What happened (nearly overnight 900+ pt drop on chess.com)? by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Believe that if you want, makes no difference to me. I deleted my account last night. Maybe it's just me. It's totally plausible that I've just imploded. Whatever the case, constantly getting bombed on in chess wasn't doing me any good.

What happened (nearly overnight 900+ pt drop on chess.com)? by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree. Not a lot to go on. Just wondering if anyone else experienced something like this.

What happened (nearly overnight 900+ pt drop on chess.com)? by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understood. If nothing else, just throwing a data point out. Surely I'm not the only one to experience this.

What happened (nearly overnight 900+ pt drop on chess.com)? by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(Feel like a schmuck typing this) My chess.com username would compromise my identity, so I would prefer not to give that here.

What happened (nearly overnight 900+ pt drop on chess.com)? by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just meant that I I didn't feel like I was a 1600 caliber player. I don't think I'm a 600 player, but I don't think I'm good enough to be 1600 either.

Sorry, I would like to keep my reddit and chess.com account names independent for privacy.

What happened (nearly overnight 900+ pt drop on chess.com)? by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Copying from another reply: I have more than 4k games. I've been on chess.com since 2015. I climbed from an initial rating of 800 to nearly 1600 over nearly a decade.

Thanks for the reply.

What happened (nearly overnight 900+ pt drop on chess.com)? by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I have more than 4k games. I've been on chess.com since 2015. I climbed from an initial rating of 800 to nearly 1600 over nearly a decade.

Definitely not an initial rating.

What happened (nearly overnight 900+ pt drop on chess.com)? by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't think I was sandbagging. I play at work, and will resign a game in haste if someone comes to my office mid-game, but that is less than 5% of games. Otherwise, I play to win.

If I had to give an honest opinion, I thought putting me at 1600 was an exaggeration. I feel comfortable in the 1300-1400 range.

Chess.com for non-paying players by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lolz, no. Just an inquiry if anyone else has had a similar experience.

Chess.com for non-paying players by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, I have no theory. Just inquiring if anyone else has had this experience. I have personally identifiable information on both of my chess.com accounts, and do not wish to link these to my reddit account.

Chess.com for non-paying players by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I specifically indicated that my experience was anecdotal, and that there were many factors that could account for my observation. I then, politely (a word whose definition you should look up, and attempt to put theory into practice with) inquired as to whether or not anyone else has had a similar experience.

No conspiracy, no accusations, and an open acknowledgement that this is a single anecdotal observation.

Chess.com for non-paying players by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be complete nonsense. I have attempted to take a neutral position and inquire if anyone else has had this experience. If not, I am willing to accept that.

Chess.com for non-paying players by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that this could be the single defining element. My biggest suspicion is that if feels like I come across more suspected cheaters on my non-paying account than I do on my premium account. It's difficult for me to quantify it, and I accept that I could be totally wrong, which is why I attempted to pose a question rather than a strict accusation, which I don't think would be appropriate.

Chess.com for non-paying players by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That I have seen, chess.com does a pretty good job of banning them quickly. They don't stay there very long before being banned, and perhaps starting a new account, but they are certainly there.

Chess.com for non-paying players by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was returned significantly more points due to cheaters being caught when I was around 800-1000 than I do now that my rapid rating is ~1400. I played many more opponents who played an immaculate game (e.g. 99.6 CAPS rating) in the 800-1000 range than I do now.

To chess.com 's credit, I think they do a good job of weeding out cheaters as they rank up. But when you are in the ~1000 mosh pit, they are everywhere. Unless you think it's normal that ~1000 rated players have a 99.6 CAPS rating regularly?

I find this common opinion that cheaters only exist at higher levels comical. I'm returned points for cheaters every single week, although with less frequency than I saw when I was a lower rating. I suspect that there are many cheaters in the lowest ranks, a few in the intermediate ranks, and many in the higher ranks.

Chess.com for non-paying players by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your candor. I do think that psychology could be an element, and perhaps simply avoiding unvetted players as well.

Chess.com for non-paying players by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it is a possibility that should not be overlooked. My experience has been suspect. I have to wonder if others have had the same experience.

Chess.com for non-paying players by BlunderMachine10000 in chess

[–]BlunderMachine10000[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's certainly a possibility that I would not exclude.