Author: Steve
Date: 18:01:05 01/31/02
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On January 31, 2002 at 05:23:15, Daniel Clausen wrote: >Hi > >On January 31, 2002 at 00:01:32, Steve wrote: > >>>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. > >I think you are mistaken. I think cheating happens on every level and with >almost any time control. You might want to 'finger DrUnclear' on ICC next time >you're there. He has written a homepage about cheating in ICC. (and similar >chess servers) Some good stuff. :) > >Of course if you mean the 14 year olds (no pun intended!) who have a T1-link and >a P1000 with 10000 GHz and Fritz17, they usually are at the top of the rating >list. ;) > >Sargon Well, if you're right, that's pretty depressing. Personal experience isn't much of a guide, but I've played hundreds of games on ICC, and never believed I was playing a computer -- the play was positionally too sophisticated and tactically too error-ridden.
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