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Subject: Re: Amazing human...? = This whole thread is silly

Author: Terry Presgrove

Date: 09:45:30 08/24/99

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On August 24, 1999 at 08:28:48, Shep wrote:

>On August 24, 1999 at 04:02:10, rich wrote:
>
>>First of all, how can you know for sure this person is a cheater?
>>Innocent until found guilty, anyone ?!?
>>Second, I can't find any evidence in any of the posts in this thread.
>>Third, maybe all of you just can't realize that some unrated players
>>are very good chessplayers.I have myself beaten a GM once(I'm 1761 club-rating)
>
>Seconded. I happen to have quite a few friends who haven't played in rated
>tournaments in years (so they have no current ELO/USCF/DWZ rating whatsoever),
>yet still manage to play close to - and sometimes above - master strength.
>
>I think if that happens for about a dozen people I know, how many of them can
>you meet in a crowded club such as ICC? Don't take the equation
>"unrated=beginner" for granted.
>
>---
>Shep

 Hi Shep

 I agree with  you  that there are allot of very good unrated players
 that are capable of winning against top programs. But three in a row in blitz
 5 5 using tactics without anti-computer techniques? Never using less than 3
 seconds in the 3 0 game log is building up considerable evidence. Plus you
 have the experience of the operator who has watched thousands of comp vs.
 human games stretching over three decades. I'm not saying it is impossible but
 you would have to use scientific notation to compute the odds. I do agree a
 player is innocent until proven guilty and am opposed to using names/handles
 in an accusing manner in this forum unless there is clear condemning evidence
 presented.

 TP



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