"Every day there’s cheating in the game — why don’t the moderators see their cheating?"

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"Every day there’s cheating in the game — why don’t the moderators see their cheating?"

Avatar of LieutenantFrankColumbo

No one is cheating. All you play is speed chess. You move too fast. You don't follow opening principles. You hang material. You miss simple tactics.

Avatar of HangingPiecesChomper

I only see hanging pieces to chomp on

Avatar of Martin_Stahl

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

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