I just got challenged by a player named 'unbeaten' who says his rating is '1900' (I noticed no mention of 1900 FIDE, ELO, or what) ... am I wrong to make the assumption that this person might not be legitimate, or am I being paranoid? If I just 'delete' the game, it's like it never occured, correct?
Originally posted by marinakatombThey are still 1200p without the first 5 games finished yet - although they have already won 2, and lost none.
That is right, you can delete the game and it will not affect your rating. What is this players rating out of interest? If it is already 200+ point higher than you then you might as well play them as you'll only loose a few points and probably learn something 😉
Originally posted by RabellaYes,in chess there's no such thing as a 1900 rating! 😉 😛
Um, why the facts that the username of the challenger is Unbeaten and he/she claims to have a 1900 rating make the original poster think the challenger is 'not legitimate'? Is there something I don't know or did I just miss something?
PS: For the record,I'm just kidding,I don't get it either.
Sir Lot.
It happens. :-) I just got challenged by a player whose rating was some 9 hundred or so, who played several hundred points above his rating by my rather rough estimate. Upon inquiry, turns out he had a bunch of timeouts... 🙄
fortunately, I still won, but only because I was playing the albin, and I rather suspect he was unbooked...
Originally posted by RabellaThe thought that was crossing my mind was as follows: This guy cheats with a computer. It was just the idea of the name 'unbeaten' along with a high-sounding number. In the past, on other sites, either via correspondence chess or live play, whenever somebody like that has come along, 10-1 they are a cheater (or, at least, that has been my experience). I'm just new to this site, and didn't know what would happen if I clicked on delete. =)
Um, why the facts that the username of the challenger is Unbeaten and he/she claims to have a 1900 rating make the original poster think the challenger is 'not legitimate'? Is there something I don't know or did I just miss something?