I smell a rat....

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PatZerblunder

I sent this to the administrators...

Hello at Chess.com

I never thought I would write you about this or take this kind of action but I think this needs attention. I am an amateur player. Lately I have noticed more and more odd things. I used to be able to hang around the 1200 mark at blitz. I have my ups and downs ( I lost over 200 points lately) but I have been playing against similar rated players that have miraculously become grandmasters? Seriously, moves that my 2200 rated friend would not think of. In my last game, I played a 957 rated player and immediately I smelled a rat. I borrowed my friends iPhone (it has a chess computer) and asked him to play along with this player. He systematically played every correct move against my friends computer. I guess my friends software was better than this guy's. Please check out my last game which I won on time...Except for the opening moves, not one move is mine yet this guys managed to keep up. I believe this has become rampant and really is annoying. I'm tired of getting destroyed by expert to master level play at the 1100 mark. Please check out my game against [edit - please do not name and shame members of Chess.com - if you suspect someone is cheating, please report it to us at support@chess.com , or submit a ticket through the "Help" link at the bottom of any page.]

Thanks

Amanda2018
PatZerblunder wrote:

I smell a rat

 

just one?

Palindrome495

Are you new to this site?...

DrSpudnik

Maybe they should hire a rat catcher.

erik42085

Wait, am I reading this right? Did the OP use his friends engine to beat a 900, then accuse the 900 of cheating?

Henson_Chess
Haha @erik, yeah, it seems that way. But i wonder if the mod is as empathatic. Lol
erik42085

This has to be one of the funniest cheating accusations in the history of chess.com! Lol!

Senior-Lazarus_Long
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BlargDragon

macer75
PatZerblunder wrote:

I sent this to the administrators...

Hello at Chess.com

I never thought I would write you about this or take this kind of action but I think this needs attention. I am an amateur player. Lately I have noticed more and more odd things. I used to be able to hang around the 1200 mark at blitz. I have my ups and downs ( I lost over 200 points lately) but I have been playing against similar rated players that have miraculously become grandmasters? Seriously, moves that my 2200 rated friend would not think of. In my last game, I played a 957 rated player and immediately I smelled a rat. I borrowed my friends iPhone (it has a chess computer) and asked him to play along with this player. He systematically played every correct move against my friends computer. I guess my friends software was better than this guy's. Please check out my last game which I won on time...Except for the opening moves, not one move is mine yet this guys managed to keep up. I believe this has become rampant and really is annoying. I'm tired of getting destroyed by expert to master level play at the 1100 mark. Please check out my game against xxx

Thanks

Quoted to document this for posterity.

bunicula

takes THE rat to catch a rat Wink

https://www.chess.com/members/view/ratatouie

i'm not smelling rat but i do HEAR a lot of em ...

Press Release kinda stuff 1052 3 2/26/14
remember the rat 3217 17 2/17/14
rat-patrol 1035 3 2/14/14
OFF TOPIC 1314 8 2/9/14
rat 947 3 2/4/14
rat 1571 12 2/4/14
rat 884 1 2/3/14
rat 1922 4 2/1/14
rat 2176 6 2/1/14
BlargDragon

My Chinese zodiac sign is the rat. I have the Sense.

bunicula

or the sensei

EscherehcsE

Yeah, this thread made my month.

the6milliondollarcat

who stole my dinner ?

BlargDragon
EscherehcsE wrote:

Yeah, this thread made my month.

And just in time!

BlargDragon
bunicula wrote:

or the sensei

 

I'd just butter his shell, push him on his back, and drag him that way.

eaguiraud

So... you cheated, beat someone, and then accused him for cheating?

Dadg777

Did you know Rat Salad is the name of a Black Sabbath song?

bunicula

yes, people like it cos ozzie's not singing ;-)