My 19 hour blitz marathon video ...

Hi Guys

Regarding my marathon Youtube video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fddZ61mRt60&feature=youtu.be&t=15h50m50s

It seems to have been featured on a popular reddit here - which hopefully helps promote lichess a bit more :

www.reddit.com/r/ofcoursethatsathing/comments/3gcct7/19_hour_30_minute_video_of_a_master_playing/

During the tournament, two players got banned for engine abuse - DutchPatzer and some other guy who was crushing everyone with about 200 point lead.

Is there any news on a post-tournament bans?! I think the whole of the top 10 should be heavily scrutinised to be honest - especially the top three. Sorry but this is the nature of online chess.

Cheers, K

It's amazing that you recorded a 19 hour long video on youtube and I think thats the longest chess video. I agree about your last statement and they should be heavily scrutisised. Lichess will work on it for sure. :)

I've looked through DutchPatzer's games and I can't figure out why he was banned.

DVrazor, just looking at his second from last game against a strong IM:

http://en.lichess.org/7j84Immr/black#55

Do you not think the accuracy is quite high for someone who apparently has no OTB chess qualifications etc?! Or you think this accuracy level is normal for a totally anonymous player ?!

The other guy who was labelled a 'cheater': http://en.lichess.org/@/G-Bianchi

Hard to say, but all his moves were quite logical in that game. And when he was losing in other games he didn't do it because of a stupid blunder or a mouse-slip like G-Bianchi did (who was rightfully banned in my opinion). As for his qualifications, do you mean he has no OTB rating or no titles? Players of 2000-2200 level ("near-title level") play quite well and can beat titled players from time to time.

This guy http://en.lichess.org/@/phaffans, one of the leaders in the tournament was also banned.

Wow, I just found this one:

http://en.lichess.org/b1mlfvgv#64

0 inaccurcies!

Some of his games are really really blatent engine abuse with even 0 inaccuracies. DVRazor are you sure he isn't just a mate of yours and you are not just posting to defend him for the sake of it. Perhaps check through the number of zero inaccuracy games before you carry on.

Whoa! I always thought Phaffans was a legit player... =/

Okay, I agree that game does look suspicious, although still all moves are quite human. I think I've only seen 1 game with 0 0 0. And no, he's not a mate of mine :D. I may assume he used an engine not in all his games / was trying to be clever and tried to play on his own from time to time.