09 Jul 08
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Originally posted by KeplerWhy people cheat has been discussed here many times; presumably it's mostly an ego thing. Why they would cheat enough to get a substantial rise in their rating but not enough to raise suspicions seems pretty clear, too.
I have trouble understanding why anyone would want to cheat to reach the heady heights of 1700 or 1500 or whatever. Hence my puzzlement about cheating to reach relative mediocrity. I don't see the gain for the cheat but that doesn't mean there isn't any. How many? Haven't got a clue.
Some might cheat in just tournaments (to get the recognition of winning them), some might cheat in their clan games (to help the team; how unselfish!). There has been somewhat of a noticeable tendency in a few banned cheats to play open invites straight up leading to surprising losses there when compared to other games.
09 Jul 08
Originally posted by no1marauderi thought this was obvious, you make excellent points. Now it becomes a more dangerous and involved game, the payoffs being an inflated rating, non-existent chess skills and not getting caught.
Why people cheat has been discussed here many times; presumably it's mostly an ego thing. Why they would cheat enough to get a substantial rise in their rating but not enough to raise suspicions seems pretty clear, too.
10 Jul 08
Originally posted by eldragonflyA good point. Part of the "reward" might be the thrill of breaking the rules while evading detection. That might also explain why one particular site which makes no mention of computer assistance in the rules seems to have less engine users than other sites. No rules to break = no thrill for some.
i thought this was obvious, you make excellent points. Now it becomes a more dangerous and involved game, the payoffs being an inflated rating, non-existent chess skills and not getting caught.