A world chess gamer named GothamChess lost to an online chess match against men from Indonesia. Then the father's account was blocked, netizens protested.
This incident was experienced by Dadang Subur, a man from Bandung who had defeated the international chess player GothamChess in the chess.com online chess match. Dadang's account Dewa_Kipas, while GothamChess is a gamer and YouTuber with many followers.
The reason Dadang was banned was allegations of cheating by GothamChess fans and led to mass reporting to block Dadang Subur's account. In fact, the match between Dadang and GothamChess was broadcast live via online streaming service, Twitch.
Through the GothamChess Twitch account, this match was watched by thousands of fans. With the black pieces used by Dadang, he managed to defeat GothamChess for 10 minutes on March 2, 2021.
This victory was unacceptable to GothamChess fans and reporting. Dadang's son, Ali Akbar, then told this incident on Facebook and it went viral. According to Ali Akbar, the cheating was accused by his father because Dadang had an ELO of 2,300.
"But the pace and the way he played was like someone with an ELO of more than 2,700 or the equivalent of a grandmaster," said Ali.
Did Dadang Subur cheat as alleged? Ali Akbar has also clarified through his Facebook account that his father, Dadang Subur, was not cheating. Because he is indeed a former professional chess player who has participated in many chess tournaments since a young age.
The GothamChess VS Dewa_Kipas chess match page on Chess.com was flooded with comments. Many insult and defend Dewa_Kipas.
"This guy is cheating. If you look at the accuracy and duration of the movement, it is impossible not to cheat," Fieldlord said.
"It's a shame for GothamChess fans who can't accept their idol losing," said Cikoji.
"Lose, then the fans reported the parents who just played chess.com. It's a shame for GothamChess fans," said Ghaffaridzan.
A world chess gamer named GothamChess lost to an online chess match against men from Indonesia. Then the father's account was blocked, netizens protested.
This incident was experienced by Dadang Subur, a man from Bandung who had defeated the international chess player GothamChess in the chess.com online chess match. Dadang's account Dewa_Kipas, while GothamChess is a gamer and YouTuber with many followers.
The reason Dadang was banned was allegations of cheating by GothamChess fans and led to mass reporting to block Dadang Subur's account. In fact, the match between Dadang and GothamChess was broadcast live via online streaming service, Twitch.
Through the GothamChess Twitch account, this match was watched by thousands of fans. With the black pieces used by Dadang, he managed to defeat GothamChess for 10 minutes on March 2, 2021.
This victory was unacceptable to GothamChess fans and reporting. Dadang's son, Ali Akbar, then told this incident on Facebook and it went viral. According to Ali Akbar, the cheating was accused by his father because Dadang had an ELO of 2,300.
"But the pace and the way he played was like someone with an ELO of more than 2,700 or the equivalent of a grandmaster," said Ali.
Did Dadang Subur cheat as alleged? Ali Akbar has also clarified through his Facebook account that his father, Dadang Subur, was not cheating. Because he is indeed a former professional chess player who has participated in many chess tournaments since a young age.
The GothamChess VS Dewa_Kipas chess match page on Chess.com was flooded with comments. Many insult and defend Dewa_Kipas.
"This guy is cheating. If you look at the accuracy and duration of the movement, it is impossible not to cheat," Fieldlord said.
"It's a shame for GothamChess fans who can't accept their idol losing," said Cikoji.
"Lose, then the fans reported the parents who just played chess.com. It's a shame for GothamChess fans," said Ghaffaridzan.