Is there a problem with cheaters in chess.com tournaments?
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#1 this will get locked, but i can answer you. They are just sandbagging because everyone get paired with the same rating. They get down to 900 from 1600, then they crush 700-1100s.
On that matter, I was wondering whether it could be linked to the pairing system.
It should be noted that rating based arenas are designed so that anyone can win, regardless of rating.
However, if you feel like another member is using disallowed resources you should report them.
https://support.chess.com/en/articles/8562517-how-do-i-report-someone
https://support.chess.com/article/648-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-fair-play-on-chess-com
https://www.chess.com/article/view/online-chess-cheating
https://www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-update-june-2024?#FairPlay
The site closed 62,500+ accounts in May for fair play violations and has a full team of staff working on reports along with some automated systems for detection.
https://www.chess.com/article/view/fair-play
That said, discussions of cheating, potential cheating, or cheat detection are not allowed in the general forums. If you would like to discuss join the following club. https://www.chess.com/club/cheating-forum
I was playing in some 3|0 and 5|0 blitz tournaments on chess.com, and I noticed that a lot of 900 rated players were tied for first and second place, with a plethora of points. How does a 900 player tie for first in a 3|0 or 5|0 blitz tournament, especially when there are 2000+ rated players in the tournament? I think it's obvious that there's a problem with cheaters in the chess.com tournaments. Has anyone else noticed this problem?
The problem with cheating in chess.com tournaments is so sad that it's difficult to participate in these tournaments. It's difficult because you don't know whether you're getting a fair game or not when you register for a chess.com tournament.