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Cheating is worse. Devs don't care.

So, I posted a forum a while back about the cheating issue, and I've seen little to no resolve. In fact, it's actually gotten worse. Not only is cheating getting worse with time and technology, but there seems to be no care in the matter. Devs across Lichess.org and Chess.com both seem to have no intention of cleaning up their VERY serious and very REAL cheating problem. To make matters worse, there's not even any way to escape it! I just got a timeout from Lichess for leaving a game with a cheater. I notice, however, that the CHEATER, literally the offender, gets away. No timeout. No ban. Just gets to roam around lying and cheating and nobody cares. To help raise awareness for this disgusting and unfortunate cheating problem, please write in the forums across Lichess.org and/or Chess.com. More people need to not only know what's going on, but the more who know, the stronger. Perhaps with enough force, chess can be fun and FAIR for all once again.

So, I posted a forum a while back about the cheating issue, and I've seen little to no resolve. In fact, it's actually gotten worse. Not only is cheating getting worse with time and technology, but there seems to be no care in the matter. Devs across Lichess.org and Chess.com both seem to have no intention of cleaning up their VERY serious and very REAL cheating problem. To make matters worse, there's not even any way to escape it! I just got a timeout from Lichess for leaving a game with a cheater. I notice, however, that the CHEATER, literally the offender, gets away. No timeout. No ban. Just gets to roam around lying and cheating and nobody cares. To help raise awareness for this disgusting and unfortunate cheating problem, please write in the forums across Lichess.org and/or Chess.com. More people need to not only know what's going on, but the more who know, the stronger. Perhaps with enough force, chess can be fun and FAIR for all once again.

You can say what you want about chess.com but they close obvious cheater accounts pretty quickly and adjust the rating. I didn't even report the last cheater I played against. I knew it was a cheater quickly and stopped playing but didn't resign.

You can say what you want about chess.com but they close obvious cheater accounts pretty quickly and adjust the rating. I didn't even report the last cheater I played against. I knew it was a cheater quickly and stopped playing but didn't resign.

@ColossusChess said ^

You can say what you want about chess.com but they close obvious cheater accounts pretty quickly and adjust the rating. I didn't even report the last cheater I played against. I knew it was a cheater quickly and stopped playing but didn't resign.

I've been playing on chess.com with multiple accounts for 10+ years and I've seen ONE, literally one, ban ever.

@ColossusChess said [^](/forum/redirect/post/TKMYowe9) > You can say what you want about chess.com but they close obvious cheater accounts pretty quickly and adjust the rating. I didn't even report the last cheater I played against. I knew it was a cheater quickly and stopped playing but didn't resign. I've been playing on chess.com with multiple accounts for 10+ years and I've seen ONE, literally one, ban ever.

Very strange! I got notifications about rating refunds often.

https://www.chess.com/member/Obsidimal
One day after the game against me the account got closed.

Very strange! I got notifications about rating refunds often. https://www.chess.com/member/Obsidimal One day after the game against me the account got closed.

With 57 games you clearly know what you are talking about.

With 57 games you clearly know what you are talking about.

Paranoia isn't healthy, it's just not.
https://lichess.org/report is the place where you can report someone. And yes, moderators examine your reports.

Paranoia isn't healthy, it's just not. https://lichess.org/report is the place where you can report someone. And yes, moderators examine your reports.

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