Logged into one of my online CC (Correspondence Chess) clubs just now to move in my pending games, when I was surprised at the following message sent to me:
“Congratulations on being the winner of your group in the 1st round of Casual Chess section, 225th GameKnot tournament!
“2nd round will start on Thursday, August 3rd, 2023.”
I thought I still had active games in that group.
Then I saw the next message:
“In accordance with GK tournament rules, one or more of your games in 225th GK tournament, round 1 have been automatically adjudicated because they are among the last 1% of unfinished games in your tournament section. Each game was evaluated by a chess engine, up to 20 moves ahead, and a probable outcome was decided based on the current position. Please note that this only affects the tournament table and the tournament results — the games remain in progress and can be finished normally. Which means they are no longer considered to be part of the tournament, but you can continue playing them and they will affect your rating and stats as usual at the time they are finished.”
Huh! The AI (chess engine) decided I was likely to win each adjudicated game. So the club scored me as the winner. Well, thanks, I guess.
I try to stay away from chess engines. Never use them myself, and avoid knowingly playing against them. Always prefer playing against real humans. But if one wants to declare me the winner in a few tournament games... well, I'll take my wins however they come.
posted Thursday 27/July/2023 ~18:55 #QNJUL2023