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FIDE has an online playing area. They have some software to download, which my computer warns me about, and then you can play on their (currently unmonitored) site. In October things will go beyond the preliminary stage.
They have an anti-cheating arrangement which will be put into effect. Here is a quote ...
FIDE Online Arena
The remarks of Kirsan Nikolayevich follow:
I am proud to announce today's launch of the limited test version of FIDE online arena, FIDE's official Internet playing platform developed in co-operation with CNC. In October 2013, after the Executive Board meeting in
Tallinn, Estonia, the fully operational version of FIDE online arena will be in service and available all over the world.
FIDE firmly believes that online chess offers enormous opportunities for millions of chess lovers who are unable to regularly participate in over-the-board events for a variety of reasons: professional and family commitments, problems reaching tournaments and other difficulties, etc.
Now FIDE makes the virtual real with an online arena that allows players to compete in top class tournaments with official FIDE ratings. The attractiveness and ease of online chess will also draw millions of new players - in particular the young. FIDE online arena will be an important step in achieving my goal of '1 billion chess players' throughout the world.
As you know, there are many chess playing platforms. However, FIDE online arena has a unique feature that completely sets it apart: a highly sophisticated chess anti-cheating system, AceGuard. Until now, it has been impossible to award official ratings for online chess because of the difficulty in preventing cheating. Now AceGuard will be an invaluable tool in Fide's fight against cheaters and we would like to praise the PremiumChess company for developing this revolutionary technology and to congratulate CNC for bringing this service to FIDE.
When the full version of FIDE online arena starts in October, every move of every game played by full arena members will be monitored and extensively analyzed by the anti-cheating system and a special team of experts, creating a fair playing venue for all. While it is not possible to prevent some players from cheating, this constant highly detailed monitoring guarantees that they can be successfully identified and appropriate action taken. Every
member's playing history is evaluated with a Fairness Index rating, allowing you to see quickly if an opponent is reliable or not.
In addition, FIDE online arena offers a complete chess experience online: challenge games and tournaments, master challenge matches and simuls, free master lessons and lectures, full statistical analysis, broadcasts of major FIDE events, chat, game files, multi-lingual interface and much more - all from the comfort of your home or anywhere elsewhere you happen to be.
So now you can enjoy all the features that FIDE online arena has to offer and very soon play in official FIDE events night or day, seven days a week.
Enjoy it! http://www.arena.myfide.net
Gens Una Sumus
Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov
They have an anti-cheating arrangement which will be put into effect. Here is a quote ...
Originally posted by FIDE Online Arena
Real time anti-cheating monitoring
For our purposes, the term cheating refers to any attempt to gain an unfair playing advantage in violation of FIDE online arena regulations.
FIDE treats such offences very seriously.
The Premium Chess ACE-Guard™ anti-cheating system offers players maximum security. ACE-Guard™ thoroughly screens every single game played on the site when both players are full members and supplies a detailed analysis of performance trends. ACE-Guard™’s array of the latest anti-cheating technologies gives real peace of mind and supplies a more secure environment than conventional tournaments, where games are virtually never checked. Gone are those nagging doubts about if your opponent is cheating or not.
ACE-Guard™
- detects any suspicious event during a game in real time;
- detects the use of chess engines or other software;
- through analysis of behaviour and playing style trends, creates a precise player style and performance profile;
- compares current game with expected player performance and characteristics;
- verifies every player’s connection through the IP address of the user’s computer;
- increases the monitoring of any suspect player;
In short, ACE-Guard™ is a cheater’s worst nightmare.
All games played by two full members are rigorously monitored by ACE-Guard™ and then archived. This monitoring occurs both in real time (i.e. while the game is in progress), and after the game is concluded. Whenever the ACE-Guard™ anti-cheating system detects a possible cheating rule violation, the Games Manager examines the evidence and makes the final decision regarding the appropriate action to take. Such decisions are not subject to appeal or discussion. According to the seriousness of the offence, penalties can range from a lowering of a player’s Fairness Index (see below), through to temporary or permanent suspension, Premium Point and FIDE online Elo rating loss, and a temporary or permanent ban from FIDE online events.
Fairness Index
The conduct of every full member is evaluated using the Fairness Index, which is expressed as a scale of 1 to 5 stars which change colour to show progressively higher levels of trustworthiness. If you choose to play only opponents with a high Fairness Index rating, you can be confident of your opponent's integrity and real playing strength.
Each new full member is initially assigned one black star. If there is no infraction of the anti-cheating rules, the star progressively changes colour as the number of games increases; first blue, then green, silver and gold. A second star is then added, which progressively changes colour in the same way as the first. This process is repeated until a player is awarded the maximum rating of 5 gold stars.
