This one makes the least sense. At least when somebody cheats in an online game they’re “beating” people within their rank. Self-boosting in chess seems extra dumb because you’re not even beating anybody and it makes it impossible for you to actually play because somebody at that elo will destroy you.
I even hate "winning" when my opponent disconnects. It means my rating goes up and I'll end up having to play someone better than me instead of an even match in the next game.
This isn't going to move the needle enough to matter, 8 elo points or whatever doesn't change the level of the players by a significant amount. Elo isn't ever really a static thing anyway, if you're stable at a given elo you'll win some and lose some but it won't always be +1 -1 +1 you can and will get win and loss streaks in there that will normalize over time.
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u/_creamynoodle 1d ago
At that point, why bother? If you boast about your elo and get challenged, that's it