asking other people to play for them - cheating?
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ZhuMH
Feb 8, 2026
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I've noticed that a player I've recently played against in rapid (a rated match but it was a high elo difference) was asking another person, presumably higher rated than me, to play for them. they've admitted it in chat but I wasn't able to take a screenshot of it. is there a way to get any compensation from the elo I lost, and is this even considered cheating?
Feb 8, 2026
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ZhuMH wrote:
I've noticed that a player I've recently played against in rapid (a rated match but it was a high elo difference) was asking another person, presumably higher rated than me, to play for them. they've admitted it in chat but I wasn't able to take a screenshot of it. is there a way to get any compensation from the elo I lost, and is this even considered cheating?
You can report them, using the option on their profile, but just saying they were going to do that doesn’t mean it happened.
https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8562517-how-do-i-report-someone
