No, some cheaters have a device that plays the best move in 1 second. But I'm sure there are wayyy more good players than cheaters, so don't be scared to play a specific time control.
Cheater! Where they are?
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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-april-2025#FairPlay
The site closed more than 107,000 accounts in March 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.
https://www.chess.com/club/cheating-forum
I often see banned accounts, on average they are active playing rapid for 10 minutes. So is the 3+0 game or bullet 1+0 safe from cheater?..