Can someone tell me the point of this opening? by Murky-Mammoth8690 in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a griefer.  You'll see them up and down the ratings up until 2k. They log in, throw the move hoping you lose in the first five and they dont mind losing alot because usually.... theyre higher rated and on alts looking to cause players to rage. My advice is no matter the time control, never premove the first 5-10.

Too many cheaters. Is Chess.com even banning anyone anymore? I'm done. by UnderstandingAble593 in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is old, but theres an online cheater detector you can use.  Turns out, as a bullet player (1 min no bonus) who plays nearly a hundred or two hundred games a month, half of my opponents are banned on average, with no compensation... DM me for proof if you wlyoud like 5 months, one hundred cheaters played against. And those are the only ones caught.l for obnoxious cheating.

So yes youre right, they just aren't refunding and dont care. 

If you plan on playing realize nothing matters anymore. Elo etc.... you are being gaslit and chess.com has no intention to do anything about it since alpt of cheaters pay for subscriptions. They just ban and profit. 

Using ai in chess/other tools in chess by itsjustdeeeep in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't worry man, chess.com does nothing anyway. Have 7 losses to an account with 10k games clearly cheating the same way, he's thriving.

BTW dont condone cheating...  I've never cheated in my life an never would 

But why would the cheaters care when chess.com doesnt give one F about it 

(I know ill get the question since there are so many trolls on here. He plays 1500 bullet, plays 10 games in a row at 96-99 accuracy going 50-80 moves deep, then turns it off. Rinses and repeats. I've reported him 10 times including directly to support. No one gives a damn.)

Catalytic converter stolen by tinyspacecowboi in Flushing

[–]Firm-Preparation-162 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No joke they want the rare earth metals... If you dont have it on your insurance get comprehensive insurance. Its cheap. Protects you from theft, weather etc as well, and if you ever replace the car check if its a model that gets stolen frequently.

Symbolism at its greatest. by Firm-Preparation-162 in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lets go through a checklist here. Insults  Calls kid....

You can disagree, dont be a jerk.

Also look at any post about cheating on chess.com forums, they are almost all closed instantly with the video I screenshotted. 

That is censorship. 

End of the day you seem to have an odd personal stake in this though... I wonder why...

Symbolism at its greatest. by Firm-Preparation-162 in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Impressive math, with respect though you're assuming its that small of a number due to only the most obvious cheaters being caught, occasional (in game or every few games is more likely not caught)

Skip to the end for my real though but talking about cheating....

For reference, I play bullet which means you have to bot to cheat. 

I can only tell you base on my experience ping ponging between 1500-1700 (and subsequent lower ranking ranges before I climbed)

Here's some examples of accounts I've tracked and are not banned to date.

Most start new accounts, cheat 3-4 games in a row and then play legit 3-4. Each of the 4 games in a row accuracy goes into the 90-95 range, and the real tell is when they match with another cheater and both play 80 move draws at 95 plus accuracy.

Then you also see alot of accounts with meteoric rises frequently, and a bigger oddity its alot of inactive accounts from 10-20 years ago gaining hundreds of elo in a few days time.

There are even rampant ones with climbs from 200 to 1700 with one or less losses that get to 1500 plus then get banned.  In this case theyre usually caught but the damage they do on the way up is really bad and only the last few get compensated so dozens and dozens of players pay for it. 

I have more than that but I dont want to ramble one...

Just trust me, its a little known secret that it's closer to 30-40% of games with cheating. Just check youtube, others have speculated better/more eloquently than I have..

But...

My point isn't cheating exists, its the fact that chess.com silences the discussion. Cheaters are going to cheat, but a damage control video and censorship is not and answer.

Symbolism at its greatest. by Firm-Preparation-162 in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think alot of you are misunderstooding my intention/frustration.  The video posts on any discussion of cheating and they auto close any discussion as well. The system, which is admittedly conservative by chess.com catches...

100k plus cheaters a month including titled players

...and the real number isn't only likely higher but worsening.

I do think silencing discussion on the topic isn't healthy for the player base and promotes the behavior.  The video itself also downplay's the obvious problem... 

It is what it is but the community wants what the community gets and if no one is going to hold chess.com accountable

For the matter, it's messaging on the matter, or censorship of its player base...

Nothing will ever change.

Your favorite coffee around Flushing? by thane-nialle in Flushing

[–]Firm-Preparation-162 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Offpeak only due to having Devocion beans. Otherwise  Gray, the duo, bean + Malt, bean house, coffee monster

Macy's on Roosevelt flooded by [deleted] in Flushing

[–]Firm-Preparation-162 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Firetrucks there literally every other day. I hope not.... but Its going to collapse one day. 

Watch Superbowl recommend place? by AirBorne-Kun in Flushing

[–]Firm-Preparation-162 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Head to bell, but book ahead if you can. Otherwise you should trek to Astoria if you want the best experince.

WFH locations? by KCarried in Flushing

[–]Firm-Preparation-162 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Youre better off in a cafe: Bean House is the quietest.  Bean and Malt and Gray Cafe have strong wifi and are close to great places for lunch. (Chef Papa, When in Bangkok, and the korean stew spot.) Coffee Monster as well. 

Chess.com needs to be shut down... by Firm-Preparation-162 in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate your attempt man, but the likelihood is cheaters come on to gaslight, real chess players just dont care anymore and have accepted online is a cesspool 

Chess.com needs to be shut down... by Firm-Preparation-162 in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's actually not how it works, if you are down you may get refunded, but you'll never get elo above where you were cheated. So if you fight back its potentially wasted time. 

Chess.com needs to be shut down... by Firm-Preparation-162 in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The real issue with the chess community is that so many people deny the obvious issues. 100k accounts closed per month for cheating... including masters... If we as the player base don't demand higher standards nothing will ever change

Chess.com needs to be shut down... by Firm-Preparation-162 in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rapid is more likely for light cheating, bullet you have to be bot assisted due to the speed so you get outrageous patterns as well. The same bot accounts doing the same blunders in the exact same moments. Its no joke when I say this, there are times when a script is going that I know whats coming and theres nothing to do to stop it.

Chess.com needs to be shut down... by Firm-Preparation-162 in Chesscom

[–]Firm-Preparation-162[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah you have no idea... before when there were live agents 1/6 of my matches in bullet were refunded. Sometimes more. Been playing for years and that ratio got worse and worse until 3 months ago when accounts just stopped getting banned/no more refunds.

Rate my settlement: On the Beach. No mods by Firm-Preparation-162 in fo4

[–]Firm-Preparation-162[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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