"How can I be sure that my opponent isn't cheating or studying the opening while we are playing the game?"
You can't.
" Maybe I'm just paranoid"
yep
"I don't see the point of playing correspondence online."
Neither do I.
"I won't get beat up by someone that could be potentially be studying the position or maybe getting helped by coaches or friends"
Isn't corespondence chess all about studying the position? Time is no longer your enemy so study as you want without using computer assistance,
"How can I be sure that my opponent isn't cheating or studying the opening while we are playing the game?"
You can't.
" Maybe I'm just paranoid"
yep
"I don't see the point of playing correspondence online."
Neither do I.
"I won't get beat up by someone that could be potentially be studying the position or maybe getting helped by coaches or friends"
Isn't corespondence chess all about studying the position? Time is no longer your enemy so study as you want without using computer assistance,