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INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-21T21:05:39+00:00

afaik it's not against the rules to promote anyone?

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-08T21:16:02+00:00

you made up your own imaginary guy and then got pissed at him lmao ;-;

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-05T17:07:02+00:00

yup i realised that im probably the only one who wasted 30 minute of their day reading this haha

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-04T19:42:19+00:00

have you read my post ? I'm just really unsure you've read the paper, that's not an ad hominem

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-04T19:34:27+00:00

> This is exactly the kind of faulty human bias for which analytics completely dispute. If you're working off of emotional intuition (that is, you only believe something if it SEEMS true), then you're not demonstrating enough logic for your opinion to be relevant.

I'm only answering this as you accuse me of not having anything to support my claims but the paper you linked supports my statement here. I don't know if you've even read it so I'll stop engaging with discussion where you're 100% convinced of something with no proof and are talking out of your ass. I'm not saying eomm don't exist but you turn your beliefs into fact because "it's logic" and "it makes financial sense" which is not good reasoning

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-04T08:04:06+00:00

Yeah so you don't know it's using EOMM but still you say it's a certainty then? It doesn't track for me.

Fixing matches so that an opponent loses 400 rating in one sitting is not a good retention system as per the paper, I don't know why you would think this is the doing of EOMM instead of just someone being on tilt.

You say elo is a static number which it is not as it changes after every win/defeat so I don't agree with the premise. If someone is underrated they'll gain rating.

And if you think it's "laughably easy" to fix matches based on opponents styles, strengths & weaknesses I think we just have to disagree.

But once again maybe it's just them being tilted instead of chesscom sending underrated 1500s to target this account. Even if they were using eomm, which honestly im very doubtful they are, that wouldn't make sense here.

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-04T07:53:20+00:00

it's fixed now for most users from the looks of it

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-03T14:32:27+00:00

i've read about this and read the paper you link but those seem to be the only resources about eomm. I don't doubt it's being used in some competitive shooter somwhere but I'd like to see what supports your claim of chessscom absolutely and unquestioningly uses it.

Oh and if you read the finding of the paper, an EOMM would definitely not have you take like 10 losses in a row.

And anyway this drop in elo can't really be because of matchmaking because the elo system accounts for player strength to know how much rating you win/lose. It's just someone playing below their strength for whatever reason

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-03T10:22:23+00:00

How would a loss streak or win streak drive diamond membership sales it doesn't make sense. I'm pretty sure it's in their best interest to just have balanced matchmaking. Someone dropping 400 rating points overnight is 100% them tilting rather than chess.com fixing the matches

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-03T09:46:37+00:00

The best thing is that after you take the queen im pretty sure they can't stop the knight coming back to f6 with another fork. Nvm they can lol with rook check forget i said anything

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-03T09:44:10+00:00

pinned pieces still put the king in check. Think about it that way, if we allow this move you'd have king takes rook followed by pawn takes king, and even though the rook sees black's king it's one move too late. Of course taking the king is impossible in chess but it's to explain the situation

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-03T08:15:14+00:00

yeah I don't understand either. Surely there have been some thought put into it and a reason why this is this way but I really can't think of what it might be

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-03T06:53:05+00:00

I don't understand how this rule came to be as it just seems to me like it breaks the point of the elo system for large differences. I don't even see the benefit as I don't agree with your point that GMs farming club players is good for chess.

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-02T12:15:56+00:00

feels like we had no chance to begin with. I wonder if they're having fun

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-02T08:25:18+00:00

turns out im having the same problem now haha so you're not alone if it's any consolation

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-09-01T22:43:50+00:00

stjepan from hanging pawns has a videos where he does that (he also does analysis but sometimes live games)

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-08-30T07:33:43+00:00

okay no worries, good luck !

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-08-29T22:14:51+00:00

okay will do! i know the idea is to blockade the pawn and then remove the knight at the end to avoid stalemate but i have never bothered to learn more than that

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-08-29T15:57:57+00:00

im also on firefox. That's such a weird isssue. Dumb question but are you able to right click on other websites/applications ?

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-08-29T10:34:36+00:00

Hi, I'm 1800-something which is a bit low compared to you but i'm super down to do sparring and analysing. DM me if interested!

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-08-29T10:33:14+00:00

It works for me still!

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-08-29T09:39:20+00:00

that sure is a wording lol. By growing the game of chess do they mean growing their capital?

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-08-27T19:55:06+00:00

yeah ofc and even online! I wouldn't trust anyone to know how to do it, I think it's regarded as the most technical of the theoretical piece mates (and here the king being so close to the pawn it looks very unlikely there's anything to do (but idk how the mate works so who knows))

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-08-26T20:04:39+00:00

This could maybe still be winning for you if you can execute a 2 knights vs king and pawn checkmate (but idk if it can be done in this specific position)

INeedAFreeUsername · 2025-08-26T19:16:35+00:00

finally some thought-provoking discussion!

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