Chesscube

I've been playing on Chesscube for over a year now, and I have to say that it has a nice interface and for the most part I have enjoyed playing there. There is one caveat, however: unless you are playing bullet, there is a 90% chance that any opponent whose rating is over 2200 is using a program. How do I know this? Because I have looked at some of my 5-minute games played on Chesscube with Rybka, and my opponents invariably play the computer's first choice. It's sad really, but it's the reason why I only play 1-minute on that server.

My rating on Chesscube is consistently around 2250 (it has been as high as 2400 and as low as 2000), and although I'm not sure how that compares to ICC or Playchess, I have a feeling that I'm a fairly strong bullet player because I know my openings very well and I'm able to keep the initiative when I play. But, what really pisses me off is when I log into Chesscube to play a 5-minute game, like I did tonight, and I am paired with a 2100 only to lose because he is making all of the perfect moves. After 2 minutes I am completely lost, and there is no doubt that he is using a comp. I spend the remaining 3 minutes of my time trash talking him and challenging him to a 1-minute game, but he wisely declines.

I'm seriously considering getting an ICC account again to avoid all of these idiots.