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Subject: Re: Chess programs and cheating.

Author: Steve

Date: 21:01:32 01/30/02

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On January 30, 2002 at 21:15:14, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 30, 2002 at 21:05:56, John Pahl wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Do computer programs make it to easy to cheat?
>>I do not understand why anyone would be interested in playing chess online only
>>to cheat at it.
>>
>>Here is a website I thought was kind of interesting.
>>http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Realm/8655/ENGLISH/Part8_ENG.htm#Top
>>
>>How many people on this forum play great chess online but are really just
>>cheaters waiting to be caught?
>>.....no name please :) .......
>>
>>Please don't anyone take that personaly.
>>Just my thoughts.
>>What do you think about chess programs and cheating?
>
>I think that most people online don't cheat.  By that I mean the computer
>accounts are marked with a "C" saying that they are computers.

Quite right.  Moreover, unless you're a GM, or close to it, the computer
cheaters won't bother with you; their ratings are too high.  So I wouldn't worry
about it.



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