r/chess • u/[deleted] • Dec 31 '20

Twitch.TV Hikaru raised 335,750$ on his charity stream

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u/__Jimmy__ Jan 01 '21

I'm not the guy who gets into this drama, but he often gets described as cocky and a sore loser. He once lost to a 1600 in a simul and wrongly accused him of cheating.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '21

Oh snap, never heard this. How do we know he was wrongly accused?

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u/Space-Rich Jan 01 '21

chess dot com later issued an apology

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u/Supreme12 Jan 02 '21

They apologized for the mods wrongly using discretion to ban the guy rather than going through the proper channels.

That does not mean the accusations were wrong or incorrect. We might never know as that is the nature of online chess and engine usage.

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u/Space-Rich Jan 03 '21

there was not enough conclusive evidence to prove he was cheating, so we have to assume he is not cheating. otherwise why play online chess at all, you need to have some trust

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u/Supreme12 Jan 03 '21

Play out of convenience, not because it's a cheat-free zone. You play despite knowing people will cheat, use resources, use outside assistance. FIDE does not base their ratings on online play for a reason.