For statistics on how many accounts are investigated and closed for Fair Play, see the monthly reports, which started being published in May 2019; database changes in August 2021 means that the number of games and accounts being reviewed are no longer being reported:
|
Month |
Accounts Closed |
Titled Accounts Closed |
|
20,970 |
11 |
|
|
17,282 |
7 |
|
|
21,404 |
3 |
|
|
19,293 |
9 |
|
|
23,193 |
9 |
Chess.com Month in Review: July 2021
- 295,289,341 games reviewed for fair play
- 10,248,502 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 25,900 accounts closed for fair play (including 8 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: June 2021
- 286,323,422 games reviewed for fair play
- 11,082,054 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 22,977 accounts closed for fair play (including 10 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: May 2021
- 292,309,723 games reviewed for fair play
- 11,516,428 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 34,151 accounts closed for fair play (including 18 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: April 2021
- 297,965,177 games reviewed for fair play
- 12,283,471 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 35,577 accounts closed for fair play (including 18 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: March 2021
- 315,415,174 games reviewed for fair play
- 13,085,324 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 40,163 accounts closed for fair play (including 9 titled players)
Chess.com Month In Review: February 2021
- 261,186,236 games reviewed for fair play
- 11,540,956 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 32,337 accounts closed for fair play (including 8 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: January 2021
- 230,524,668 games reviewed for fair play
- 10,359,219 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 33,238 accounts closed for fair play (including 8 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: December 2020
- 203,853,206 games reviewed for fair play
- 9,053,655 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 25,252 accounts closed for fair play (including 9 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: November 2020
- 158,261,639 games reviewed for fair play
- 6,965,852 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 18,511 accounts closed for fair play (including 9 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: October 2020
- 124,943,149 games reviewed for fair play
- 5,266,420 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 11,668 accounts closed for fair play (including 17 titled players)
Chess.com Month In Review: September 2020
- 125,931,456 games reviewed for fair play
- 5,283,581 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 13,361 accounts closed for fair play (including 9 titled players)
Chess.com Month In Review: August 2020
- 126,188,966 games reviewed for fair play
- 5,198,672 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 16,752 accounts closed for fair play (including 14 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: July 2020
- 127,417,878 games reviewed for fair play
- 5,288,318 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 15,130 accounts closed for fair play (including 14 titled players)
Chess.com Month In Review: June 2020
- 124,084,460 games reviewed for fair play
- 5,270,617 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 16,849 accounts closed for fair play (including 24 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: May 2020
- 117,510,747 games reviewed for fair play
- 4,882,865 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 14,216 accounts closed for fair play (including 24 titled players)
Chess.com Month in Review: April 2020
- 103,273,839 games reviewed for fair play
- 4,372,423 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 12,786 accounts closed for fair play (including 39 titled players)
Chess.com Month In Review: March 2020
- 94,906,279 games reviewed for fair play
- 3,975,120 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 9,843 accounts closed for fair play (including 7 titled players)
Chess.com Month In Review: February 2020
- 80,147,320 games reviewed for fair play
- 3,407,150 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 8,042 accounts closed for fair play (including 15 titled players)
Chess.com Month In Review: January 2020
- 75,525,319 games reviewed for fair play
- 3,385,743 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 8,160 accounts closed for fair play (including 11 titled players)
Chess.com Month In Review: December 2019
- 75,525,319 games reviewed for Fair Play
- 3,209,212 accounts reviewed for Fair Play.
- 6,044 accounts closed for Fair Play (including six titled players)
Chess.com Month In Review: November 2019
- 73,305,601 games reviewed for Fair Play
- 3,107,223 accounts reviewed for Fair Play.
- 6,071 accounts closed for Fair Play (including eight titled players)
Chess.com Month In Review: October 2019
- 72,429,634 games reviewed for Fair Play.
- 3,045,323 accounts reviewed for Fair Play.
- 5,263 accounts closed for Fair Play (three titled)
Chess.com Month In Review: September 2019
- 70,476,000 games reviewed for fair play
- 2,933,463 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 6,726 accounts closed for fair play (10 titled)
Chess.com Month In Review: August 2019
- 68,630,540 games reviewed for fair play
- 2,885,431 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 6,117 accounts closed for fair play (6 titled)
Chess.com Month In Review: July 2019
- 63,277,535 games reviewed for fair play
- 2,782,440 accounts reviewed for fair play
- 6,499 accounts closed for fair play (4 titled)
Chess.com Month in Review: June 2019
- 63,277,535 games reviewed for Fair Play
- 2,782,440 accounts reviewed for Fair Play
- 5,157 accounts closed for Fair Play (7 Titled)
Chess.com Month In Review: May 2019
- Games reviewed for Fair Play: 66,905,859
- Accounts reviewed for Fair Play: 2,924,031
- Accounts closed for Fair Play: 5,545 (eight Titled)
Chess.com takes cheating very seriously: see About Online Chess Cheating
For further insight into the work that Chess.com does in this area, see also these older articles:
However, discussions of cheating in the public forums are not permitted, nor are accusations that member X is cheating, as it tends to become very heated and results in lots of false accusations: any such posts will be locked and/or deleted.
To report a suspected cheater to the Support team, please select Report Abuse under the Help menu, or use Contact Us - Chess.com Member Support and FAQs, or from their Profile choose More and then Report / Cheating. All reports are investigated, even if there is no immediate visible action, and help the Fair Play team over time.
To discuss the matter of cheating further, or to learn more about cheat detection, join the Cheating Forum - Chess Club - Chess.com - please note that you need to have been a member for more than a month to be accepted into this club, which is in itself a cheating prevention measure.
Thanks!
David, moderator