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Rampant online cheating? Hm: > At the outset, we want to make clear that while these events highlight a critical topic in chess—cheating the vast majority of
by matai_kolila 4y ago
Rampant online cheating? Hm:
> At the outset, we want to make clear that while these events highlight a critical topic in chess—cheating
the vast majority of chess games do not involve any cheating. We estimate that fewer than 0.14% of
players on Chess.com ever cheat, and that our events are by and large free from cheating. We firmly
believe that cheating in chess is rare, preventable, and much less pervasive than is currently being
portrayed in the media
- bigbacaloa 4y agoHow rare is cheating in contexts where there is money at stake? Your average person playing blitz while seated on the toilet has little incentive to cheat, particularly if it involves setting up real time access to a powerful engine ... One expects almost no cheating in such an environment. What if the numbers are: 1/700 cheat, but 1/7 GMs cheat ...?
- School-Cotton 4y ago> particularly if it involves setting up real time access to a powerful engine You might be overestimating how difficult this is. The free Stockfish app on your phone is enough to crush any human player.
- matai_kolila 4y agoProfessional sports deal with cheating in a number of different ways; suspensions, fines, exclusion from HOF consideration. Cheating is a part of every competitive thing human beings do, unfortunately. Chess is no different.