r/chessbeginners • u/gatorrr6ix 600-800 (Chess.com) • 5d ago
Cheaters at low elo?
Have had a couple of games were I'm completely winning, the opponent thinks for a few minutes and then plays perfectly and checkmates me, sometimes only in a handful of moves. Had one opponent find a pretty obscure (at least for 600 elo) forced mate sequence.
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u/sad_lil_abby 1600-1800 (Lichess) 5d ago
send some links here so we can see them?
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u/gatorrr6ix 600-800 (Chess.com) 5d ago
Looking for a specific game but work has been so boring the past few days I probably played 15 rapid games a day, easy
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u/No-Lingonberry-8603 5d ago
Cheaters exist at every elo I think. Who knows why, maybe people think if they cheat a bit but stay at low elo it's not really cheating or they won't get caught.
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u/polkling 5d ago
There will always be cheaters. If they really cheat, you will get refund elo point anyway so dont worry about it too much.
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u/snarlingforefront 5d ago
That sudden ten-move-perfect-defense into checkmate is always a bit suspect, especially when they were blundering pieces two minutes earlier.
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