chess.com “refunded” me ratings after my opponent cheated
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InBBwetrust
Feb 5, 2025
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Twice I was told that odd behaviors were detected by my opponent and was given back ratings. Does this happen often? Why are people cheating?
Feb 5, 2025
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The perception of cheating levels is orders of magnitude more than the actual amount. The vast majority of games and players are clean
https://support.chess.com/article/648-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-fair-play-on-chess-com
https://www.chess.com/article/view/online-chess-cheating
https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-update-january-2025#FairPlay
The site closed more than 91,000 accounts in December for fair play violations and has a full team of staff working on reports along with some automated systems for detection.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/fair-play
That said, discussions of cheating, potential cheating, or cheat detection are not allowed in the general forums. If you would like to discuss join the following club.
https://www.chess.com/club/cheating-forum