If I'm playing someone significantly better than me, and I can see the game beginning to slip away, I may well play something that is purely speculative. I try to do it without making it look like desperation. My thinking is that if my opponent was playing someone of equal strength he would play what he objectively thinks is the best move, but against me he might well play a weaker, but safer, move, because he doesn't see the point of taking a chance when he expects to beat me anyway. It never occurred to me that he might do it because he is afraid I might be cheating.Keith Arkell wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:54 amHow is otb cheating done? I have no idea! I am at the basic level of detection whereby if my opponent starts going to the loo every move then I start to feel uneasy. There have been a few opponents who clearly found a way of doing it while remaining at the board. I can usually tell by their body language as well as their moves, but, just like Magnus, if I say anything I risk getting into trouble.
If one player has met a few opponents who have managed to cheat while remaining at the board there must be many OTB cheats out there. It is inconceivable that there is no honest player who also knows how to do it. So let's have someone announce that they are going to cheat, win a game they should have had no chance in, without being detected, and then reveal how it is done. Until then I for one am not persuaded.
