Recently I lost a rapid game to a user who played like a 2800+ rated player. Afterwards I noticed that this user was (and had been) playing several rated rapid games simultaneously! The user eventually got banned and abruptly lost the final three games in great positions, presumably all at the same time.
I had not entered a simul, just had clicked on the 10+0 challenge button and got paired against that player. I think that playing quasi-simuls like this shouldn't be possible, last but not least it could cause problems with ratings. Is it a site bug, or a downside of the welcome possibility to stage simuls, which is great in itself? Thank you for your reply!
P.S.: By the way, could anyone explain me why White didn't get any rating for winning the following game? https://lichess.org/dQlvM9IL
Thanks!
@ILikeBlitz Yes, the opponent cheated and probably wanted to increase their rating quickly, which explains why they played multiple games at once. The opponent didn't get any rating points because when a cheater is detected while he's playing, the game "aborts" (it shows that the cheater resigned) and nobody gets rating points, the cheater just gets banned.
So it was a semi-simul?
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