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mikekissinger

Two people have accused me of using a chess engine program.  I had no clue what that was until I looked it up.  I beat them with just my own moves and simple pea brain (sore losers I guess).  My question:  Is it even possible to use some program in a 3 minute game (the kind that I usually play)?

bufferunderrun

It's possible, but at 3 minutes you are likely going to play a bot rather than a person using an engine.

In any way, the use of engines is forbidden in any ongoing games here at chess.com. People breaking the rules will eventually get banned.

mikekissinger

OK thank you cavelorum.  I am not sure what a bot is either, but when I watch those 2000+ rated players, I do wonder if humans are making those moves!

JubilationTCornpone

People who accuse someone rated 944 of using an engine are idiots.  As such, it's best to just be nice to them.  They can't help being idiots.

bufferunderrun

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_bot

Basically, a computer program that plays by itself.

mikekissinger

Heeheeheee RCMorea, that is good, and I guess I will take is as a compliment from them.  Both of them did move fast, even for a 3 minute game.....and yes A_L_I_V_E, 2 different people did.  I said I had no clue what they were talking about and they said I was lying.  Oh well.  And thank you again cavelorum for the info!

ewq85

In my experience a lot of lower rated blitz players are rude. In the last week alone i've been called everything but a white man. I highly doubt you cheated at blitz some people just can't handle losing. Its a freaking blitz game people your life isn't over just because u lost

LouLit
RCMorea wrote:

People who accuse someone rated 944 of using an engine are idiots.  As such, it's best to just be nice to them.  They can't help being idiots.

This advice works extremely well in games and in these forums. Sing it, RC!

Regards,

Lou