The amount of cheating on chess.com is ridiculous. I had an ELO of 1000, and I play 15-minute matches against opponents who send messages telling me to move faster. Over the last 2 weeks, I’ve won about 10% of my games and dropped to 800 ELO. My opponents consistently play at around 1500 ELO with no blunders, or occasionally 1 blunder at the beginning of the game, followed by perfect moves from a losing position. Every day I get a message saying that points have been refunded.
Before anyone (likely bots) say “they’re just better than you,” you should all know that I’m a school teacher, and I just learned that several of my students have been using AI to show the best possible moves that are consistent with the ELO that they are on the app. They are doing this during their free time.
I’m deleting the app and maybe you should too if you’re having a similar experience.
Edit: I’m a school teacher, for those who didn’t catch the context clues and think I’m a chess teacher.
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