Originally posted by Gatusso
I don't understand, Ronald Weyerstrass is a dutch IM of correspondence chess, so someone must have been abusing his name if the Weyerstrass on here actually was cheating!
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=78126
He was a dutch champion of correspondence chess.
I think the IM title concern begs the question, from a logical perspective-- the IM title would only be a mitigating consideration if the governing body that issues the title also has anti-cheating/anti-engine processes in place.
In other words, if someone is going to cheat, it is probable that they will cheat anywhere they think they won't get caught.
I think this kind of issue may well kill top-level correspondence chess, except among friends. It is too easy to cheat, apparently, if getting caught is not enough to dissuade you.
And if a person is accused because their moves match engine moves, and the proliferation of strong chess engines continues at its current pace, pretty soon it will be hard to play a good move that doesn't match some computer somewhere.