@Aiden_Chen Excellent. It's good to report people when you feel "wronged" somehow. Let me know if you want a tissue for your issue, I charge $200/hr for therapy.
It doesn't make sense for a sandbagger to turn around and win against someone much higher than them, leading to a boost in their rating.
Then again, there's some things I don't quite understand about lichess. Why would a reference to 'small penises' be a reportable offense? Would it be better or worse if the term 'wee willy wonkas' were used?
Then again, there's some things I don't quite understand about lichess. Why would a reference to 'small penises' be a reportable offense? Would it be better or worse if the term 'wee willy wonkas' were used?
A player rated 1600 is expected to win 1 in 24 games against a player rated 2000. This is nothing out of the ordinary. And on lichess people often play below their maximum strength. They play when they're tired, drunk, while watching the news...
@MrSzachista
Interesting, where did you get that info from tough?
Interesting, where did you get that info from tough?
wismuth.com/elo/calculator.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system
PS: I know, lichess uses Glicko-2 instead of Elo
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system
PS: I know, lichess uses Glicko-2 instead of Elo
Lucky wins happen all the time... it is just sore losing if you think that a low rated player winning against you automatically means that they are a sandbagger or cheater. Sometimes you're having a bad day (in chess) and just blunder something very obvious, or maybe they're having a really good day.
It's important to note that players that are 1200 and the like aren't as bad as you may think; they just tend to be highly inconsistent with the accuracy of their moves.
In the end, if you find the actions of a player highly suspicious, then feel free to report them.
It's important to note that players that are 1200 and the like aren't as bad as you may think; they just tend to be highly inconsistent with the accuracy of their moves.
In the end, if you find the actions of a player highly suspicious, then feel free to report them.
I would assume the percentage of sharks is not greater than OTB.
It normally takes a value of at least 2 pawns to win a game of chess.
Plug in some numbers...
www.wismuth.com/elo/calculator.html
1600 vs 1894 = 294 rating difference = +2 pawn advantage
Not too many players resign with -2 pawn disadvantage.
1600 vs 2307 = 707 rating difference = +4 pawn advantage
More players will resign with -4 pawn disadvantage.
But I don't think it happens over 50% on the internet.
I think when we are playing speed chess, the dominating factor is the clock, not the pawn value loss.
The problem is not sandbaggers, it's players that want to win by the clock, even if they are playing a lost game, with a pawn loss greater than minus 4. I believe using zero increment time is the problem. Everyone's ratings and results are affected by the lack of increment time. Not being given the time to prove your real potential at chess.
It normally takes a value of at least 2 pawns to win a game of chess.
Plug in some numbers...
www.wismuth.com/elo/calculator.html
1600 vs 1894 = 294 rating difference = +2 pawn advantage
Not too many players resign with -2 pawn disadvantage.
1600 vs 2307 = 707 rating difference = +4 pawn advantage
More players will resign with -4 pawn disadvantage.
But I don't think it happens over 50% on the internet.
I think when we are playing speed chess, the dominating factor is the clock, not the pawn value loss.
The problem is not sandbaggers, it's players that want to win by the clock, even if they are playing a lost game, with a pawn loss greater than minus 4. I believe using zero increment time is the problem. Everyone's ratings and results are affected by the lack of increment time. Not being given the time to prove your real potential at chess.
Well, I'm almost 2000 and lose to 1600-1700's sometimes. Nothing special I would say, all it takes is a blunder.
In this tournament lichess.org/tournament/Z99Bxasx what are the odds of a 600 rated player playing these opponents and losing 1 game .00000000000812% (1 in 12.3 Billion) odds of losing 2 games is still 1 in 1.2million. I don't know how to do math with draws so I assumed that wasn't possible. Some people just get really lucky
The odds of winning the powerball in the lottery are 1 in 292.2 million for reference.
The odds of winning the powerball in the lottery are 1 in 292.2 million for reference.
One of my lower rated opponents who won accuse me of Not Playing My Best. Am I obliged to play my best? I want to test myself defending difficult position (which I failed). I like to multitask which causes underperforming. If you win, just take the ratings added. If you lost, learn from your mistakes.
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