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I love OP's honesty. I only want very easy opponents so I can feel good about winning, somehow.

Lichess actually have your back by not banning cheaters, fire up the engine and whoop us mere mortals just trying to improve our chess.

I don't cheat-cheat. I have smurfed, but that is hardly the same thing.

Cheating would definitely make winning easier - however, the cost is absurdly out of proportion to the gains. I get to feel good about strangers thinking I 'won', when in reality no one will ultimately care, except perhaps my opponent.

My opponent, on the other hand, would have tried his/her best and lost, not because I outplayed them, but because they can't defeat a 3600 rated CPU which can calc more moves in a second than a standard human can calc in a year. But my opponent wouldn't know that, and would take an unfair and unjustified blow to their self-esteem and confidence.

I know I am kinda being dramatic, but I am not overly so. Cheating hurts people. Chess is just a game, and for most of us won't matter at all inasmuch as our 'real' lives are concerned; but losing, and badly, and when you are legitimately trying, and to someone that is equal or lower rated, that stings.

On the other hand, an 800 or 1000 rated player losing to a 1600 player wouldn't be an issue, it would be expected. Every once in awhile, the 1600 rated player would lose, too, legit, and that would be hilarious.

But, yeah, no, cheating not an option for me. The guilt I would feel over knowing I might have caused someone else harm just so I could get... I don't even know what kinda feeling you get when you when while cheating, but whatever it is it wouldn't be worth it.

Now, if I was playing for money, different story - might consider it then.

@Homesteadchess said in #8: > I love OP's honesty. I only want very easy opponents so I can feel good about winning, somehow. > > Lichess actually have your back by not banning cheaters, fire up the engine and whoop us mere mortals just trying to improve our chess. I don't cheat-cheat. I have smurfed, but that is hardly the same thing. Cheating would definitely make winning easier - however, the cost is absurdly out of proportion to the gains. I get to feel good about strangers thinking I 'won', when in reality no one will ultimately care, except perhaps my opponent. My opponent, on the other hand, would have tried his/her best and lost, not because I outplayed them, but because they can't defeat a 3600 rated CPU which can calc more moves in a second than a standard human can calc in a year. But my opponent wouldn't know that, and would take an unfair and unjustified blow to their self-esteem and confidence. I know I am kinda being dramatic, but I am not overly so. Cheating hurts people. Chess is just a game, and for most of us won't matter at all inasmuch as our 'real' lives are concerned; but losing, and badly, and when you are legitimately trying, and to someone that is equal or lower rated, that stings. On the other hand, an 800 or 1000 rated player losing to a 1600 player wouldn't be an issue, it would be expected. Every once in awhile, the 1600 rated player would lose, too, legit, and that would be hilarious. But, yeah, no, cheating not an option for me. The guilt I would feel over knowing I might have caused someone else harm just so I could get... I don't even know what kinda feeling you get when you when while cheating, but whatever it is it wouldn't be worth it. Now, if I was playing for money, different story - might consider it then.

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@scarpentus said in #10:

I also enjoyed the OP's honesty. "I just want to p0wn the n00bz." A lot of us enjoy easy wins, but it's empty calories. Chess can be so much more nourishing if you eat your veggies.

You get it.

@scarpentus said in #10: > I also enjoyed the OP's honesty. "I just want to p0wn the n00bz." A lot of us enjoy easy wins, but it's empty calories. Chess can be so much more nourishing if you eat your veggies. You get it.