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Subject: Re: GM accused of cheating on a Chess server

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 20:37:44 11/10/03

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On November 10, 2003 at 23:34:02, Mike Byrne wrote:

>On November 10, 2003 at 22:42:39, Russell Reagan wrote:
>
>>On November 10, 2003 at 21:29:15, Mike Byrne wrote:
>>
>>>It's not one specific move - it 's the pattern of moves - playing the exact same
>>>moves as a program over a fixed number of moves.  In real life, that does happen
>>>over and over again in sequential games.  It's the same method that a chess
>>>program clone is identified.  Computers will play the same move over and over
>>>again in the same position.  It's identifiable and repeatable- in fact every
>>>program gives off a "signature" in every game that can be identfied.  No human
>>>will play 8 moves in a row in exact sequence of a program and then do that again
>>>in the next game.  Humans, GM or not, do not play like computers in that type of
>>>sequencing (carbon copy 8 moves in a row non/opening/non end game - essentialy
>>>random positions ) and then do it again the very next game.  It may happen once
>>>in a long while, it will not happen in back-to back games.
>>
>>That sounds good, but I have to disagree based on factual evidence. I decided to
>>test out your theory, because it didn't sound logical to me. I assumed a player
>>playing the same moves as the computer would be very common. So I downloaded a
>>PGN from a tournament (just the first one I could find at TWIC,
>>http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/ecc03.pgn), and tested a few games. Here are the
>>results so far.
>>
>>Analyzed with Ruffian 1.0.5
>>
>>Game 1: P. Svidler - S. Cicak
>>
>>P. Svidler statistics
>>41 moves played
>>Different move:	17 times
>>Streak of 1:	7 times
>>Streak of 2:	6 times
>>Streak of 3:	5 times
>>Streak of 4:	4 times
>>Streak of 5:	2 times
>>
>>S. Cicak statistics
>>40 moves played
>>Different move:	21 times
>>Streak of 1:	8 times
>>Streak of 2:	3 times
>>Streak of 3:	3 times
>>Streak of 4:	2 times
>>Streak of 5:	1 time
>>Streak of 6:	1 time
>>Streak of 7:	1 time
>>
>>Game 2: K. Fahrner - S. Cicak
>>
>>K. Fahrner statistics
>>41 moves played
>>Different move:	21 times
>>Streak of 1:	11 times
>>Streak of 2:	5 times
>>Streak of 3:	4 times
>>
>>S. Cicak statistics
>>40 moves
>>Different move:	23 times
>>Streak of 1:	7 times
>>Streak of 2:	3 times
>>Streak of 3:	2 times
>>Streak of 4:	1 time
>>Streak of 5:	1 time
>>Streak of 6:	1 time
>>Streak of 7:	1 time
>>Streak of 8:	1 time
>>
>>These were the FIRST TWO GAMES that I tested, and in the first two games of the
>>same event we have the same person with a streak of 7 moves and 8 moves that the
>>computer would have recommended, had he been analyzing the game while playing
>>online. Maybe if I had tested thousands of games and only found two of the same
>>person, I would believe your theory, but these were the first two games I
>>tested.
>>
>>Either you're wrong, or something very unprobable happened ;-)
>
>The unprobable does happen :>)
>
>take his next game in the database and tell me what if you get another 8 moves.
>Are you excluding openings and endgame - I would liek to the see the 8 move
>sequence - and which program you used.

Also what is interesting is that it was the same player ... I would submit to
you that is very unusual - but that is also why I said use games from the 1950
and 60's - prior to widespread use of computers,  The current games can already
be containminated with cheating that we don't know about



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