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Cheating is rampant again. Use the ad revenue to combat cheats please. Growing the game is great. Ridding it of cheating might be better.
Nov 15, 2025
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The perception of cheating levels is orders of magnitude more than the actual amount. The vast majority of games and players are clean.
https://support.chess.com/article/648-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-fair-play-on-chess-com
https://www.chess.com/article/view/online-chess-cheating
https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-update-november-2025#FairPlay
The site closed over 105,000 accounts in October for fair play violations and has a full team of staff working on reports along with some automated systems for detection.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/fair-play
https://www.chess.com/cheating
That said, discussions of cheating, potential cheating, or cheat detection are not allowed in the general forums. If you would like to discuss join the following club.
https://www.chess.com/club/cheating-forum