Is a 3000 rating forthcoming?

Kamasutra achieved 3000+ by exploiting a glitch in the chess.com ratings system regarding timeouts:

If a player loses on time 5 games in a row his rating will decrease. However, if he continues to lose games on time, his rating will remain the same as it was after the 5th loss.

The person behind the Kamasutra account set up multiple accounts and played his accounts against each other, maybe 10 games each. One of the accounts timed out in all the games, so the other account got the points. However, the last 5 games kept on achieving free points because the losing account stopped decreasing in rating, even though it was losing. He then played off that account against a new account with the same trick. He kept doing this until he cracked the 3000 rating. He was then reported, investigated and banned within 24 hours of being reported, as were all his other traceable accounts.

It seems a shame that his closed account is keeping legitimate players off the number 1 spot...

Hehe, what did NATO want from you?

It would certainly be interesting to watch two chess.com top 10 players in a 30+5 (or something like that) live chess game

Or top 10, make that >2700

I could message some high rated players, I take it you are willing to play anyone? On the other hand, it would probably be more convenient if you message them yourselve, as I'd have to manage a two way communication to arrange playing time etc.

Well, if either player uses an engine, it is really easy to figure that out and ban them as in a live game there is no time to mask your moves. But to be honest, I really don't think ouachita is a cheater. I made the moves for rybka in the games he played against her at 2 and 3 mins/move. We did some talking during the games and he displayed a lot of knowledge about chess and the openings played, and he was very well able to explain the moves he made. But even if that wasnt the case, you should back your allegations up when you accuse someone of cheating, and I haven't seen anyone doing that yet on this forum.

Sounds like a good idea, it would really be something if he agreed, I'm sure that would generate a lot of interest! But, what does Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards have to do with anything? lol

Will you contact tmrnambissan or shall I arrange it?

Well, I speak german altough not fluently, but dutch and german are very often confused. It's funny to see in how many american movies people from the netherlands speak german. What site are you talking about?

 I'd love to play you! Im busy right now but maybe tomorrow when we're on at the same time!

Ill send you a message :)

Costelus, this is correspondence chess we're talking about. Any grandmaster can achieve such percentages given three days per move, you have to do better than that. I even think 90% in the top3 moves is quite low. Anyway, I'm not looking for an argument here, so this will be the last I say about it.

Ich bin Niederländisch, aber in den Niederlanden wir alle lernen Deutsches in der Schule :)

I'm going to get some sleep now, but I'll message tmrnambissan and Julio_Becerra tomorrow.

1. Ouachita is not a Grandmaster.

2. All the evidence supports that they can't anyway.

3. Ouachita mentioned on his profile that he only takes less than ten minutes for most of his moves.

I'd love to play, my quick is 2340.

what time control would be best?

He isnt even rated in Tactic trainers?

dude do some research before you make fault statements.

I'm asking, more than 3 minutes is too long for me, my 3-minute Playchess rating is currently 2626 if someone wants.

 thats sick! some titled players arent even past 2500 and they are GMs, IMs etc.

 Maybe he did like 4 attempts and that got him 1600 then he stopped?

That's my level, I have an about even score against 2300-2400 ELO people, but Ouachita beats even stronger people here.

Your only rated 2000 blitz in live chess

and 2150 in online chess :o