Is Chess.com using bots?!?

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I mean i know it’s a conspiracy theory, I just wanted to point out that Chesskid (owned by chess.com) uses bots in the player pools… coincidence?

treatb59
1. They most likely use them in the company to find cheaters and sandbaggers.
2. Player too use them and one way to avoid them is bullet chess so a player can use an engine to aid.
3. Players probably now have recommended overlays.
4. Ive encountered lots of cheating on here over the last 12 years. Where i will have good move and the square i press wont be where the piece goes.. all the way to sacking my rating with bot after bot because i got too many check mates in a row...
5. The website or admins wont let you talk about it. They will even ban your ability to post threads or comment. They close them and prevent anyone from talking about it. But its not as bad as it used to be.
6. I believe that since chess has so much money in it. That sacking ratings protects the tournament gm’s so they can be celebrities...
7. Play bullet chess as its far more difficult to cheat but you will still find countless bots if you win too much.
treatb59
I got suspicious of bots some years ago and have always been harassed for mentioning them in forums. My rating stayed consistent at 500-800 for many years as i would often just resign if i couldnt find a checkmate. Last year i decided to sandbag my rating to 100 to see if there are bots. What i found was that its been over a year and i cant get my rating back up. When i win by consistent check mates. Then i will lose countless games. This last couple days i started playing and winning. Finally almost up to 500 again. I was check mating and ive lost like 15 games in a row to perfect defenses. So i test it. I will make a blunder that is instantly taken. Blunders that are irrational moves. I had 3 separate players use the exact same bishop sacrifice to trap my queen and steal it.... timer issues too that drain my clock even if i premove.

At rating 200 im playing 30 move games in 1 minute bullet chess with no blunders... im finding people consistently thinking 5-7 moves ahead....
treatb59
Best i can assess is they have “what should be” system that sacks your win ratio below 50%. If you start winning more than 50% of games. You will be targeted by the bots and sabotaged.