How do you report a blatant engine user?

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I played this (sit and go) tournament (<1200 3 min blitz) and there was this player [name deleted after @NotMTwain it was unfair to name the person]. Rating 250 + change. I played this person in round 5. I was stunned to see this guy with a rating that low having 4/4 wins so far.

 

It was clearly something fishy. I played that person and I lost as well. Now I have lost to many players in many tournaments and not once have I complained of them being cheats. However a person that low rated winning 5/5 is nonsense.

 

Could be that I am the biggest muppet in the world and a 1 rated player could wipe the floor with me. Okay fine. However to beat the rest of the field as well is not on. This seems to be prima facie cheating involved here.

 

How do I report the person?

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JayeshSinhaChess wrote:

I played this (sit and go) tournament and there was this player @xyz. Rating 250 + change. I played this person in round 5. I was stunned to see this guy with a rating that low having 4/4 wins so far.

 

It was clearly something fishy. I played that person and I lost as well. Now I have lost to many players in many tournaments and not once have I complained of them being cheats. However a person that low rated winning 5/5 is nonsense.

 

Could be that I am the biggest muppet in the world and a 1 rated player could wipe the floor with me. Okay fine. However to beat the rest of the field as well is not on. This seems to be prima facie cheating involved here.

 

How do I report the person?

Delete the name from your post. You are not allowed to accuse people in the forum. 

Write an email with your suspicions to the staff using the contact email form. https://support.chess.com/customer/portal/emails/new

They will investigate.

Learn more about the anti-cheating efforts by joining the Cheating Forum.

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I have no idea if these allegations are true, but the defendant is logged in right now, so I sent him/her a message affording him/her the opportunity to come in here and mount a defense before the mods shut this down. 

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oregonpatzer wrote:

I have no idea if these allegations are true, but the defendant is logged in right now, so I sent him/her a message affording him/her the opportunity to come in here and mount a defense before the mods shut this down. 

Nice of you to get involved in something that doesn't even concern you.

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looks like a sandbagger
there are a few weirdos rated in the sub 400's who play like 1100's

hard to catch them
only thing you can do is never underestimate your opponent and take online ratings with a grain of salt
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superman0101 wrote:

inbeforethelock

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i disagree

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fuzzbug wrote:
oregonpatzer wrote:

I have no idea if these allegations are true, but the defendant is logged in right now, so I sent him/her a message affording him/her the opportunity to come in here and mount a defense before the mods shut this down. 

Nice of you to get involved in something that doesn't even concern you.

fuzzbug, justice concerns me, I have an extensive professional background in it. 

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Same just happened to me 1400 player beat me and a 1800 player six straight wins. Something has to be done about blatant cheaters. Unreal anyone would join a site to use an engine..... whats the point?

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Some times higher rated player make anonymous accounts just to troll lower rated tournaments.
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