For The Chess Buffs.... On Line Chess Sites........

[ToraToraTora]

I have recently started to revive my chess career and I just wondered if many the games on these online sites are just people playing each other with chess engines? I would never do such a thing but is there any way of telling? I can usually tell if someone is using an engine but not always. What's your experience? EG chessworld.net

[jim360]

Bound to be a few, I suppose. I guess all you can do is focus on your own play.

Safest way to reduce the risk is presumably to play faster-paced games, which at least reduces the chance.

[aelmpvw]

using a chess engine to play someone online? that's a very sad, lonely person that needs to get a life

[Khandro]

I don't know about people using computers, but whenever I've tried online I've found a lot of players who want to take on the less experienced in order to improve their statistics.
I have two computer chess sets & I play each day. With 768 levels to choose from why would I play against a 'real' person online, when I can play against Gary Kasparov?

[Mozz71]

For a split second I read that title as "cheese". Online cheese would've been a novel idea.

[agchristie]

Chess cheese Mozzy haa!

"What did you capture my Roquefort"??

[mushroom25]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cheese/comments/i8bey5/cheese_chess/

:-)

[aelmpvw]

for after dinner i prefer cheese boards to chess boards . . .

[agchristie]

Haa! Mush,all played on a cheeseboard ;-)

[aelmpvw]

crossed posts :-)

[ToraToraTora]

"using a chess engine to play someone online? that's a very sad, lonely person that needs to get a life " - yes that's how I see it but history has demonstrated time and again in many arenas that winning overrides honour for some.

[Ellipsis]

Whether you're playing a human or engine makes little difference. They have a rating, you have a rating, you tend to know what you're up against before the first move. Chess.com's rating system works quite well if both players have played a lot of games there.

[ToraToraTora]

yes but I don't need to logon to chessworld to play a computer do I, I do so because I actually want to play another person.

[Ellipsis]

Well, chess.com is good. Take it or leave it.

[ToraToraTora]

no need for dismissive tone, I play on there, I know, I was just asking a question for discussion purposes, why the the attitude?

[Ellipsis]

Do I have to explain? OK then ...

You ask "What's your experience?"
I answer "Chess.com's rating system works quite well if both players have played a lot of games there."
You respond "I don't need to logon to chessworld to play a computer do I"

But I'm the one with the attitude, apparently ...