Does this happen to be the reason why the very popular bullet player 'KNVB' was banned?
I spoke to him at chesscube and he seems to think the moderators never even told him why he was banned (something I thought was compulsary), they just said he was "unwelcome" here.
I for one would welcome him with both arms and I know many more would too, this place, for live chess, has become somewhat stale since he left.
Major Proposed Change: Ratings Cap Above 2400 for Unverified Players
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I'm just not really sure how people rated below 2400 can confidently claim that someone is cheating anyhow. Somtimes people make mistakes, somtimes they play really well. If someone looses their queen against me, then goes on to win, there seems little evidence that I could find that they turned to a computer, its quite probable that they just played well
There's a difference between playing well, like a GM, and playing well, like Rybka.
Whilst no doubt that is true, I don't really feel qualfied to make that judgement for certain. Because I know that, OTB, I've played people rated about 800, and for three of four moves, by luck or moments of brilliance they have played perfect moves that I didn't see and take the game to a winning possition for them. If I were playing that game over the net, maybe I'd think they were cheating, but I'd be wrong.
I'm just not sure that I could make the call and it be much more than a guess!