Is cheating ruining online chess?

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 Is cheating ruining online chess? - Chess.com

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yes it is

Avatar of PenguinChocolate

Yes

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yes, it must be , I was notified by chess.com, that 2 people were cheating, playing against me, look at my score, LOL

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No. The cheaters get caught. Most of the games are legit.

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The perception of cheating levels is orders of magnitude more than the actual amount. 

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 want to discuss join the following club

https://www.chess.com/club/cheating-forum

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