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cheating

Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:56 pm
by presort
ghostdog currently rated at 2154.
This person has a current challenge accepting only those rated at 1999 and below.
This pretty much assures he will win and therefore his rating will falsely increase.
In my opinion he is a cheater. :!:

Re: cheating

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 3:51 pm
by ctavernier
Maybe, are these people's ratings accurate, like I'm playing a 2300 who's playing like a 1000

Re: cheating

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:44 am
by joelag
1. Why do you care?
2. Rating is based on probabilities. So you are right: It's more probable for him to win. But the impact of a loss is higher, too. If the rating system is sound that doesn't matter at all.

Re: cheating

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:33 pm
by gkristiansen
What kind of rating system is this on net-chess? itsabout 33%higher then normale or more.

Re: cheating

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:42 pm
by irrawang
It does seem that by playing weaker oppositions you can increase your rating slightly.

I read in these forums that although the ratings are inflated, they are stable.