Is it normal to have a win streak around 30-50 ? • page 1/7 • General Chess Discussion • lichess.org

I play chess every day here in lichess. And I often check the historical statistics in the profile of my opponents. Allmost every day, I see that an opponent has a historic win streak of around 30 to 50 games. That means they have won 30-50 games in a row with no loss or draw in between. Is that normal, or does a win streak like that indicate that they have cheated ?

aescht edited

#2

Let's say the first 10 games are used to more or less put the player in the correct ranking. After that the chances of winning 20-40 games are less than (because draws not calculated in) 1 / (2 ^ 20) which is 1 in a million to 1 / (2 ^ 40) which is absurdly low.

So yes, they either sandbag or cheat and I would report them.

Let's say the first 10 games are used to more or less put the player in the correct ranking. After that the chances of winning 20-40 games are less than (because draws not calculated in) 1 / (2 ^ 20) which is 1 in a million to 1 / (2 ^ 40) which is absurdly low. So yes, they either sandbag or cheat and I would report them.

aescht

#3

Oh wait, maybe they search for games against much lower rated opponents to reach a streak? Then it can be legit.

pointlesswindows

#4

In normal conditions it's impossible to have more than 5-6 win streak. Even if you play only much weaker opponents you can achieve 10-12. Above 20 is pure cheating.

sheckley666

#5

@pointlesswindows said in #4:

In normal conditions it's impossible to have more than 5-6 win streak. Even if you play only much weaker opponents you can achieve 10-12. Above 20 is pure cheating.
Oops. Am I in danger to be banned? My longest win streak is twelve, and I only played against players around my own rating (quick pairing without adjustment of the rating range)

@pointlesswindows said in #4: > In normal conditions it's impossible to have more than 5-6 win streak. Even if you play only much weaker opponents you can achieve 10-12. Above 20 is pure cheating. Oops. Am I in danger to be banned? My longest win streak is twelve, and I only played against players around my own rating (quick pairing without adjustment of the rating range)

pointlesswindows

#6

@sheckley666 said in #5:

... My longest win streak is twelve...
it's OK

@sheckley666 said in #5: >... My longest win streak is twelve... it's OK

EvilPyrokar

#7

@pointlesswindows Carlsen's highest win streak is 43...

Flatbed

#8

thats normal atleast for experienced players like +2200

pointlesswindows

#9

@EvilPyrokar said in #7:

@pointlesswindows Carlsen's highest win streak is 43...

And?

@EvilPyrokar said in #7: > @pointlesswindows Carlsen's highest win streak is 43... And?

ntlm edited

#10

You can easily reach a big winstreak by playing in arenas, where you encounter players that are much lower rated than you. It is a simple trick to get a great winning streak.

To be more accurate: You join the arena later. Like let us say 10min after it started. Then you are at a low position and you will be paired with lower rated players until you reach the stronger players.

You can easily reach a big winstreak by playing in arenas, where you encounter players that are much lower rated than you. It is a simple trick to get a great winning streak. To be more accurate: You join the arena later. Like let us say 10min after it started. Then you are at a low position and you will be paired with lower rated players until you reach the stronger players.