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Detecting Chess Cheats Taxes Computers

Posted by timothy on Tuesday March 20, 2012 @05:29AM from the listen-for-the-synthesized-voice-in-the-background dept.

First time accepted submitter jeffrlamb writes "Cheating in live chess matches — fueled by powerful computer programs that play better than people do, as well as sophisticated communication technologies — is becoming a big problem for world championship chess. Kenneth W. Regan is attempting to construct a mathematical proof to see if someone cheated; the trouble is that so many variables and outliers must be taken into account. Modeling and factoring human behavior in competition turns out to be very difficult."

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Simple by demonbug · 2012-03-20 05:33 · Score: 5, Funny

I'd just use the CoD system for cheat detection. If they beat me, they cheated. Simple enough.
Re:Huh? by Fourier404 · 2012-03-20 05:33 · Score: 5, Informative

RTFA, you can use a computer to come up with a better move than you would have on your own.
Re:Cage Matches! by Anonymous Coward · 2012-03-20 05:41 · Score: 5, Funny

Then shortly after, the other player leaves.
Stupid whiny taxes computers by Fallingcow · 2012-03-20 05:42 · Score: 5, Funny

I don't see how detecting chess can cheat the taxes computers. Our detecting chess should be none of the taxes computers business, IMO.
More of the usual bitching I've come to expect from taxes computers. Big complainers, them.
Re:It's finite. by dreemernj · 2012-03-20 05:57 · Score: 5, Insightful

My guess is they don't want to give up because they enjoy playing chess against other people.

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