https://lichess.org/@/lemonyllama/blog2025-05-29T10:08:32.298Zhttps://lichess.org/@/lemonyllama/blog/pawn-takes-king-a-cheaters-second-chance-at-the-game/JZ8gIqmm2025-05-29T10:08:32.298Z2025-05-29T10:08:32.298Z<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:JZ8gIqmm:uEaB15EJ.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=31afa746ffeeb7e6d3402baaf8cb45b4dd11ae37" /><br />They don’t talk about it much, the ones who cheat. Not until the story’s behind them. Even then, most vanish. But every so often, one turns back and says, Here’s how it happened. What follows is an account from a former online chess cheater—shared late one night, not for forgiveness, but for truth. We’ve changed identifying details at the subject’s request.lemonyllamahttps://lichess.org/@/lemonyllama/blog/the-clock-and-the-cheat-inside-the-quiet-war-on-online-chess-cheating/srCpZCUV2025-05-28T06:50:14.511Z2025-05-28T06:50:14.511Z<img class="ublog-post-image" width="880" height="550" src="https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=webp&amp;h=550&amp;op=thumbnail&amp;path=ublog:srCpZCUV:07eYzbbU.webp&amp;w=880&amp;sig=a52e2e0a03af9d9f5fdf125a8e911514eaa9a0f1" /><br />This piece isn’t about the scandals you’ve already seen on Reddit or Twitter. It’s about the quieter, more persistent form of cheating. The one hiding behind everyday tools, played out across casual games between strangers. I spoke with a Lichess moderator and dove into the real mechanics of modern-day dishonesty in online chess. What I found was both simpler and more unsettling than I expected.lemonyllama