Author: Phil Dixon
Date: 03:11:35 03/28/99
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On March 28, 1999 at 02:05:09, Micheal Cummings wrote: > >On March 27, 1999 at 21:56:24, Marc Plum wrote: > >>We've seen quite a lot in this forum about computer cheating. One recent thread >>started with someone submitting a game from a suspected cheater, and asking if >>others agreed with him. There have been many discussions and arguments of this >>kind on RGCC as well. Many of these threads seem to start with the point of >>view that a particular person, named or unnamed, is guilty of cheating, and give >>arguments in favor of this view. >> >>I would find it interesting to hear another side of this. I believe we have a >>number of readers who are considered expert in tracking cheaters. Do they have >>any stories of accusations that turned out to be definitely unjustified? For >>those who may investigate such accusations for ICC, FICS, etc, how often do >>inexpert players make unjustified accusations? >> >>Best Wishes, >> >>Marc > > >Well I think this Allerwan or whatever his name is that won against a GM is >still only suspected of cheating, none of this has still been proven 100%. And >still no punishment has been handed to this person The Allwerman case is interesting. To play at that level for a full tournament puts the word "skeptic" into my vocabulary. However, it wasn't so long ago that GM Hodgson was beaten by someone rated 500 (?) ELO below him. Phil
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