28 Jan 08
hi, i have been following some games, i noticed that one or two players had consistently good ratings then suddenly they crash so that their rating graph looks like the side of a mountain, how is this possible ?, what happens ?, do they lose confidence, try playing dubious openings, take on too many games? one guy was playing consistently good chess and had achieved a 2000+ rating, suddenly he plummets to 1190???, can anyone explain this phenomena - regards robert.
28 Jan 08
Originally posted by robbie carrobiethey get timed out in all their games
hi, i have been following some games, i noticed that one or two players had consistently good ratings then suddenly they crash so that their rating graph looks like the side of a mountain, how is this possible ?, what happens ?, do they lose confidence, try playing dubious openings, take on too many games? one guy was playing consistently good chess ...[text shortened]... 00+ rating, suddenly he plummets to 1190???, can anyone explain this phenomena - regards robert.
28 Jan 08
Originally posted by robbie carrobieLobotomy.
hi, i have been following some games, i noticed that one or two players had consistently good ratings then suddenly they crash so that their rating graph looks like the side of a mountain, how is this possible ?, what happens ?, do they lose confidence, try playing dubious openings, take on too many games? one guy was playing consistently good chess ...[text shortened]... 00+ rating, suddenly he plummets to 1190???, can anyone explain this phenomena - regards robert.
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28 Jan 08
Originally posted by robbie carrobieI think that the player you are looking at put himself into vacation mode, played lots of games, and only finished the ones he was winning.
hi, i have been following some games, i noticed that one or two players had consistently good ratings then suddenly they crash so that their rating graph looks like the side of a mountain, how is this possible ?, what happens ?, do they lose confidence, try playing dubious openings, take on too many games? one guy was playing consistently good chess ...[text shortened]... 00+ rating, suddenly he plummets to 1190???, can anyone explain this phenomena - regards robert.
Then, after the first of the year, he took himself off of vacation and either resigned or allowed timeouts in all of the games he was losing.
29 Jan 08
Originally posted by robbie carrobieThat kind of rapid degradation in a rating can mean only one thing: they are obviously cheating, using their cell phone to play the game for them.
hi, i have been following some games, i noticed that one or two players had consistently good ratings then suddenly they crash so that their rating graph looks like the side of a mountain, how is this possible ?, what happens ?, do they lose confidence, try playing dubious openings, take on too many games? one guy was playing consistently good chess ...[text shortened]... 00+ rating, suddenly he plummets to 1190???, can anyone explain this phenomena - regards robert.
You can catch them by matching their moves with those chosen by the phone. For example, my phone as Black plays 1.e4 d5 2.ed5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qxa2??? - Dead giveaway. Only a cell-phone level chess engine is capable of playing at this level.
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29 Jan 08
Originally posted by robbie carrobieMissing Skull Syndrome
hi, i have been following some games, i noticed that one or two players had consistently good ratings then suddenly they crash so that their rating graph looks like the side of a mountain, how is this possible ?, what happens ?, do they lose confidence, try playing dubious openings, take on too many games? one guy was playing consistently good chess ...[text shortened]... 00+ rating, suddenly he plummets to 1190???, can anyone explain this phenomena - regards robert.
29 Jan 08
hi this is what i originally suspected although had no way of proving, however to play consistently at a 2000+ level would suggest that they were using a different engine than a mobile phone which as you suggest seems quite weak, although i have never played one - regards Robert.😀