Would this be Cheating?

PaulTheLion

Only Chess

17 Jul 15

PaulTheLion

Joined: 23 Apr 15
Moves: 1833

17 Jul 15

Would it be cheating to start a game with a friend and when it is one move from checkmate resign and start heaps of games with high ranked players e.g. cenerentola then checkmate them?

The Gravedigger

Jack Torrance

Overlook Hotel

Joined: 04 Feb 11
Moves: 49851

17 Jul 15

Originally posted by PaulTheLion
Would it be cheating to start a game with a friend and when it is one move from checkmate resign and start heaps of games with high ranked players e.g. cenerentola then checkmate them?

No,just pointless

bill718

Enigma

Seattle

Joined: 03 Sep 06
Moves: 3298

18 Jul 15

Originally posted by PaulTheLion
Would it be cheating to start a game with a friend and when it is one move from checkmate resign and start heaps of games with high ranked players e.g. cenerentola then checkmate them?

I'm not sure if it would be cheating, but why would anyone do something like this?

Steve45

Mozart

liverpool

Joined: 24 May 12
Moves: 30766

18 Jul 15

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I don't even understand the original post.

RBHILL

Acts 13:48

California

Joined: 21 May 03
Moves: 227555

18 Jul 15

Originally posted by PaulTheLion
Would it be cheating to start a game with a friend and when it is one move from checkmate resign and start heaps of games with high ranked players e.g. cenerentola then checkmate them?

Cenerentola wouldn't even accept any of the challenges and delete the games.

moonbus

Über-Nerd (emeritus)

Joined: 31 May 12
Moves: 8703

19 Jul 15

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I reckon there are two types of players here: those who play to play, and those who play to ramp up their ratings.

Ponderable

chemist

Linkenheim

Joined: 22 Apr 05
Moves: 669836

24 Jul 15

Originally posted by Steve45
I don't even understand the original post.

The point the OP tries to raise (if I understand correctly) is if a person plays a lot of games to lose before losing in a given game, to deplete the joy of the winner, is that cheating?

If the aim was to turn off people they should play against top players, but against weak players and lose by intend to diminish their rating. This is known as "snadbagging" seen as akind of legal cheating.

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

Joined: 28 Dec 04
Moves: 53321

27 Jul 15

Originally posted by moonbus
I reckon there are two types of players here: those who play to play, and those who play to ramp up their ratings.

How does he expect to ever checkmate an engine?

Schlecter

The King of Board

Solar System

Joined: 09 Feb 13
Moves: 32401

27 Jul 15

I did the opposite:
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If I know that this game is already lost, I wait that my rival increase his own rating in other games, so I play very very slow, waiting the right moment to resign.....(but what if my rival start a losing streak in his own?)

King Tiger

Joined: 15 Aug 12
Moves: 11620

27 Jul 15

Originally posted by PaulTheLion
Would it be cheating to start a game with a friend and when it is one move from checkmate resign and start heaps of games with high ranked players e.g. cenerentola then checkmate them?

Best to just not play them.

Wulebgr

Angler

River City

Joined: 08 Dec 04
Moves: 16907

28 Jul 15

Any sort of rating manipulation is cheating.