The Brandon Jacobson matter

So, what happened with that?

Was there ever a fair resolution or official statement about it?

Being called a cheater with a presumption of guilt when Chess dot com's algorithms and statistics are the only evidence of culpability doesn't seem fair to me.

P.S. -- Trotting out a novel opening for which the opponent is unprepared is not "unfair play" -- isn't that the idea?

I honestly forgot about this whole ordeal. It was in the news non stop for a week, then never heard of him again 🤷‍♂️. He's still banned from chess.com, personally as you said I don't think there's enough evidence but the world seems to have forgotten

I should add that I started this thread before I had read this blog post about the anti-cheating system here:
https://www.chess.com/cheating

Also, I would agree that I have no standing to ask about cases that do not involve me.

Discussing cheating on the general Chess.com forums is not allowed. Chess.com has specific guidelines that prohibit discussions about cheating, potential cheating, or cheat detection in the general forums.

Fun at parties, arent you?

As mentioned, this type of topic isn't allowed in the general forums.