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I was wrongly accused

#1
Just hours ago all my correspondence games were automatically resigned. After some research, I learned that it was possibly due to having been reported as using a chess engine, although no actual info was given by Lichess.

I'm not techie and I'm not familiar with online chess systems, and I'm not sure what happened. In any case, I'm not using any chess engine. Although I'm not as strong back in my college days when I was a varsity player, I can still punch some good moves. But still, I don't think my moves are computer-level.

I'm playing chess for fun and excitement. Rating doesn't concern me, and there's no reason to use a chess engine. However, to be accused of cheating is not at all acceptable.

Below are my correspondence games. You can analyze them:

Hatfield92 vs Me: 1. d4 e6 2. Bf4 d6 3. e3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bxe5 Nc6 7. Bc3 Nf6 8. Bb5 Nb4 9. Bxf6+ gxf6 10. Kd2 a6 11. Bd3 Nxd3 12. cxd3 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 Rg8 14. g3 c6 15. a3 Be7 16. Nf3 Bg4 17. Ke2 Kc7

A-Engen06 vs Me: 1. d4 g6 2. Bf4 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 Nh5 6. Bg3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qe2 Nd7 9. a4 Qb6 10. b3 a5 11. O-O Nxg3

Me vs. RTD1109: 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e6 fxe6 8. Nxe6 Qa5+ 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Bxd7+

Me vs ABC-TERMINATOR: 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Qxd4

Me vs Parhamhosein: 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. Nf3 f6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. Ne5 fxe5 7. Qxg4 Qd7 8. Qf3 g5 black resigned

Me vs AndresSP24: 1. e3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. exd4 d6 4. Nc3 black resigned

nikhiljha0408 vs Me: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Qf3 d5 6. Bxd5 Nf6 7. e5 Nxd5 8. c3 c6 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Qb3 Be6 11. Qc3 Nxa2 white resigned
#2
I don't want to be mean but in prisons there are a LOT of self-proclaimed innocents, before you try to defend your case contact the mods and be sure that it is cheating because "violated the terms of use" could also be you making too many side accounts, disrespecting other players, aborting too many games or stuff like that.

You have to go to lichess.org/appeal .
#5
To everyone who suggested to make an appeal, there is nothing to appeal because there was no official decision or adjudication made by Lichess. The system simply "resigned" my games.

In that link, it says "I deny having used outside assistance in my games.". However, there is nothing to deny because there was no official decision or adjudication made by Lichess.
#6
@Hitsugaya said in #2:
> I don't want to be mean but in prisons there are a LOT of self-proclaimed innocents, before you try to defend your case contact the mods and be sure that it is cheating because "violated the terms of use" could also be you making too many side accounts, disrespecting other players, aborting too many games or stuff like that.
>
> You have to go to lichess.org/appeal .

Those persons in prisons were informed of the accusations hurled against them, were not denied due process and had the opportunity to present evidence and defend themselves.
#7
You agreed to the ToS, so what do you want?

... In all circumstances, you agree that we have the right to partially or fully suspend or terminate your access to our website and services (such as banning or closing your account), for any reason without warning, and without having to substantiate, clarify or otherwise provide evidence of your breach of these Terms. You agree that this may include your account being publicly labelled as having violated our Terms if, at our sole discretion, we reasonably believe you to have done so. ...
#8
@Sarg0n said in #7:
> You agreed to the ToS, so what do you want?
>
> ... In all circumstances, you agree that we have the right to partially or fully suspend or terminate your access to our website and services (such as banning or closing your account), for any reason without warning, and without having to substantiate, clarify or otherwise provide evidence of your breach of these Terms. You agree that this may include your account being publicly labelled as having violated our Terms if, at our sole discretion, we reasonably believe you to have done so. ...

It is clear in that Terms and Conditions that suspension and termination must be "for any reason", it means there must be a reason. Therefore, Lichess has the duty to provide the reason before suspending and terminating an account. Suspending or terminating an account without any reason is a violation of the Terms and Conditions.
#10
@Sarg0n said in #9:
> Can‘t you just appeal quietly?

There is nothing to appeal because there was no official decision or adjudication made by Lichess.

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