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Subject: Re: Just another one of RebelTiger on ICC

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 14:25:22 11/14/00

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On November 14, 2000 at 15:08:50, Côme wrote:

>On November 14, 2000 at 13:11:02, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On November 14, 2000 at 13:00:53, Alvaro Rodriguez wrote:
>>
>>>On November 14, 2000 at 12:54:00, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 14, 2000 at 12:18:05, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>After move 18 there is _no_ improvement. I have no doubts about wicker-man being
>>>>>a computer.
>>>>>
>>>>>Being rated on ICC at 1800 is like being rated about 1400-1500 on FICS. There is
>>>>>almost no possible way for that type player to beat todays programs. I would
>>>>>inform speedtrap of his actions.
>>>>
>>>>That's a very speculative foundation for reporting another player. If he did the
>>>>same against human opposition, his rating probably wouldn't be as low as it is.
>>>>Besides, what's the big deal in cheating on a computer program.
>>>>
>>>>Mogens.
>>>
>>>It´s a big deal because the program expects to play a human opponent and when
>>>the person who is running the (C)(in this case Rebel Tiger) analyzes the games
>>>played against humans, he will analyze this game too and import it to a database
>>>with all human opponents. So, he will get wrong results.. Allthough, it´s just
>>>one game but if everybody cheats, then the results against humans will be
>>>completly worthless. IMO
>>>
>>>Alvaro
>>
>>
>>If you play 1800-level players on ICC, FICS or chess.net, this is just a fact
>>of life.  You _are_ going to play computer cheaters.  There are far more
>>cheaters at the lower ratings (there are also far more players down there too,
>>of course).
>>
>>It is a huge problem...
>
>Hello !
>Wrong again I think.
>How is it possible to have 1800 if you cheat with a computer ?
>If you cheat you have a much higer rating.
>Best Regards
>Alexandre Côme


Easy.  5 years ago, you would be correct.  But high ratings now draw a lot of
attention.  You will find that there are just as many cheaters with low ratings
as there are with high ratings.  They just pick and choose who they cheat
against.  I have seen more than one such person get caught, where they
were cheating in only an occasional game here and there.  But the ICC guys
try all the commercial programs in their analysis, and they found a 100%
match between this cheater and one specific commercial program, but only in
about 1 of every 4-5 games...

He was playing 17-1800 players and playing reasonably close.  He would
occasionally play a 2100-2300 player and win easily.  A pattern emerged...



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