Have any chess masters been banned? Just curious

@KDMFan said in #1:
> Not account closure or LMs, just CMs, NMs, GMs, FMs, IMs, etc.
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> Those that play on lichess only, with the red mark on their profile

You would not guess that a banned GM leaves their account open, would you?

Yes titled players have been banned of course.

If a titled player cheats on this site I would expect them to be banned. Their title doesn't mean they're beyond the rules.

The question is whether they'd get the red mark everyone sees, of if they'd have a "hidden" mark even to outsiders but the same restrictions of a marked account.

@drSabrotna said in #7:
> I would luv to know the criteria to ban a player over 2200 who can probably play 95% + once in awhile if their opponent makes it too predictable. Especially since everyone is learning engine lines to play stronger.

No masters can play anywhere near a 3500 engine.

@MrPushwood said in #15:
> No masters can play anywhere near a 3500 engine.

I can get over 95% in some training games albeit level 3 or 4 when working hours on specific variation eventually one plays into my hands. Now that's repetitive training knowing what's coming not a game against high quality opponent.

They don't need to play @3500 to get 95% or more if the line is less complicated. Now 8 games in a row 4 openings..... yeah.... fishy.

I just wonder if these sites try too hard to find the boogeyman and ban people too soon. How deep do they look? They looking 3500 4 games in a row bc yeah more obvious? 8 games over 3100/95%

There have been some cases of top level titled players been banned by federation. Check out Internet for that.