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Investigator : Gokula Anand Date: 24 August, 2024
Case number 02 : Lichess - online chess clock cheating or malfunction
Incident : 2024 Lichess Summer Marathon 1+0 24 H
Time taken to investigate, document and upload screenshots, videos here and youtube = 10 hrs +
Game link : https://lichess.org/ycPdUqoXbZ90
Youtube : https://youtu.be/6Fp5uTiudU4
Lichess : https://lichess.org/@/Gokula_Anand/blog/chess-bureau-of-investigation-cbi-case-number-2/81EcMNPh
You must appreciate me for having red flagged the game on that Lichess 1+0 Marathon. Half second to observe opponent move, Half second to respond and half second to make a move. Where is time to see the clock and observe the difference. Can anyone see seconds on clock every move in a 1+0 bullet. When after 9 moves my clock time was less than his, (he berserked) I came to conclusion that he was cheating because I knew at what pace I was moving. No way, he was faster than me in Grob that I play for years.
Observations
3...Bb7 2 seconds increment added to opponent's black clock.
5.... h5. When black was making this move, white got decrement of 7 seconds. From 53 to 46 secs
6.... d5. When black was making this move, white again got decrement of 7 seconds. From 46 to 37 secs
white's clock had decrement system throughout and black's clock had 2 seconds increment and "not reducing" and "correct reducing" time system.
7...dxe4. white clock had 3 seconds decrement. From 35 seconds to 32 seconds. It was black's turn ?
When black made 3 moves, 3...h5, 6....d5, 7...dxe4, 17 seconds got reduced on white's clock.
8...Qxd1 white's clock reduced by 5 seconds.
9. Kxd1 white's clock reduced by 5 seconds though it was a pre-move
Another 10 seconds drain making it a total of 27 seconds reducing on white's clock ??
Dear chess players. Request everyone to share their experiences of lichess or chess.com clock cheats or malfunction in this forum. How is it possible to wire and interchange clock timings. White completes moves, those moves are not loaded in moves window, black pieces move after 3 to 7 seconds and white's clock time gets reduced by 3 to 7 seconds. Opponent gets increment of 1 second, 2 seconds and white player gets "decrements" ??? This seems to be exploitation and manipulation of online clock timer at highest level. Of 514 games, that Lichess marathon, atleast 30 would have been like this but of lesser degree worse enough to lose games because of clock zeroing
The game started at 15 hrs:55 min:58 seconds remaining
15:55:58 remaining. 1.g4 completed wh:60 seconds bl: 30 seconds (player berserked)
15:55:57 remaining. 1...b6 completed wh:59 seconds bl: 30 seconds
15:55:56 remaining 2.Bg2 completed wh:58 bl: 29
15:55:55 remaining 2...Nc6 completed wh:58 bl: 29
15:55:53 remaining 3.b4 completed wh:56 bl:29
4 seconds from here i.e. 15:55:49 black clock went down only 1 second from 29 seconds to 28 seconds. 2 seconds got added at 26th second as if it had increment in a 1+0 time control. Instead of decrease of 4 seconds, an increase of 2 seconds was done
15:55:50 black clock down to 26 seconds. See below. Note this point. Black's turn to move
2 seconds getting added for black after black completes 3... Bb7
15:55:49 remaining before 3...Bb7 wh:56 bl:26
15:55:49 remaining... 3...Bb7 completed wh:56 bl:28 .... IT INCREASED TO 28 Seconds ?? as if it had increment
15:55:48 remaining... 4.b5 completed wh:55 bl:28 the move was not loaded in moves window although it was completed
From 15:55:48 remaining till 15:55:40, for over 8 seconds black's clock did not reduce even 1 second ?? It is still 28 seconds remaining ?? 4...Na5 wh:55 bl:28
NOT EVEN 1 SECOND DECREASE FOR BLACK HERE. 15:55:48 - 15:55:40
4 times repeated
15:55:40 remaining ... 5.e4 completed as premove wh:53 bl:28 2 seconds reduced for white but the response was immediate. 1/2 sec. The move is not loaded on moves window. see video.
15:55:31 remaining ... 9 seconds consumed 5...h5 wh:46 bl:26 for black's move, white's clock time reduced 7 seconds and black's clock reduced 2 seconds.
Black's turn to move and consumes 9 seconds and white clock reduces 7 seconds ?? from 53 seconds to 46 seconds
15:55:27 remaining ... 6.g5 completed wh:43 bl:26 move not loaded in moves window
15:55:23 black to move wh:36 bl:26 7 seconds (from 43 to 36 seconds) gets reduced for white during black's turn ?? Black didn't make move at this point
15:55:21 6....d5 wh:36 bl:24 for black's move
IN 6 MOVES, WHITE'S CLOCK REDUCED BY 24 SECONDS AND BLACK'S CLOCK ONLY 6 SECONDS. THIS CLOCK CHEAT IS DONE DURING HUNDREDS OF GAMES BY DOZENS OF PLAYERS. If one observes the video, white took an average of 2 seconds less per move not that much as the clock states.
