Originally posted by vipiu
Hi,
On FICS:
There is a player, Opinel, who was often accused of cheating, because of very high rating(and chess performance also) and also probably because of his (silly in my view) notes.
Recently, when they planning to ban him, Opinel contacted the site admins and submitted his GM certificate, so it seems the accusations were not correct.(ok, a GM can ...[text shortened]... y are titled players or something, to prove in a way their real life chess.
What do you think ?
GM OTB or Correspondence? I ask because many associations DON'T check for chess engine use, or even care.
Also, what is their win percentage? If they are GM but lose 5 or 6 percent of the time but NEVER lose on a chess site chances are they are using something to their advantage.
Also also, no human thinks like a computer. Regardless if they are GM, there is no way they should be evaluating millions of positions and constantly matching an engine.
Anyone can cheat. No change required.
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