I have recently rejoined this site after a long period of absence due to work commitments, and to my surprise when i checked the player tables 2 good friends of mine appear to have been banned. If anyone knows why the players Fantal and Alzheimer were banned please let me know.
The reason I call these bannings unfair is that I know both of these players in reality, one is a very strong club player performing in excess of 200ECF this season and the other was my old chess teacher who was a strong correspondence and OTB player for many years
yes and they have both said it was for using engines, but neither of them have so I would like to know why RHP admins seem to keep get ridding of honest quality players
So you ask if anybody knew why they have been banned. Next post you know the "why" (engine use) but claim to know that it has not been fair.
Two points:
* NOBODY can claim that a given person here did never use an engine.
* The heck which is made abot blatant cheats being banned only very slowly suggests that the admins here err on the side of the accusede rather than of the witch hunters.
Apart from that please read up the various threads about cheating and finding cheats. It will take you some hours and maybe enlightens you. I don't think that there is much to be gained from beginning the discussion anew.
alzheimer i met when i first started playing club chess, known him for about 3 years now played a few tournaments and matches alongside him, a very talented player.
Fantal I've known for about 6 years since he started running a chess club at my school, he was another very strong player who had got a result against korchnoi some years ago
Originally posted by Krb3710 my point is that these players have both been banned for a crime they have not commited, what is the point?
judging on past bannings, I'm sure they were more than blatant cheaters. rhp doesn't ban borderline cases, the margin of error allows for considerably stronger level than any GM past or present has been able to reach. obviously any claims of the existence of legitimate unknown players of that caliber are simply ludicrous.
which leaves us the conclusion that amazingly enough, cheaters indeed do lie.
Originally posted by wormwood judging on past bannings, I'm sure they were more than blatant cheaters. rhp doesn't ban borderline cases, the margin of error allows for considerably stronger level than any GM past or present has been able to reach. obviously any claims of the existence of legitimate unknown players of that caliber are simply ludicrous.
which leaves us the conclusion that amazingly enough, cheaters indeed do lie.
are you saying that my claim that these were indeed two very talented players is a lie?
No. Clearly that is not stated or even implied. Read again.
Have your friends actually assured you that they are not engine users, or are you simply making that assertion based on the fact that you know them to be good chess players?
it is implied by the line "judging on past bannings, I'm sure they were more than blatant cheaters."
i know they arent engine users because they are strong honest players, they also placed many attack on engine users on RHP and Fantal I think was close to moving to gameknot anyway to avoid those kind of people
Originally posted by Krb3710 alzheimer i met when i first started playing club chess, known him for about 3 years now played a few tournaments and matches alongside him, a very talented player.
2 unfair bannings
07 Jan '11 10:07
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