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The difference in chess.com and Lichess competition or gameplay.

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Recently, I was asked which site had more competition... this is not an accurate way to find the needed info. If we want to just answer this it's basically equal , however , there is a difference in gameplay... If I am playing a 1150 on chess.com I usually find them to be roughly as strong as most 1400's here in casual. The same stays true at all levels for one more example.. I am slightly less than 1700 here.. and have less than 1400 in chess.com roughly in rapid . I am not as practiced as I was in 2008 or 2009. At that time I had achieved above 1800 in daily which roughly meant that I was consistently hovering around 1600 or above in daily and live had just started and I had been over 1700 for a short time... but now it seems like I run into a lot of people that seem to be either 1. way better trained than expected for being a 1100 to 1`400 .. or worse WAY BETTER THAN EXPEXTED FOR A F@#$*(! 600... WHICH MEANS.. computer cheaters everywhere and also it probably means that chess knowledge is more available and more people know more tricks at lower levels than ever before. As far as casual play I prefer lichess.org for puzzles.. chess.com and for lessons both depending. In the days of Pogo.. I didn't have the internet... but I did visit friends houses and saw what a mess that was.. I think both of the best sites.. sigh maybe all 3.. but .. I think most of us want the same things... please share your experiences and thoughts about this here. Thank You.
@HiddenKing616 Cheaters exist on every chess site. Rules are meant to be broken. As for the amount of competition, all sites are equal. Rating systems are just different.
1. If you are referring to ratings lichess.org/page/rating-systems
2. Online chess always have cheaters. Sometimes opponent starts playing at master strength and makes a comeback from lost games- which might be accidental or cheating. Although encounter with them is very rare for me.
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