Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 09:26:18 02/01/02
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On January 31, 2002 at 21:01:05, Steve wrote: >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. I also played scores of games on ICC and other such servers and I also did not ever suspect my opponent was a computer or was using a computer. (Of course I also did not cheat, which would have been painfully obvious to my opponents -- I blundered numerous times each game and hung my queen in several games, even when winning.) I guess there may be some cheaters out there, but there are also a lot of honest people. :-)
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