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twidey

when a person uses an engine, they mess up the site for those who want to play chess and test their skills against real humans. i am amazed at the number of people who are +2000 in online chess and yet have terible ratings w/ tt and and strategy.  how does that reconcile with a self image of a thoughtful serious minded person? good grief. of course i'm not saying all who fit the above profile are cheating...it's clear to me that many probably are though.

Ziryab

My TT rating dropped about 100 points when I started solving on my iPhone instead of my laptop and iPad. Something about that tiny screen wrecks my performance.