaters. :) > >(Note: this is a slight exaggeration of their techniques.) > >James If someone is using a computer in an intelligent way it is impossible to catch him(her). I do not see a way to catch someone who use computer to help him(her) only for part of the moves in every game and does not use the same program all the time. If someone follow the moves of one program all the time then it is easy to prove it. For example if there are 100 moves in a row that can be reproduced by crafty than it is clear that crafty was used. Uri
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