Evaluation Bar - Chess Forums

NMRhino

Feb 28, 2022

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I recently saw someone who has changed some setting or something, so it shows the evaluation bar on chess.com while they are playing. Is this cheating? I know in major tournaments grandmasters can sometimes see the evaluation on the tv's showing it, like the world classical championship. Even though they are grandmasters they probably don't get an exception. So is it cheating?

MisterWindUpBird

Feb 28, 2022

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#2

Screenshot? I didn't know that was possible. Seems odd!

goldenbeer

Feb 28, 2022

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#3

Seeing eval bar is certainly cheating. GMs don’t see their own eval bar while playing. There is no electronic device near them.

Also your friend didn’t change the setting, just set up a separate engine evaluation.

If I know it is +3 in a normal position, I’ll think why. That’s a huge benefit.