Originally posted by VarenkaPerhaps... if cheat detection relied only on match-ups.
But how often will these brillancies occur? I think they will be rare enough that they won't increase the match ups hugely. So the cheat could just play the brillancy anyway.
Besides, even at the top level, with a blunder check of 1 pawn, +-20% of moves would have only one "blunder-free" candidate, +-30% would have only 2 "blunder-free" candidates and +-40% would have only 3 "blunder-free" candidates. So the potential for influencing match-up stats is still quite significant.
Originally posted by GatecrasherOk, but sometimes a "blunder free candidate" is an obscure brilliancy, and sometimes it's an obvious forced move. We'd need to distinguish between these, which makes automation harder.
Perhaps... if cheat detection relied only on match-ups.
Besides, even at the top level, with a blunder check of 1 pawn, +-20% of moves would have only one "blunder-free" candidate, +-30% would have only 2 "blunder-free" candidates and +-40% would have only 3 "blunder-free" candidates. So the potential for influencing match-up stats is still quite significant.
I think the OP was more thinking of Fritz' coach function instead of blunderchecking.As far as I know it only warns you when you missed your opponent's threat,not when you miss an attacking combination.But I seem incapable of creating threats against Fritz,so I'm not sure about this.
It would probably not even be enough to propel you over 2000 rate here anyway.
The proposed method is called blunder checking. It is the oldest form of computer cheating, and is no longer banned (because of the difficulties of enforcing) by some of the leading correspondence chess organizations. Some of the suspected cheats here almost certainly use this method.
It is likely that anyone using this technique at RHP eventually will be discovered and banned.
Why not just try to find the moves on your own, calculate the variations, then use your engine to conduct or assist in conducting the postmortem? That way chess continues to be an enjoyable game that you continue to become better at well into the age of senility.