Could You Technically...

Originally posted by ih8sens
but is it against the rules???

Originally posted by DawgHaus
You could also play two different people, and it would be no different than if they had played each other. Assuming there's no time-out situation, you'd be guaranteed 1 point from the two games.

I think someone tried this already. Eventually he was banned for computer use but I don't know if this stunt was a factor.

That wouldn't work because once the higher rated player realized what you were doing he could just not play white until your game as white would get timed out. Of course the higher players game as white would almost get timed out but once you are forced to move in your game as white he could the do a better move in his game as white and you wouldn't be able to copy it b/c you would have been forced to make a move in your game as white(b/c u would get timed out if you didn't)

Originally posted by ih8sens
It wouldn't matter what your higher rated opponent did though.. you'd just mirror him in the OTHER game... wait for him to move in the other game (whether a good move or bad) and play it in the first game... there's no 'setting someone up'

it might be against the rules though.. i certainly hope so.

Originally posted by wormwood
he can also just wait, your clock will run out sooner and force you to move first.

Originally posted by Tatarana Crocodilo
It'd would work if the lower rated player has more vacation days yet to spend in that year.

Originally posted by KnightStalker47
That wouldn't work because once the higher rated player realized what you were doing he could just not play white until your game as white would get timed out. Of course the higher players game as white would almost get timed out but once you are forced to move in your game as white he could the do a better move in his game as white and you wouldn't ...[text shortened]... ave been forced to make a move in your game as white(b/c u would get timed out if you didn't)

Originally posted by eatmybishop
boring people..! of course it would work... give the guy some credit, its actually a good idea.... i'm sure there was a programme about this years back where a child came up with the same idea and played two grandmasters, playing white in one game and black in the other by simply copying the moves... he beat one and lost the other but the point was a chi ...[text shortened]... moves and if caught the RHP POLICE will be knocking at your virtual door.... nice idea though

I believe a magician also did this on UK television a year or two ago, didn't he? 🙂

Originally posted by ih8sens
thankyou eatmybishop .. this is exactly what I wanted to hear 🙂.

and maybe if i'm lucky someone will make a movie about me! 😀

You'd have to be one hell of a sad tw@ to copy someone elses moves like that, but yes it would work.

Mind you, there's plenty of sad people copying computers so what do I know.

Originally posted by OrangeKing
I believe a magician also did this on UK television a year or two ago, didn't he? 🙂

This came up in a thread a while ago. It's been done (on this site, I mean), and the perpetrator, whose name I have forgotten, wasn't banned, though I can't imagine that this would be legal.

And this is a total cheat - his simple trick is to put an earpeice in without being noticed. Someone watching the monitors - with all the games - simply calls out the moves to him.

Originally posted by ih8sens
Start two games with opposite colours against a higher rated opponent and just mirror every move they make, thereby getting either two draws, or a win and a loss which helps your rating either way?

Edit - This opportunity would present itself fairly regularly in clan games and tournaments in fact. I'm sure (if it's possible) that this happens fairly often. Seems like a good strategic idea.