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Here is an article from a chess cheat web page, reflecting the
mentality of the computer chess cheat on the Internet clubs, it
is a prime example of the way they think !
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CHEATING on Internet Chess Servers:
A MATTER YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF .
Part 11: Personal testimonies
First edited in february 2000
Hi,

I found your web site very entertaining. I often cheat, but I am
a bit different than what you describe. I don't always set my
chess program for "maximum kill", there are honest players whom I
respect out there, and I will often turn my chess computer
program down to "strong tournament player" or the like to give
them half a chance. I enter tournaments all the time, and I don't
want to monopolize them, only win once in awhile. Winning
everytime would just make me a big target, and ics's would crack
down on me. For me it is all about control, if I see a player
whom I respect greatly I will say hey it is his turn to win, I
won last week and so I will turn my program down to just under
his level so it looks like I put up a good fight but he will win.
And then I will kibitz the rest of his games and root for him and
pump him up and tell him how well he is doing etc. This helps my
own reputation, as a good sport, so when a week comes around that
I feel like winning no one will complain when I decide to blow
them off the board.

When someone accuses me of cheating, when they can tell I am
using a program, I take it as a personal screw up ( how did I l
screw up and let them find out? ) and will "turn the other
cheek", the next time I play them, I will make 1 or 2 moves and
then resign and then say something like " There. Crybaby. There
you go. Are you happy now? you won. I hope your happy. Go win the
tournament."

This will plant doubts in their mind, and think maybe I was a
legitamate player, and they will feel guilty from then on. If you
detect that they don't feel guilty, then you should show them no
mercy and make sure you destroy them by an embarrassing margin
when you meet them again. My rule of thumb is to let an honest
strong player beat you twice for every one time you decide to
beat him.

He should not bitch too strongly if you follow this rule. But
definately show no mercy to anyone who accuses you of cheating.
You have spent time and effort building your reputation, a jerk
like this we cannot tolerate.

My advice to fellow cheaters:

1) keep quiet for the most part- do not become a chatterbox. Most
good chess players do not talk much during games and tournaments,
and you should follow their lead.

2) Work hard on your reputation- make friends with tournament
hosts and try to build your reputation as a very strong honest
good-sport player. This will give you leverage when some jerkoff
really pisses you off and you need to destroy him and then gloat
about it.

3) When you are accused of cheating- Act like nothing is wrong,
keep your cool. Just go about your business of embarrasing him.
If he is a real prick, it might help to let him win the first
week so he will look like a jerk for accusing you. No one will
believe him that you are cheating if you let him win. You must
have patience, you will destroy him later. Just keep the game
close but let him win.

4) If you run into a fellow cheater- If you have your chess
computer set for "maximum kill" and someone still beats you, they
are 99% for sure a fellow cheater. You need to make friends with
them. Then the next time you run into them in a tournament, you
need to work out deals so that I win this week, you win the next
week, etc. Do not get into a war with them. Ex: My chess computer
can beat your chess computer etc. You may just be surprised,
there is always someone out there with a faster computer than
you, with a bigger wallet etc. that can afford stronger, more
up-to-date software than you can.

5) Try to minimize accusations- If you have a really bad week,
when even the host starts to wonder if you are a cheater, you
need to keep a low profile, and lose to anybody within a few
hundred ratings points of you. Do not spend much time and effort
rebutting accusers, a simple joke or brush-off will do. You don't
want to over-do it, and draw attention to yourself. Use this time
to build your good reputation, you will need that later.

My favorite line: I guess SO AND SO ( fill in name ) thinks that
no human can beat him. Or: "Thanks for the compliment, but I
think a computer could have beaten you much quicker than I did"

6) A word on one-minute games- Usually this will only happen in a
tournament you decide to win, someone will accuse you of cheating
and demand you to play a one-minute game with them, so if you are
using a chess-program you won't have enough time to enter all the
moves in. Just say: "Too bad this isn't a one-minute tournament,
or else we could have had the chance" or "If I didn't have such a
crappy mouse, I would take you up on your offer" This isn't
really a great answer, will definately cut some ice...but there
is no real good way to respond to this particular challenge. You
will have to bite-the-bullet on this one, or be creative and come
up with your own good response, a real cheater's nightmare.

7) What not to say:- You will be found out to be a cheater if you
slip up and say any of the following ( So don't say any of these
for sure )

A) My mind thinks like a program

B) "Now you got me pissed, I needed to lose a few games to get
motivated and kick butt"

C) "I teach chess", or "I am a chess coach" or " I just took a
job at my local chess club as a chess teacher"

8) When chess enthusiests ask you for advice:- Tell them
"books,books, books" "read many chess books" "work first on
becoming good at end-games".....while they are spending days
reading chess books like the stupid idiots that they are, we will
be taking the easy road to glory!

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Regards,

CCCage