Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 12:31:48 03/19/01
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On March 19, 2001 at 14:57:56, Ingo Bauer wrote: >Hello all > >I am having a computeraccount running on ICC for about 2 days now. I want to >report some strange (in fact funny) things that i recognized with this account. >I made about 80 to 100 games with a time control of 5 0. I didnt count the >number exactly but about 5 to 10 of this games where played against different >humans with a rating between 1200 to 1800. Because i am watching every single of >these games i realized that these people play chess from a different star. Every >move right into the ponder. The opening moves are played as fast and deep as my >computer plays them. If half of the playing time is over i tell the opponent a >sentence like: "WOW you are playing VERY good for a 1500 rated Player. I will >store everything and send this to an admin. Maybe you will earn some extra >points". At this point (till now) the next move needs a little bit more time >than the ones before (of course only because the player has to read my message) >and after that EVERY player is starting to blunder. :-))) > >I am asking myself why these people doing things like that. I cant believe that >they do this to have virtual points on a virtual server somewhere in the world? >Does anyone has a better explanaition? Is there someone who has a similar >experiences? Pls post here. > >Bye and stay fair >Ingo Bauer I have had similar experiences with low rated players, like you say 1200-1800 playing sharp openings in ALL variations like they where Kasparov, kramnik or maby Fritz 6 :-), against my account Gandalfprog (c) on fics and when you ask them: how long have you played?, then out of vanity they say 1-2 years and i then say (having more chess knowledge than they do) ie. so do you play this najdorf (in some never played obscure variation) often, and they say something like: sure i just happened to study this particular opening the last week or so, i must be lucky here, and when i then say: that's funny 'cause this is the scheveningen, a long pause follows and so does all the human blunders LOL. Like Ingo i am baffled as to what trouble people will go to to cheat, one thing is to use a prog against human players, not that i am for it, but there is some reason to that, using prog's against prog's without telling the operator, whom i'm sure would not mind the unrated challenge to play other prog's than Crafty and rebel, i simply do not understand why people do that. There, for me atleast, is a great satisfaction as a beta tester in setting up a (c) account and having it play automated against all willing parties, to test the engine and chatting to other operators about strongest settings etc. and to run in to the odd IM or master who can give the program a "real" challenge, and getting some inside info as to what could be better in a prog and it's opening book etc, so why dont all cheaters get an account (c)? this is my question and ofcause like Ingo i would like to hear from others with similar experiences. Regards Jonas
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