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Lichess does nothing about cheating at all below 2200. I played mahadir_hamdi who has played over 2800 games and wins them all. Yes either draws against other cheaters or wins them all. Every move takes the same amount of time. 2800 games and still not banned. Played 95% against me. LICHESS DOES NOTHING.
Im ngl sure its a big deal that theres a cheating crisis, but I find it pretty insane these people waste their time day in day out to cheat in a game like chess
I literally refuse to play against people from India, they are the most dishonest player base, these chess sites need a filter so you can filter out India.
I don't bother reporting cheaters because it takes too much time and I could be wrong. Instead when I sense someone cheated I simply block them. I've been doing this for over a year and it has noticeably improved the quality of accounts I am matched against. Now I tend to be matched against older accounts, usually pre-2020, and it's great. One issue with it is those older accounts are very strong players who play more creatively and less from memory but that's what I want so it's all good.
Awesome video Jack. I have a tip for myself when I play Blitz (10 mins each player) which is "Never resign." I've blundered, then fought to the end and won several times. If the opponent is a queen or rook up, they can get sloppy and rush to what they think is victory, but make their own blunder in the process.
Rapid games always feel like a 50-50 with the player pool. Thanks for the video! Unfortunately, online chess will always have some cheaters, so for your own sanity, take it with a grain of salt and focus on improving yourself. And most importantly, always have fun!
Can you get banned for cheating against bots? Like I played Magnus on the custom version but used the hints every move. Mainly because I like watching high level games and how to play them. But it’s also fun to have the 2/3 star win on there.
You're a fucking retard if you assumed online chess has no cheaters. it's the simplest game to cheat on. Get your ass out in the real world and play chess to figure out how shitty you are. This video is pointless, the cheating will never stop, and the sooner you realize that, the sooner your content will actually matter. not subscribing
If Kramnik put together this kind of visual/theoretical analysis instead of vaguely taking shots on Twitter, his points on online cheating would've been much better received. Well done
the best way to tell if someone is cheating is to look at the time usage. if it takes 3-5 seconds per move, it's a near certainty that they're cheating. i played against a guy recently and he had 11 moves that took exactly 7 seconds. what are the odds that it would take you just 7 seconds to calculate? To choose to go into an equalish endgame, you took 7 seconds to trade off both pairs of rooks and defend down a pawn knowing you could draw? gg asshole … cheating in chess is ridiculous. what does one gain through cheating? the false feeling of being better than someone … when you did not actually play them? it's fucking nonsense m8
if your accusation assumes a mouse slip, followed by "they played the best move" in a game you prefaced you both had 96% accuracy. thats not really convincing, it sounds more like complaining. in a 96% accurate game, 96% of the moves will be the best move.... you didnt accuse yourself of cheating yet all your replies were the best engine moves! and if he was cheating, how were you not cheating to counter the best engine moves without an engine?! my goodness you are better than an engine? or the best move in end game isnt that complicated to get the computer to tell you it was? also trying to confuse the listener by explaining everything unrelated to the cheating to make sure you babystep us to understanding how they are really cheating, is cringe. youre talking to people who understand highlevel chess, or people who dont know how the knight moves. neither need the babystepping explainations. once you are in late game, there is often literally 1 or 2 moves only that are not only viable, but are the "best" according to the engine. the solution is stop playing time controls you assume are filled with cheaters. people dont selectively cheat... people either cheat or they dont. no one out there have their cheats out and ready, but dont use them 50 games in a row but that one game vs you, they decided to use them, the cheaters! the hidden soft cheaters that have their cheats ready at all times but only use them that one game vs you. those sneaky cheaters. that doesnt make sense. people cheat and get banned, people cheat when its for money. people dont cheat randomly and sporatically out of some perceived pettiness versus you. if you wanna use the streaming aspect and sniping, well that would fall under harassing your popularity. that is not really possible to police. as it is circumstancial and unique, and once its happened its not repeated.
I'm not a very good player, but have come across some who I think were obviously cheating. Against 2 different people, they managed to blunder 2 pieces, and then they started playing perfectly. One even managed to win
Not refunding rating points is not lazy, it's by design. If you lose to a cheater you will be matched against weaker oponents than your real rating and thus when you keep playing you will get back to your true rating. You don't need a refund for points lost years ago because those points don't matter anymore.
hey man, i still dont think they should ban him over one move in one game. if he is a cheater then he probobly has done this in the past, and if he didn't then watever
Tbh I feel so lucky that ive been playing for 3 years (almost 4) and just reached 1100 elo flat and ive only encountered 1 cheater which I got elo back from.
Watching videos like this I always wonder how many people like you would classify me as a cheater. I'm ~2000 on lichess and I still regularly hang pieces, play obvious opening mistakes, sometimes go on winning streaks when I catch up on rating and make impulsive decisions like piece sacrifices when I see my original plan doesn't work. Maybe I'll develop a sixth sense for cheaters at some point like you, but I find most cheater detection checklists also apply to me... (except account age)
There is naivety here. Saying you were "100% sure" of a cheating opponent laxks scientific credibility. Refunding more than 30 days is a problem but you have to only refund games cheated in. Some cheaters are on and off or started cheating out of frustration due to other cheaters.
although what you say is plausible, with only one game, I am not sure i completely agree with the cheating alegation. I am 1700 fide and i wanted to play that rook sack thinking i could draw but not quite in that manner. I probably would have played that move out of frustration with myself quickly in hopes that the complications work out since i dont take online games as seriously. The mouse slip is also hypothetical. a larger sample size with similar events would be needed to confirm publicly displaying their name might cause undue harrasment
This was an awesome video with very nice tips. I started around a year ago and now I'm stuck between 1600-1800 Elo. Now I realized it's time to put more work in to eventually hit 2000. I regularly watch Naroditsky, by far the best content that is out there for free.
