How does lichess know if you are cheating?

The game is monitored by a strong chess engine, like Stockfish. If a certain percentage of the moves played by a player are identical to the engine’s top choice, or if the mean error made by that player in a game compared to Stockfish is very low, the player is automatically flagged as a potential cheater.

How many games do you have to play on lichess to get a rating?

30 rated games
have played at least 30 rated games in a given rating, have played a rated game within the last week for this rating, have a rating deviation lower than 75, in standard chess, and lower than 65 in variants, be in the top 10 in this rating.

Can lichess close your account?

Closing and Terminating your Account You can terminate your account at any time by contacting the Lichess administrators. This will permanently erase your account and all content and data.

How can I get CM title in Lichess?

Titles are earned by playing slow games OTB and online chess is completely different. It is true that some countries award CM-title for players rated below 2200 – but to earn those titles you have to be the best among youngster or have to participate in olimpics and and manage to make a good score.

How long is Lichess ban?

Ban duration can range from a few weeks to a few months to a year to infinity. You can appeal at lichess.org/appeal.

Does lichess have Anticheat?

@ballarat Lichess anti-cheat detection is definitely working. As to how it works, they don’t say their exact method because they don’t want to make it easier for cheaters to avoid cheat detection as said here lichess.org/faq#marks.

What is the average rating on Lichess?

Lichess ratings start at 1500, as is recommended by the Glicko system definition. The median player rating of Lichess is close to 1500, and there is no significant deviation of this value over time. The Lichess ratings can often be higher than ratings from other systems that start at 1200, such as FIDE or chess.com.

Does lichess ban IP?

@Tanmachess An IP ban is when someone’s IP address is blocked from using lichess. This is put in place to ensure cheatres cannot make new accounts and what not.

Does lichess have anti cheat?

How do I get the Lichess master?

This honorific title is unofficial and only exists on Lichess. We rarely award it to highly notable players who are good citizens of Lichess, at our discretion. You don’t get the LM title, the LM title gets to you. If you qualify, you will get a message from us regarding it and the choice to accept or decline.

How do you become a nm in Lichess?

If you have a FIDE title or a National title, we can add it to your Lichess account, however you will need to prove that you are who you claim to be, and that you have the title in question. You can choose to remain anonymous towards other users. To verify your title, please complete this form.