Is it against the rules to intentionally lower your rating?
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May 28, 2018
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It isn’t allowed, it’s called sandbagging and it violates the Fair Play policy. You can report them, but don’t mention any by username in the forums as that also violates the Fair Play policy.
May 28, 2018
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"Did you know it is apparently against the rules to lower your rating EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF PLAYING RATED AGAIN EVER?"
Of course we KNOW. It's a form of cheating and artificially altering another's rating.
It's like asking if you know it's against the rules to commit murder even if you have no intention of shooting a gun again.
MickinMD wrote:
"Did you know it is apparently against the rules to lower your rating EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF PLAYING RATED AGAIN EVER?"
Of course we KNOW. It's a form of cheating and artificially altering another's rating.
It's like asking if you know it's against the rules to commit murder even if you have no intention of shooting a gun again.
Well... if they're sincere then maybe they deserve a pass...
iusegambits wrote:
What is a glicko and how do I get one or have it removed ?
You get one by sending a request to FIDE along with $100. You can remove it by sending a request to FIDE along with $1000.
If you just resign on move one several games in a row, chess.com may think you are a sandbagger and may ban you for a short time...
May 28, 2018
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yes , it is , report to cc let them see if the player is dodgy , ps the reason why its not allowed to name in public forum is because you might be mistaken and we all make mistakes so its best to let those tasked to find the truth of cheat or not to do their task ,
May 28, 2018
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macer75 wrote:
iusegambits wrote:
What is a glicko and how do I get one or have it removed ?
You get one by sending a request to FIDE along with $100. You can remove it by sending a request to FIDE along with $1000.
Quite true
May 28, 2018
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666Buffchix wrote:
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Did you know it is apparently against the rules to lower your rating EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO INTENTION OF PLAYING RATED AGAIN EVER? THEY MAY STILL ACCUSE YOU, FALSELY, OF "SANDBAGGING"! Don't believe me, ask @rjbuffchix, oh wait you can't, they simply WOULDN'T let him have his perfect 666 (METAL!) rating that he wanted.
Enter 666Buffchix.
A similar thing happened at ICC when a user, 10 or so years ago, purposely won and lost to set all his ratings at 1666.
May 28, 2018
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#12
RedGirlZ, the example in my post is just one. I just got done playing another in a tournament. She is rated 1385 in rapid but in blitz she is 646. Look at her record and she has resigned her last twenty blitz games when she was in a winning position. So of course she beat me and I lost 15 points. It was a <1199 tourney, she shouldn't have even been in there!! It's rampant in tournament games. I can PM you her username if you'd like.
Is there another site where this doesn't happen or where mods are more proactive about it?
bdftesla wrote:
Lately I have seen a lot of players intentionally losing dozens of games in order to lower their rating. They then play higher rated opponents in tournaments and 'steal' 16 ratings points from them as a method of trolling. An example is https://www.chess.com/member/No-Respect. He is one of many.
Is this against the fair play rules? I've reported one of them but as usual cheaters and trolls are rarely punished. Is this a legitimate strategy allowed by chess.com? Do I need to check the glicko of every opponent at the start of every game? This may seem like a minor complaint but combined with all the other trolling and cheating going on, it is just depressing to play a tournament these days as a low rated player.
The guy you mentioned, highest rating ever achieved 1700+, and his best win was vs 2000+.
Current rating 300+
Rofl.🤣😃😄😅
I am dying of laughing.
May 30, 2018
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bdftesla wrote:
Lately I have seen a lot of players intentionally losing dozens of games in order to lower their rating. They then play higher rated opponents in tournaments and 'steal' 16 ratings points from them as a method of trolling. An example is https://www.chess.com/member/No-Respect. He is one of many.
Is this against the fair play rules? I've reported one of them but as usual cheaters and trolls are rarely punished. Is this a legitimate strategy allowed by chess.com? Do I need to check the glicko of every opponent at the start of every game? This may seem like a minor complaint but combined with all the other trolling and cheating going on, it is just depressing to play a tournament these days as a low rated player.
You can block this player. Sandbaggers aren't that common.
Lately I have seen a lot of players intentionally losing dozens of games in order to lower their rating. They then play higher rated opponents in tournaments and 'steal' 16 ratings points from them as a method of trolling. An example is https://www.chess.com/member/No-Respect. He is one of many.
Is this against the fair play rules? I've reported one of them but as usual cheaters and trolls are rarely punished. Is this a legitimate strategy allowed by chess.com? Do I need to check the glicko of every opponent at the start of every game? This may seem like a minor complaint but combined with all the other trolling and cheating going on, it is just depressing to play a tournament these days as a low rated player.