Originally posted by English AnderssenHe claims to be 60 years old and retired. I think there is only one GM his age or better still at something like his peak, Korchnoi. Why do I think there would be no contest OTB, this dude against Korchnoi? I think Korch is something like 80 by now. It would be no contest.
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He is currently the oldest GM still active on the chess circuit. In 07 he placed 2nd in a national open. Not sure which country, probably Russia. If you are interested, here is a list of the oldest GM's. I was surprised at the number of them granted GM at 80+
http://www.chess.com/article/view/older-chess-players
30 Oct 15
Originally posted by sonhouseGreat post, thankyou.
He claims to be 60 years old and retired. I think there is only one GM his age or better still at something like his peak, Korchnoi. Why do I think there would be no contest OTB, this dude against Korchnoi? I think Korch is something like 80 by now. It would be no contest.
He is currently the oldest GM still active on the chess circuit. In 07 he placed 2 ...[text shortened]... at the number of them granted GM at 80+
http://www.chess.com/article/view/older-chess-players
Originally posted by brit commandoYou can get a feel for their worthiness a little bit by looking at the number of losses.
Is anyone legitimate in the top 20? This is a genuine question, I am not good enough to recognise the difference. But what makes one Engine better than another? Regards
For instance, Maihai52 has 1200 losses. My guess is he is not using engines, at least it looks like that statistically. So the win loss ratio may be one tool to judge engine use.
Compare that to Cenerentola, 1591 wins, 16 losses, 99.4 % wins. Human? Right.
31 Oct 15
Originally posted by sonhouseMaihai52 is obviously an engine. Go back to the beginning of the graph and you'll see the losses..
You can get a feel for their worthiness a little bit by looking at the number of losses.
For instance, Maihai52 has 1200 losses. My guess is he is not using engines, at least it looks like that statistically. So the win loss ratio may be one tool to judge engine use.
Compare that to Cenerentola, 1591 wins, 16 losses, 99.4 % wins. Human? Right.
31 Oct 15
There's no way to stop engine users on correspondence chess sites.
So the solution is not to play them.
The player quoted is currently playing 63 games.
Who are these opponents?
If you think a player is an engine user, don't enter tournaments he is taking part in
If you find yourself in one with him resign the games immediately.
It's the same with sandbaggers.
Cut off their pleasure at source.
03 Nov 15
Originally posted by John OsmarNumerous players here have done exactly that, numerous times. And the resultant debate/mud slinging gets ugly very quickly... Then all goes quiet and the cheats continue to 'prosper'.
It would help if someone offered an independent service to measure the games of all players above, say 2300, and post the results here. For instance, "PlayerX matches EngineXX 99% of the time. PlayerY matches EngineXX 50% of the time."
Venda has the best and only effective idea - starve 'em of games.
