Also, cheating discussions aren't allowed in the public forums I just realized, so could we change the topic a bit before the thread gets locked.
Join this new league
Also how good do you guys think chess.com is in catching cheaters?
In general, the cheat detection seems slow in my opinion unless there is tons of evidence (games where they cheated) for banning the player. It is faster when multiple players report the player at hand or the cheater has been cheating for a very long time. They are banned almost immediately if a popular chess personality (such as Nakamura or Hansen) accuse them of cheating on stream.
If nobody catches the cheater, there's a pretty good chance they get get away with it. There are about 45 million members on chess.com and chess.com reviews 1 million members per month and don't ban if it's likely — only if it's crystal clear. I'm not saying this to encourage cheating—just sharing my experiences in reporting cheaters in the past.
Honestly I have no confidence in chess.con’s cheat detection system. In bullet they have no clue how to ban people who use ChessBot. Neither can they tell what strong play and blatant cheating is despite boasting about their cheat detection and how many GMs approve of it and bla bla bla
wait, you can cheat in bullet? not asking because I want to cheat but I'm just curious. I thought the time control in bullet is too fast to cheat.
Yes. From what I have heard you download a software called Chess Bot and it literally tells you what to play. e.x @VladoMatijevicJaran uses it and still isn’t banned
how do you know?
It’s obvious. Just look at some of his games.
Don't delete this thread. I plan to post a topic soon about conversations in threads changing dramatically. This will be my example.
Sometimes the guy using the Bot just blatantly uses the bot to play. You can tell that’s the case when your opponent move at like 0.3 seconds each move.
@duntcare what authority do you have to say that
+1
I never imagined I would say this as a reply to @1g4_1-0's comment, but +2
So anyone reading this STOP CRITIZING PRANAV AS A TD, HE IS A GREAT ONE AND HAS RATED MANY USCF TOURNEYS
Yes, stop criticizing Pranav a TD and resume criticizing @1g4_1-0's annoying habits.
YEAH THAT GUY CLAPPED THE SHT OUT OF ME
And dont make public accusations