White Walker2

@very-rusty said
After 12 years, I will set your sarcasm aside. It is odd we would would have only played one game.

Probably because I don't play 1/3 times as you requested in this one.

I played black first game so make it a 3/7 with me as white this time and you are on. I sent you a P.M. explaining reasons for the 3/7.

Thanks,
-VR

@wolfgang59 said
Could be a smoke screen?
Who benefitted from his time-out losses?
" Craig Smith 3" did.
Joined 25th Jan 2020.
Played 27 won 27!

Describes himself as "Retired professional chess player of 45 years....looking for some fun without assistance"

Smells fishy.
Apologies to Craig if this is just coincidence.

@moonbus said
[pgn][Event "Open invite"]
[Site "https://www.redhotpawn.com"]
[Date "2020.02.07"]
[EndDate "2020.02.09"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Craig Smith 3"]
[Black "WhiteWalker2"]
[WhiteRating "1790"]
[BlackRating "1726"]
[WhiteElo "1790"]
[BlackElo "1726"]
[Result "1-0"]
[GameId "13611254"]

1. e4 e5 {White: Craig Smith3; Black: WhiteWalker2; notes by Mr. Bus} 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 ...[text shortened]... on this and other of his games here, I estimate WhiteWalker2's rating to be in the range 1750-1800.

@very-rusty said
Providing he is/was not using a 3rd party for help.

If you are basing this game alone on 1750-1800 then lots of bad moves for a 1750-1800 player to be making.

Probably why we don't hear about the Game Moderators anymore, far too hard to figure out if a player is using an engine, some IM's and GM's use them to practice openings. Some play whole games against a computer, so would appear they were making computer like moves in their games.

-VR

@moonbus said
I agree, one game is no basis to judge a player's strength, much less whether an engine was involved, especially in a main-line variation of the Spanish which has been analysed for a hundred years or more. I looked at several more of WhiteWalker's games. He did crow about defeating a 2000 player. But I note that a great many of WhiteWalker's wins were against 1400-or-lower players. It's not difficult for a 1750 player to clean up at that level.

@badradger said
he folded like a house of cards.

@moonbus said
I agree, one game is no basis to judge a player's strength, much less whether an engine was involved, especially in a main-line variation of the Spanish which has been analysed for a hundred years or more. I looked at several more of WhiteWalker's games. He did crow about defeating a 2000 player. But I note that a great many of WhiteWalker's wins were against 1400-or-lower players. It's not difficult for a 1750 player to clean up at that level.

@sonhouse said
@Very-Rusty

You must have a lot of free time, I see games in progress 5 pages deep!

@sonhouse said
@Very-Rusty
Yep, in a club tournie as we speak. Do you play OTB? Anyway, it only took about 5 minutes of my precious time to see all the games you play.
You clearly don't have much time to analyze each game very closely.
I just suggest a smaller game load will get you to be a stronger player with more time per game to delve a bit more deeply than you could if you have 50 games going at once.