Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 03:50:34 08/16/98
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On August 15, 1998 at 19:43:52, blass uri wrote: > >On August 15, 1998 at 16:24:28, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On August 15, 1998 at 14:32:18, Ilya P. Kozachenko wrote: >> >>>Does anybody know what's the relation between FICS/ICS ratings and >>>standard USCF/BCF/FIDE ones ? >>>If I've beaten 2200+ rated fella on FICS, have I beaten master ? >> >>You could have beaten any one of the following: >> >>1. a master >>2. an expert >>3. an IM (there are 2200 IM's there). >>4. a new GM that is just getting started on the server. >>5. a B-player using a computer (a cheater). > >why do you call a B-player using a computer a cheater? >Is it against the lows on FICS to use a computer? > >Uri yes it is. They have *clear* definitions of what is legal and what is not, and using a computer to assist you in selecting moves (whether it be for the opening, middlegame, or endgame) is against server policies... They allow people to use computers, but you have to tell the admins, and you end up with a (C) behind your name, and the notice "xyz is in the computer list" whenever you challenge someone, etc... >>6. a C-player using a computer. >> >>etc...
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