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Since when did wanting a Ruy Lopez game translate to sandbagging?

THIS IS WHAT THEY SENT ME (LAUGH OUT LOUD)

Dear
 

You were recently detected to have violated our sandbagging/rating manipulation policies (found here https://support.chess.com/article/648-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-fair-play-on-chess-com). This is the first and only strike! The next infraction of these rules will result in the termination of your account. Please understand that these rules are in place to protect other users from unequal opposition, to protect tournaments from unfair pairings and to protect Chess.com's elo rating system itself.

If you feel this strike was in error please reach out to https://support.chess.com and, if justified, we'll remove the strike from your account.

Thank you,
Chess.com Support
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