Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 21:44:28 12/03/02
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On December 03, 2002 at 13:36:50, Ricardo R Santana wrote: >Hello All > >how can adm in chess servers find out if one is using computer ?? If I am not >wrong, there is a method based on a a mesure of how strong is a person move. > >Thanks >Ricardo Sant Ana This is actually very difficult and time consuming. There are patterns to watch out for -- but then if players suspects he is being watched - he may deliberately try to make his pattern different. I was involved with internet chess in it's infancy as a player back in '91/92 time frame. I was a member of ICC befor ethey charge money and was a founding member - I joined immediately when they went to the pay "model". There was some cheating back then but it was not out of control as I think it is now. I was a continous member until about 1997 or '98. Due to changes in my life (nothing like having kids), I had less time to devote to chess and computer chess. When I came back recently to computer chess about year ago, things were NOT the same as 4 or 5 years ago for internet chess. 1. Many, many more computer operators - too many IMO. 2. Many many more JERKS running those computers. Essentially destroying the enviroment back in '90's where many GM's, IM's etc would play many different machines. 3. Many more GM's, IM's have access to high powered machines and high powered programs - thus why do play on the internet when they could that in their own apartment/house - they want to play other GM, IM's (and I don't blame them). 4. A lot more (c)heating (% wise) going on in my opinion. Rampant cheating. So much so, that it is harder to the cheaters from the real players - because most are cheating IMO. For some reason, many human players have No qualms about cheating against another players and even fewer qualms with cheating against a computer. There's a website totally dedicated to cheating with computers on the internet. Dr Unclear has had this website for years. Just about everything he has written about it is on mark. There is really nothing new under the sun as far cheating on the internet with computers. Generally, you get a new bunch of teenagers and early 20 year old men who equate their interent chess rating with the size of their family jewels. In reality, it has an inverse correlation. It is multi-lingual just pick the right flag. http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Realm/8655/DoctorUnclear.htm I have left internet chess and I have no intention of going back. I'm happy with my computers matches that I can run on my own machine. If I play, enjoy the longer games more. Unless you enjoy playing blitz - playing blitz is just about the worse thing for your long time control chess. Humans, to truly become better at chess, must develop their visualizations skills and deep thinking analysis. Blitz may be ok for patttern recognition, but it does nothing for your deep thinking/concentration analysis. In other words, playing blitz will help you play better BLITZ, but not better chess, Michael Byrne
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