Whenever the ACE-Guard™ anti-cheating system detects a possible Code of Conduct rule violation by an FIDE full member, the Games Manager examines the evidence and makes the final decision regarding a possible change to a player’s Fairness Index rating or other appropriate penalties. This decision is not subject to appeal or discussion.
For our purposes, the term cheating refers to any attempt to gain an unfair playing advantage in violation of FIDE online arena regulations.
FIDE treats such offences very seriously.
The Premium Chess ACE-Guard™ anti-cheating system offers players maximum security. ACE-Guard™ thoroughly screens every single game played on the site when both players are full members and supplies a detailed analysis of performance trends. ACE-Guard™’s array of the latest anti-cheating technologies gives real peace of mind and supplies a more secure environment than conventional tournaments, where games are virtually never checked. Gone are those nagging doubts about if your opponent is cheating or not.
ACE-Guard™
- detects any suspicious event during a game in real time;
- detects the use of chess engines or other software;
- through analysis of behaviour and playing style trends, creates a precise player style and performance profile;
- compares current game with expected player performance and characteristics;
- verifies every player’s connection through the IP address of the user’s computer;
- increases the monitoring of any suspect player;
In short, ACE-Guard™ is a cheater’s worst nightmare.
All games played by two full members are rigorously monitored by ACE-Guard™ and then archived. This monitoring occurs both in real time (i.e. while the game is in progress), and after the game is concluded. Whenever the ACE-Guard™ anti-cheating system detects a possible cheating rule violation, the Games Manager examines the evidence and makes the final decision regarding the appropriate action to take. Such decisions are not subject to appeal or discussion. According to the seriousness of the offence, penalties can range from a lowering of a player’s Fairness Index (see below), through to temporary or permanent suspension, Premium Point and FIDE online Elo rating loss, and a temporary or permanent ban from FIDE online events.
Fairness Index
The conduct of every full member is evaluated using the Fairness Index, which is expressed as a scale of 1 to 5 stars which change colour to show progressively higher levels of trustworthiness. If you choose to play only opponents with a high Fairness Index rating, you can be confident of your opponent's integrity and real playing strength.
Each new full member is initially assigned one black star. If there is no infraction of the anti-cheating rules, the star progressively changes colour as the number of games increases; first blue, then green, silver and gold. A second star is then added, which progressively changes colour in the same way as the first. This process is repeated until a player is awarded the maximum rating of 5 gold stars.
Whenever the ACE-Guard™ anti-cheating system detects a possible Code of Conduct rule violation by an FIDE full member, the Games Manager examines the evidence and makes the final decision regarding a possible change to a player’s Fairness Index rating or other appropriate penalties. This decision is not subject to appeal or discussion.
The remarks of Kirsan Nikolayevich follow:
Originally posted by Kirsan N. Ilyumzhinov
I am proud to announce today's launch of the limited test version of FIDE online arena, FIDE's official Internet playing platform developed in co-operation with CNC. In October 2013, after the Executive Board meeting in
Tallinn, Estonia, the fully operational version of FIDE online arena will be in service and available all over the world.
FIDE firmly believes that online chess offers enormous opportunities for millions of chess lovers who are unable to regularly participate in over-the-board events for a variety of reasons: professional and family commitments, problems reaching tournaments and other difficulties, etc.
Now FIDE makes the virtual real with an online arena that allows players to compete in top class tournaments with official FIDE ratings. The attractiveness and ease of online chess will also draw millions of new players - in particular the young. FIDE online arena will be an important step in achieving my goal of '1 billion chess players' throughout the world.
As you know, there are many chess playing platforms. However, FIDE online arena has a unique feature that completely sets it apart: a highly sophisticated chess anti-cheating system, AceGuard. Until now, it has been impossible to award official ratings for online chess because of the difficulty in preventing cheating. Now AceGuard will be an invaluable tool in Fide's fight against cheaters and we would like to praise the PremiumChess company for developing this revolutionary technology and to congratulate CNC for bringing this service to FIDE.
When the full version of FIDE online arena starts in October, every move of every game played by full arena members will be monitored and extensively analyzed by the anti-cheating system and a special team of experts, creating a fair playing venue for all. While it is not possible to prevent some players from cheating, this constant highly detailed monitoring guarantees that they can be successfully identified and appropriate action taken. Every
member's playing history is evaluated with a Fairness Index rating, allowing you to see quickly if an opponent is reliable or not.
In addition, FIDE online arena offers a complete chess experience online: challenge games and tournaments, master challenge matches and simuls, free master lessons and lectures, full statistical analysis, broadcasts of major FIDE events, chat, game files, multi-lingual interface and much more - all from the comfort of your home or anywhere elsewhere you happen to be.
So now you can enjoy all the features that FIDE online arena has to offer and very soon play in official FIDE events night or day, seven days a week.
Enjoy it! http://www.arena.myfide.net
Gens Una Sumus
Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov