If you suspect someone of playing suspiciously you should report them.
https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8562517-how-do-i-report-someone
This type of discussion is not allowed in the general forums.
A comprehensive explanation please!!
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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-september-2025
The site closed more than 123,000 accounts in August 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
https://www.chess.com/cheating
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
I am registered on this site (first and only site I am playing on). Can you explain to me how it is possible that players with 1000 ELO (assuming it's real) are so strong? I'm becoming convinced that there are a lot of cheaters, but somehow they pass themselves off as honest players. It cannot be explained otherwise. I'm an OTB 1880 player, but I'm struggling to hit 1200 in the Bullet here. Something doesn't add up to me!