why the HELL did they change the matchmaking without saying ANYTHING!? - Chess Forums

TheKurosawa

Jan 15, 2022

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Martin_Stahl

Jan 15, 2022

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TheKurosawa wrote:

why ... do i get matched with non premium users, a good portion of which are clearly cheating, and i dont get matched with premium users anymore???? I am a premium user and i used to get matched only with premium users, maybe 1 in 100 was a normal user, now i ONLY get matched with non premium users 99 times out of 100, this is getting absurd.

While the pairing algorithm will attempt to pair you with a premium member that has a compatible seek, it will pair you with anyone if it can't find one quickly enough. As far as I'm aware, that hasn't changed.

If you suspect unfair play, you should report it.

https://support.chess.com/article/209-how-do-i-report-someone

TheKurosawa

Jan 15, 2022

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i didnt know that the cheat detection was so bad. Anyhow the matchmaking changed completely so something has been done, i cant be pure coincidence. My experience changed drastically from one day to the other, and the only variable is the fact that now 99% of my games are vs non premium users, free accounts with barely any games played, my guess is they are fresh accounts after the last one gets banned, they play like trash the first 10 moves, moving pieces without almost randomly and then proceed to win the position in insane ways.

porkqupine

Jan 15, 2022

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> and the only variable is the fact that now 99% of my games are vs non premium users

I don't know if it shows your game history to me according to my time zone, but I see you've played 19 games today as of this moment and only 4 of your opponents had free accounts.

> It's no secret that the cheat detection here is lightyears behind Lichess

Funny I've heard exact opposite a lot of times. It was no secret either.