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by syzygy
Wed Jun 21, 2017 7:37 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Karjakin: Maximum expectation is occasional draw vs computer
Replies: 1
Views: 6234

Re: Karjakin: Maximum expectation is occasional draw vs comp

Do not make tragedy out of the existing balance of forces. The car also goes much faster than a person runs. Chess competitions will remain forever. It is much more interesting when two chessplayers play than two computers. Although their level is higher.
But there is more money in Formula 1 than ...
by syzygy
Sun Jan 17, 2016 12:24 am
Forum: Programming and Technical Discussions
Topic: Another GHI example in SF (maybe)
Replies: 3
Views: 3725

Re: Another GHI example in SF (maybe)

Starting from the position before 64.Kg4 and with an empty hashtable, my private engine still reports a draw score (wanting to play e.g. 62.Ke3 or 62.g4 or 62.e6+). Forcing Kg4 will make it see that white is winning. Taking back that move, it again shows a draw score.

That was with TBs. Without TBs ...
by syzygy
Thu Jun 04, 2015 10:27 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: chess.com cheating scandal
Replies: 8
Views: 6567

Re: chess.com cheating scandal

terrapene wrote:chess cheating is more than old, as the interneet chess club (ICC) existst since 1992 with lots of computers cheating.
So now anyone can just publicly name and shame "cheaters" without anything to back it up? In the real world you get sued for that and convicted. And rightly so.
by syzygy
Thu Jun 04, 2015 11:48 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: chess.com cheating scandal
Replies: 8
Views: 6567

Re: chess.com cheating scandal

they used more than jsut strength of play, which was already beyond suspicion.
a different sort of detcection was used.
Yes, a secret one, that they are not going to tell you about so that you are all the more awed by its coolness. It's like coca cola, nobody knows what's in it, but everybody ...
by syzygy
Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:43 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: chess.com cheating scandal
Replies: 8
Views: 6567

Re: chess.com cheating scandal

Update 2015-06-03:

Upon further review, Chess.com wishes to make an apology to our community, clarify its position on the topic of detecting the use of unfair assistance during online chess games, and refine our policy on how these situations will be handled moving forward.

Chess.com's goal is ...
by syzygy
Sat May 30, 2015 2:16 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Egyptian ethical complaint
Replies: 6
Views: 4645

Re: Egyptian ethical complaint

What is your problem?
Turning this publically into a circuss is not the way.
Rebel said it, keep it private and don't make a website for the world.
syzygy do you wnat to turn open chess into a chess sewer land?
egyptians do not need this scandal help.
BB+ quoted from public sources, so there was ...
by syzygy
Fri May 22, 2015 6:24 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Egyptian ethical complaint
Replies: 6
Views: 4645

Re: Egyptian ethical complaint

dont you have any thing better to do than to muckrack chess fraud?
is doing this going to help any one?

why dont you direct contcact the Egyptians and see what they want done.
better than launching a inquisitive mind here.
all you say is that Elgendy should get 3500 but the federation got 10000 ...
by syzygy
Sun May 17, 2015 1:51 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Alleged Bulgarian cheating
Replies: 24
Views: 16665

Re: Alleged Bulgarian cheating

t would be interesting to know the composition of the EC in Dainalov's case. But let me guess... it's the five from the EC's web page? The five listed on the EC page came into office after Tromso 2014 [August], and the complaint was received in "the fall", and indeed from the new Danailov-less ECU ...
by syzygy
Sat May 16, 2015 1:54 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Alleged Bulgarian cheating
Replies: 24
Views: 16665

Re: Alleged Bulgarian cheating

Here is a 2014 interview with Iclicki, that indicates some of the background about his complaints with the ECU under Danailov (note that Iclicki was in fact the campaign manager for Danailov's opponent [Azmaiparashvili] in the 2014 elections).
And Iclicki is indeed in the Ethics Commission.

If he ...
by syzygy
Tue May 12, 2015 11:25 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Italian cheating case (2012-2013)
Replies: 4
Views: 2904

Re: Italian cheating case (2012-2013)

So basically the available evidence left too many doubts for a "conviction".

With the help of Google translate I understand from the substantive part that Italian sport federations affliated with the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) have recently adopted new disciplinary regulations modelled after ...