2024 Titled Tuesday cheating reported in stream by TOP GM Nepo ?

2024 Titled Tuesday cheating reported in stream by TOP GM Nepo ?

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Hello. I'm back after 12 years to write my next post happy.png

I've been report for cheating by GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in last TT but firstly introduction needed before we I go to this game.

I don't coach and I don't have any income form chess just playing for fun.

Anyway I try always find some time to play in my favorite tournament Titled Tuesday or Titled Cup as is new name as for 2024. I'm kind of addicted for this tournament because you never know who you will face and there are top players in the world. 

I've started to play in TT in 2017 and back then tournament was only once a month and with 9 round and time 3+2 sec.

First time playing May 2, 2017, 10:00 PM world champion GM Magnus Carlsen  Th https://www.chess.com/game/live/2080584036 and then again twice in 2023 and  regularly and then finally after waiting 3 years meeting legendary streamer GM Hikaru Nakamura Nov 3, 2020, 7:00 PM      https://www.chess.com/game/live/5681086321

Both games lost of course and I consider them two best in online chess GOAT but with my accuracy nearly 90 % not bad..

And then I think in TT  2017-2024 I played more that a few thousands games meeting over 

50 top players in world with current TOP 100 fide players

(GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Alireza Firouzja, GM Anish Giri, GM Daniil Dubov, GM Vladislav Artemiev, GM Teymur Radjabov, GM Wei Yi, etc, 

GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave GM Leinier Dominguez, ).

2024 - again I was lucky (but I don't call this luck but happy statistic because there where weeks did I didn't meet any strong grandmaster.

In this year I've already played TOP GM Alexander Grischuk, GM Arjun Erigaisi and twice in row happy to meet another TOP GM Aronian. All games I've lost but showing last game because of the opening Rossolimo. 

https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/live/99182084427?tab=analysis&move=15

TOP GM Aronian - FM djano

I lost but again I've checked and again repeated e5.. Ne7 but GM Aronian deviated this time
Example accuracy with lost game https://www.chess.com/game/live/99786771083
This Rossolimo-Nyezhmetdinov line  I call "Dubov line" becasue GM Dubov played many great games with this e5-Nge7 also against Magnus.  He is so creative in his openings ideas happy.png
I think I've played more than 100 games in  in this line
Cheating reporting by IachessisQ
stream 4th  starts: 00:44:20 sec
548 players  Feb 6, 2024, 11:00 PM  I was really happy in 4 round  to play first time another
TOP GM Ian Nepomniachtchi  World Champion Challenger ang again I've repeated my favorite line


Other my 3350 performance:  https://www.chess.com/game/live/99182675297
Performance was great but mainly because of long variation that I knew.
For comparison or played in last titled Tuesday draw with strong CM Andrzej and we both have 3200 
and game earlier I've played horribly system performance 1750 with 50,3 % but very tactical game  so this number calculated by system are very strange.
Next day  (tournament end 1 a.m my local time) I've checked his stream on twitch in russian language and he was reported me for cheating..    
Yes I've also checked that my accuracy 95% was also high but I've many games in past beating GM above 98%. My best performance is I think 3700 but I've also 1750  performance as well.
Going back to this important game I didn't stream at all so I can share only my analyze and similar games.
Nobody contacted me to join zoom call but I was upset with such streamer attitude. 
13..c:b5 why not 13..Qd5 because I've played twice and both time difficult position where white will be exchange up
In this game he said if I understood correctly that GM was out of the book (or hiding his real preparation ) after probably 8 moves..
After 15. Bc5 streamer was surprise that there is no forced win "How in the world this is not lost"
 
And of course there is no win or big advantage  more it's equal or small advantage if you know Be7 smart idea  because I've one games in this variation. Last year I've played already this line
 Game played 11th Apr Late 2023

Move 21... Ra2 simply removing from Qa8 and threat Re7.
21.. Rre2 or also idea Be2 is from this game with another GM who probably also was not familiar with this line:
(perfomace 3450 elo but again long forced line)
First of all GM Ian could repeated both time and I was more than happy to take draw.
Only I was shocked after his bunder f4? and then  losing Qc3? 
Reporting djano
Eventually Ian ended scoring 6.5/11 losing first game also o FM. He finished 88th and I 91th place.
Reporting is ok, I sometimes also report in titled but firstly I'm checking carefully game.
I've also played in past many games on zoom (twice two tournament) and percentage where better that normal or equal.
I watched many different streamers during pandemic time and now as well.
It's very sad that how fast and easy there are complains by strong GM after they win or draw to youngsters or lower rated tilted like WCM/CM, WIM/FM. If they opponent score 90% or more they are accused for sure use engine assistance. Some of my college playing also FM where also reported by other streamers and I'm sure there where playing alone.  
Of course there is big cheating issue in online chess and also in titled Tuesday but I've also reported players which I think I was wrong. Even when somebody is streaming being on camera could also be cheating so there is no easy solution for online chess.
So what we can do? We can keep playing and don't bothering or try to give courage to other lower rated players that playing high accuracy is normal and you don't need to be top GM.
I often loose in TT with players below 2000 elo and I think is normal and they also score more than 95%. 
Statistically I've lost a lot of games to 2700 players but it's not my first win with such players.
I never cheated in single move in online or real chess.
I also recommend to watch this video regarding some cheating statistics.
I can only wish Ian good luck in upcoming Candidate Tournament and maybe better preparation in Sicilian Rossolimo. I can give you hint that the best in my opinion is 8. Bf4 (instead Nd4) and next Bd6! really annoying line.
I'm also very thankful chess.com for creating such great tournament that amateurs players like me can face TOP players for free.
I hate chess cheaters and I think there should be serious punishment like OTB ban as example. 
But there should not be place for random accusations.
Thank you for reading
Best regards
DJ