Chess com rating deflation due to corona?

im14andwhatisthis · 2020-04-17T14:05:05-07:00

A couple of days ago I was rated at 1400. Today I hit rock bottom at 1100, but I still feel that the players are really good at that level. Probably around same level as the 1300s. My rating fell dramatically as I played when I was sleep deprived, but still it is not going up. I then played a couple

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CatalanCrusher

Sep 21, 2020

#41

JavaMate

Feb 23, 2021

#42

I dropped from 1700 to under 1400 in a few days (!) and it's pretty obvious there's a lot of cheating going on at chess com. At first I thought it was just a 'fluke', but the I also play chess at lichess, chesstempo, ICC, FIDE Online, chess24... and my rating there remains stable, no drops at all... After trying to move back up here on chess com, I'm convinced that this website is riddled with cheaters and I've closed my premium account a few months before the expiration date (prior to this I've sent messages to chess com about this situation/problem, but didn't even receive one answer!). If they don't care, why should I uh? Lichess and chesstempo are fantastic alternatives anyway (the first one is high level and free, the second too but offers some low price payed memberships also - tip: if you wanna be able to immediately after your game(s) go check on missed opportunities (tactics, but also other) then chesstempo is perfect for you. Cheers guys and girls!