Author: David Amatulli
Date: 14:50:33 01/08/02
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On January 07, 2002 at 18:59:54, John Pahl wrote: >Why play chess and cheat? >I will never understand that. >You see people on ICC that have got caught cheating, why? >Just so you can have a high rating. Do people think if they get a high rating >others will look up to them? >What do these cheats do when they get a high rating and other players start >asking them quistion about chess and the cheats do not answer back like you >would expect a high rated player to. >Would just be a waste of one's time as I see it. > >Just my thoughts............. > > >JP Ok people on ICC who cheat are wasting their time. What if though the persons goal to cheating over the board tournaments wasn't rating based at all? A 1400 and under section in some tournaments in America can pay up to $4000. U1500 $4000, U1600 $4000, U1700 $5000 and so on. If the cheaters goal was only to stay in relatively these areas and just mop up the prize earnings I feel he can go a long time or possibly never get caught. If his rating starts increasing to higher levels, all he has to do is invest $20 into a club tournament in his home town and lose all or most of his games dropping his rating back down. Like sandbaggers do. If I were to cheat that's how I'd do it, screw the ratings. Show me the money! -Dave
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