Author: Torstein Hall
Date: 01:55:10 11/02/99
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On November 01, 1999 at 19:56:01, Charles Unruh wrote: >How can we ever have Regular(non GM)tourneys on the net when comps exist. >People are always talking about how the internet is the future of chess. >However how can anyone reasonably trust ones opponents. They can use books, >computers, even assistance from stronger players. I'm cheated on so much on the >net that i don't even play on ICC or FICS, i just look. Besides from what i can >see playing many blitz games does NOTHING to improve your game. For example >Mindman on FICS a real life 1600 uscf player when he started on fics 3 or 43 >years ago. Around the time he started he maintained a 1600-1750 internet >rating, now after 13000 games! his rating has dropped to 1300(steady) internet. >This guy is actually a PH.D so it's not because he's a moron either As someone else has sayd, on the net play blitz games like 3 2 / 5 0 / or 4 1 and I do not think its practical for the cheaters. I have played some thosand games like that on ICC and I do not think its often I have met a computer. Its great fun and my rating goes up and down between 1700 - 2000 losing some and winning some. If you want to play longer games, play someone you know and trust! Torstein
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