Other pejorative descriptions are available.
edit : Leonard was himself quoting another source, which I should have made clear.
Other pejorative descriptions are available.
What are Bridge players concerned about? Is it like chess where an engine may be suggesting play or more uniquely to Bridge that information about cards held might leak between the pair. That's been a cheating hazard in Bridge since probably long before anyone tried to program it into a computer.
John may have felt that he was keeping his head below the parapet by commenting on a non-chess website.
John Cox's words quoted in a previous post, not mine.
Please read the thread at the link provided by Matthew. That will both answer the question and also explain why John Cox commented there.
Apologies Leonard, I realised that but should have edited the post to make it clear.Leonard Barden wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:18 pmJohn Cox's words quoted in a previous post, not mine.
With a few exceptions, self-kibitzing is specific to online bridge.Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:24 pmSo, cheating in online bridge is about illegal collusion, exactly the same as offline bridge. There is a process called self-kibitzing which quite a few of the most notable cheats were indulging in.
On the basis of your first two sentences, I would have expected it to be the other way round.Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:24 pmI think an interesting difference between the two games is that a chess cheat (who is a reasonable player) will be able to explain why they have played the computer moves. A Bridge cheat cannot and they have to resort to repeatedly saying that they took a chance and a got lucky. This may explain why Fair play panels in Bridge tend to get more input from the accused than generally occurs in chess.
I had to look up self-kibitzing so I think I should have saidDavid Sedgwick wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 12:18 amWith a few exceptions, self-kibitzing is specific to online bridge.Matthew Turner wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:24 pmSo, cheating in online bridge is about illegal collusion, exactly the same as offline bridge. There is a process called self-kibitzing which quite a few of the most notable cheats were indulging in.
Joining as a spectator to a table you're playing at so you can see all four hands.Nick Ivell wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 9:37 amI know very little about bridge, so can I please ask: what IS self-kibitzing?