Why so many 1200-1500 engine users?
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Inb4thelock. Talking about cheating is not allowed
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#3
Ok, but I have no intention of naming names, I was just curious about other users' experiences at my level 1350-1450.
Still, talking about cheating isn't allowed. Zero intolarence.
#inb4thelock
Random_Carnage wrote:
I play quite a lot of rapid games against lower/middle rated intermediates.
Every few days I get a message saying that one or more of my opponents was found to be cheating.
Obviously I'm ok with the extra points but are others experiencing plenty of lower-rated engine users?
I would have thought that this would be much more of an issue at 2000+ ratings.
I've so far only got 1 of those messages.
What is inb4thelock?
Random_Carnage wrote:
I would have thought that this would be much more of an issue at 2000+ ratings.
Nah, they are everywhere
And RIP this thread in advance
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#9
I just had an engine use warning flash up.
What it was, is that I was playing a live game on my laptop, and forget that I had the chess.com opening explorer open on my pc, which I had YouTube running music on.
Now, the Explorer had a totally different game on it to what I was playing, and anyone interested in running my games will easily see that the only engine I use is the Blundermeister2000 which allows you to get to a max rating of 1450 before exploding in a shower of poo 
Still, I hope the checks are more thorough than simply detecting an explorer page open, whilst a live game that bears no resemblance to the explorer is being played!
Lesson learned - I need to remember to log out of one device when playing on another...
I remember reading, in a chess.com article, that high rated players are the least likely to cheat and that most cheaters are in the 800-1600 range. I couldn't find the article, but this is interesting I think.
from: https://www.chess.com/news/view/100k-accounts-closed-anti-cheating-systems-improve
"A revealing insight is that new accounts make up a majority of closures on the site. In fact, nearly 40% of closed accounts were no more than two weeks old. Korley noted how the median number of games played before account closure has dropped to 52 games, a 17% decrease since December 2024.
This suggests that Chess.com's internal screening and autoban mechanisms are catching bad actors faster than ever, sometimes after fewer than 10 games if statistical anomalies raise red flags.
New accounts are now being screened more frequently to detect inhuman levels of strength or unusual playing patterns. This involves generating regular "checkpoint" reports that analyze not only games played and rating earned, but also strength of play and over 100 other gameplay factors.
85% of accounts are being handled automatically through algorithms, which is essential given that 20 million games are being played on Chess.com daily. "This enables the team to focus its efforts on more complex cases that don't get autobanned and require further analysis," Korley said.
As a response to the high number of new accounts being closed, Chess.com has made some changes and is considering additional measures. One idea is to require new accounts to play primarily against other new accounts before being allowed to compete against established players. This could limit the impact of cheaters on long-time users, but might also lead to longer wait times for new players looking for games.
"This idea may have some cons, but the pros seem pretty obvious," Korley said.
You can read the full blog post here and take part in the ongoing poll on whether new accounts should only play against newer players before being able to play more established players."
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#11
Yeah I'm a relatively new member as well.
Thing is, I spent £100 on Diamond Membership, so I'd really rather not get banned for something I clearly don't do!
To get banned for cheating... you need to actually be cheating, pretty much... they analyze all your recent games, 30 days' worth if your account is that old. If they find enough that can't easily be explained without reference to cheating, the information is passed on to the Fair Play team for review and a final decision. And they're very cautious, wanting to avoid as much as possible making a mistake, needless to say.
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#15
Discussions on cheating are not allowed in the public forums. If you want to discuss cheating, please use the cheating forums
https://www.chess.com/club/cheating-forum
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I play quite a lot of rapid games against lower/middle rated intermediates.
Every few days I get a message saying that one or more of my opponents was found to be cheating.
Obviously I'm ok with the extra points
but are others experiencing plenty of lower-rated engine users?
I would have thought that this would be much more of an issue at 2000+ ratings.