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Flappy_Box

Recently I've been analysing my games and I have around 90-95 accuracy, is this normal? is it a bug? will I get banned?

IMKeto

You're a 700 rapid player.  That is a much more accurate representation of your ability.

aviation18
Flappy_Box wrote:

Recently I've been analysing my games and I have around 90-95 accuracy, is this normal? is it a bug? will I get banned?

It's not a bug. As long as you're not on a winning streak of more than 10 getting 95 consistently it's fine

KeSetoKaiba

Far more to chess.com cheat detection than accuracy score (CAPS), in fact, CAPS isn't even something chess.com cheat detection looks at! It was just a tool intended to help give newer chess players an estimate "report card" on how they did. 

Many other things can influence CAPS as well. For example, it is tougher to score higher CAPS against tougher opponents because they are more likely to find good moves. Another factor is that CAPS is easier to get high with in positional games where plans are more important than exact moves. In tactical mazes, CAPS is tough to score high because the sharp play has a more clear cut "right" or "wrong" move in many cases. 

One other thought to consider as well is that CAPS is easy to get really high if the opponent blunders early. Let us imagine your opponent blunders their Queen out the the opening and you capture it. They have no compensation for the hung piece and are now 9 points down...basically ANY move you play is now a "winning" move. Therefore, your game accuracy will be much higher than a "regular" game. 

CAPS has too many other factors like this to be valued that much. grin.png

Duckfest

Your question has been answered (good post by KeSetoKaiba) so I'll just add some thoughts

First of all, 90-95% is not that high.  It's an impressive score, especially at your rating, but won't raise alarms. In simple terms, accuracy reflects your play as compared to perfect play. I saw a recent game where you got a 91% score. In 32 moves (book moves don't count) you played 19 Best moves, with 6 excellent moves, 2 good, 3 blunders and 2 missed wins. You won't be mistaken for an engine or bot. Overall, your sub optimal moves where close enough to the best move to get a high rating.  

Though 90%+ accuracy is impressive for a 600-700 player, it's is easy to score high against a 600-700 player. Because positions usually have obvious best moves. When your opponent makes mistakes, you get an easy best move.

I occasionally score around the 97, 98 or even 99% mark. Yet, no one will find it suspicious. Personally, I consider these my 'perfect' games. Opportunity presented itself and I took it. But to a higher rated player none of my moves would appear exceptional.

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Duckfest wrote:

Your question has been answered (good post by KeSetoKaiba) so I'll just add some thoughts

First of all, 90-95% is not that high.  It's an impressive score, especially at your rating, but won't raise alarms. In simple terms, accuracy reflects your play as compared to perfect play. I saw a recent game where you got a 91% score. In 32 moves (book moves don't count) you played 19 Best moves, with 6 excellent moves, 2 good, 3 blunders and 2 missed wins. You won't be mistaken for an engine or bot. Overall, your sub optimal moves where close enough to the best move to get a high rating.  

Though 90%+ accuracy is impressive for a 600-700 player, it's is easy to score high against a 600-700 player. Because positions usually have obvious best moves. When your opponent makes mistakes, you get an easy best move.

I occasionally score around the 97, 98 or even 99% mark. Yet, no one will find it suspicious. Personally, I consider these my 'perfect' games. Opportunity presented itself and I took it. But to a higher rated player none of my moves would appear exceptional.

hi duckfest. you sound like you have a pretty good grasp of this issue so i would like to ask you a question. i am rated in the 1200s in daily and was playing someone rated a bit below me. in a 31 move game he had 26 best moves, 1 excellent move, 1 good move, and 3 book moves. do you think that is a bit unusua? 

Duckfest

There are rules regarding discussing potential cheating on the forum, so let's try not to. Besides, I'm not qualified to judge. But, I looked at his profile briefly. His accuracy is noticeably high and he wins over 90% of his games. That's impressive. He could be just be an exceptionally good player with a rating that doesn't reflect his ability yet because the account is new. 

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Duckfest wrote:

There are rules regarding discussing potential cheating on the forum, so let's try not to. Besides, I'm not qualified to judge. But, I looked at his profile briefly. His accuracy is noticeably high and he wins over 90% of his games. That's impressive. He could be just be an exceptionally good player with a rating that doesn't reflect his ability yet because the account is new. 

thanks. the same thought occurred to me.

iamawsam

i did a 61 move game and my accuracy is 85

 

KeSetoKaiba
Ragbag2008 wrote:

I usually play with 90-93% accuracy and if I win my opponents play with a good 85% accuracy, if I lose my opponents play with 95% and I play with 85% accuracy

I am 1900 uscf is that a good accuracy

Yes it is normal. chess.com accuracy (CAPS) isn't really a particularly reliable statistic alone. It changes with engine analysis depth and it relies on too many variables to be worth much on its own. CAPS is best when taken only lightly, or when combined with other statistics. 

p.s. Read my post above with the CAPS explained video for a little extra information on CAPS)

ShouldBreezi

They have much better tools than CAPS to detect someone using an engine... Not sure why people become so paranoid about this, just take the compliment you were 90+% accurate to the engine and go on about your day...

NoobTheCreator

Is 89% accuracy in ultra bullet good? Or 91% in regular 1+1 bullet?

NoobTheCreator

By ultra bullet I mean 15 seconds

TheNewCountryLigondeez

Hey, I’m 1200 rated, is it normal for me to be scoring in the high 80s to 90s, or should I worry about being mistaken for using a bot? I make almost no mistakes or blunders in a game, so I’m scared of being false banned

iivoidiix

Great game!!

magipi
TheNewCountryLigondeez wrote:

Hey, I’m 1200 rated, is it normal for me to be scoring in the high 80s to 90s, or should I worry about being mistaken for using a bot? I make almost no mistakes or blunders in a game, so I’m scared of being false banned

Nice bragging.

TheNewCountryLigondeez
magipi wrote:
TheNewCountryLigondeez wrote:

Hey, I’m 1200 rated, is it normal for me to be scoring in the high 80s to 90s, or should I worry about being mistaken for using a bot? I make almost no mistakes or blunders in a game, so I’m scared of being false banned

Nice bragging.

Im scared of being banned as ive got platinum membership, im really not trying to brag, im just wondering if my account looks suspicious because of my rating, and since your calling that bragging, im guessing the accuracy is way to high for my rating, so im just worried

1cbb

Yes it is normal if your opponent made some mistakes. Consistent 90+ acc is suspicious though.

TheNewCountryLigondeez
1cbb wrote:

Yes it is normal if your opponent made some mistakes. Consistent 90+ acc is suspicious though.

Thanks for this insight, i hope i dont get banned anytime soon, because im on a 13 ws or something crazy like that

magipi
TheNewCountryLigondeez wrote:
magipi wrote:
TheNewCountryLigondeez wrote:

Hey, I’m 1200 rated, is it normal for me to be scoring in the high 80s to 90s, or should I worry about being mistaken for using a bot? I make almost no mistakes or blunders in a game, so I’m scared of being false banned

Nice bragging.

Im scared of being banned as ive got platinum membership, im really not trying to brag, im just wondering if my account looks suspicious because of my rating, and since your calling that bragging, im guessing the accuracy is way to high for my rating, so im just worried

Cheat detection on chess.com (or anywhere else) has nothing to do with accuracy. Accuracy is just a toy, almost entirely meaningless.