Author: John Smith
Date: 11:31:01 04/07/02
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On April 06, 2002 at 23:47:26, Russell Reagan wrote: >On April 06, 2002 at 22:42:36, john rice wrote: > >>99.9% of the players rated 2100 or higher are using programs > >That's quite a bold statement, especially for someone who has apparently played >a lot on Yahoo. It either says that you know nothing about this subject, or you >are an extreme beginner. I play maybe a couple games a month on Yahoo when I'm >just bored, and I'm not that great of a player. I'm rated aroun 1800 on Yahoo, >and it would take me probably a day or two to get my rating over 2100 on Yahoo. >2100 on Yahoo isn't saying much, and I don't think that 99% of the people over >2100 are computer programs. I wouldn't even say 50% are. When you KNOW that a >player is using a program is when they have a record of something like 10,000-0 >and have a rating of like 40,000. 2100 is nothing on Yahoo and any intermediate >level chess player could acheive such a rating on Yahoo. Yahoo is overrun with >beginners, and that's why I like to play there when I do play. If I wanted to be >serious about chess, I would probably play on ICC. > >I do agree with you that there are very few serious players on Yahoo. But that's >not all bad. People who just want a casual game for fun here and there need some >place too, and they're probably not going to pay money for that. > >Russell You, sir, are quite mistaken. K.Bircham is correct when he states 99% of reds in yahoo use programs; the other 1% are nothing more than vile, amphibian life forms using red rated ids to impress others. You state he is a beginner for making his assertion, yet you admit that you only play a couple of games a month. Your admittedly low total of games played do not qualify you as an expert at yahoo chess. I have been playing seriously at yahoo since 1998 and I can state, unequivocally that 90% of those playing in Advanced lounges, reds or not, are using programs. We do not consider it cheating, but merely an enjoyable form of testing our programs and hardware against other like minded individuals; similiar to car racing. Cheaters are those who pretend to be 'GMs' or master who use their programs to cheat in the social lounges (normally populated by teenagers or lonely housewives looking for vicarious thrills). In short, I will state once again, that some of the strongest programs to be found today are in yahoo advanced lounge 1, not the SDDF; if you need proof, just come on over and test your engines; you may be shocked.
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