Re:Chess Minigames for Enjoyable Learning [pdf]
by thom on Friday February 11, 2022 @05:11AM
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I love correspondence games! I cannot cope with the anxiety of short time controls, and the satisfaction for me is always thinking deeply and feeling like I’ve made the best move I’m capable of. That said unless you’re only playing people you trust, it’s hard to dodge cheaters, even with Lichess’s cheat detection.
Re:Chess Minigames for Enjoyable Learning [pdf]
by hutrdvnj on Friday February 11, 2022 @07:07AM
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> it’s hard to dodge cheaters, even with Lichess’s cheat detection
You can never be 100% certain, but there's a few things one can do. Before playing an opponent in correspondence check his profile. Never play against new accounts (e.g. join date in profile < 3 months). Don't play someone who never lose games (e.g. 80 wins, 20 draws, 0 losses is suspicious unless it's Magnus). Don't play someone who only has very few games played in total. Compare the other statistics if he has a beginner level blitz rating of 1600 and rapid rating of 1700, but correspondence is GM like level of 2500+ then this is also suspicious.
Correspondence games will help you to understand chess more deeply, fix your own mistakes and to become an overall better player. You can also open many correspondence games in parallel, this way you don't have to wait for days until you can make another move.