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WHY IN GAMES WHERE HIKARU, CARLSEN, DANIEL NARODITSKY PLAY, THIS CHEAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. WHY IT HAPPENS ONLY IN LOW PROFILE GAMES.
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THIS INJUSTICE HAPPENS TO THOUSANDS OF PLAYERS AND THEY ARE AWARE BUT "CANNOT PROVE". FORTUNATELY, COUNT DOWN TIMER AND SCREEN RECORDING PROVIDE ENOUGH EVIDENCE OF ONLINE CLOCK CHEATING.
15:55:20 7.d3 wh:35 bl:24
15:55:13 7...dxe4 wh:31 bl:23 for 5 seconds bl clock no decrease not a single second down then suddenly white's clock decreases 3 seconds (it was black's turn to move) and black clock is down only 1 second. For 6 seconds no movement happened from black's side and after the move was made, only 1 second decreases for black and 3 seconds decreases for white ??
WHAT TYPE OF CLOCK SYSTEM IS THIS ???
15:55:12 8.dxe4 the reply was immediate. wh:30 bl:23
15:55:06 8....Qxd1 wh:25 bl:23 for 6 seconds no move by black and white's clock decreases by 5 seconds. Black's clock remains unchanged
15:55:04 9.Kxd1 wh:24 bl:23 from 25 seconds it decreases to 19 seconds upon black's castling as if white took time to move black pieces. As if white performed black's king side castling.
Black castled queen side but 6 seconds get reduced on white's clock ??
No. Even before black castled queen side, white time reduced by 5 seconds. 9.Kxd1. It was a pre-move and white time reduces by 5 seconds. Black gets increment of 1 second (from 23 it becomes 24) when 0-0-0 is done. White's clock drained by 10 seconds.
AT THIS POINT, WHITE HAS LESS TIME - ONLY 19 SECONDS AGAINST BLACK'S 23 SECONDS.
BERSERKING THE GAME, BLACK CONSUMED ONLY 7 SECONDS SO FAR TO MAKE 9 MOVES AND WHITE TOOK 41 SECONDS TO MAKE 9 MOVES ?? Most white's moves were pre-moves !!
YouTube links
Main video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fp5uTiudU4&t=4s
video 2a. 2 seconds increment adding to opponent clock in 1+0 bullet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn3Mr1lyhWw
video 2b.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykcn_YbSa20
4 times repeated . Black's clock does not decrease for 8 seconds.
From 15:55:48 remaining till 15:55:40, for over 8 seconds black's clock did not reduce even 1 second ?? It is still 28 seconds remaining ?? 4...Na5
video 2c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAzlR_eUulU
Black's turn to move and consumes 9 seconds and white clock reduces 7 seconds ?? from 53 seconds to 46 seconds
video 2d
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=165VlGxw5cQ
6.g5 ... Black's turn to move and white's clock decreases 7 seconds (from 43 to 36 seconds)
video 2e
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P_v7Irj1b8
7...dxe4 black pawn takes out wh pawn white clock time decreases 3 seconds
The next one will be too much and unbearable "even to watch" for any chess player
video 2f
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa9QTcLFghQ
white losing 5 seconds when black plays QxQ and another 5 seconds for its KxQ. It can be observed in the video that KxQ was a pre-move. Black gets increment of 1 second from 23 it becomes 24. White's clock drained by 10 seconds.
Actual game screen recorded live and Lichess move times record. The game that was actually played by Gokula Anand and what is falsely at Lichess server move times records
video 2g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-tuQ60cyko&t=12s
Complaint to Lichess to iniate investigation and take necessary remedial actions. 26 August 2024
KINDLY LOOK INTO THIS VERY DEEP, INCOMPREHENSIBLE, UNDETECTABLE CLOCK CHEAT THAT LEAVES NO TRACE AT LICHESS SERVER RECORDS. For sure, about thousands of games suffer this factor but at a less degree i.e. not upto 7 seconds decrements of clock time.
https://lichess.org/ycPdUqoX
Decrement system upto 7 seconds twice of white's clock
White's clock time reduced when opponent made move ??
At 3...Bb7, his clock got 2 seconds increment ?? etc etc
This person definitely cheated by taking control of my clock time i.e white. I already complained immediately after the game on that 1+0 Lichess Summer marathon day. No action taken. I am submitting my 10 hours of work investigating this case with screenshots and videos uploaded in youtube and blogger. I am ready to present myself to any kind of online investigation and answer the questions put forth.
https://leplayonchessclub.blogspot.com/p/036-chess-bureau-of-investigation-cbi.html
https://lichess.org/@/Gokula_Anand/blog/chess-bureau-of-investigation-cbi-case-number-2/81EcMNPh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-tuQ60cyko
Main video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fp5uTiudU4&t=4s
video 2a. 2 seconds increment adding to opponent clock in 1+0 bullet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn3Mr1lyhWw
video 2b.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykcn_YbSa20
4 times repeated . Black's clock does not decrease for 8 seconds.
From 15:55:48 remaining till 15:55:40, for over 8 seconds black's clock did not reduce even 1 second ?? It is still 28 seconds remaining ?? 4...Na5
video 2c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAzlR_eUulU
Black's turn to move and consumes 9 seconds and white clock reduces 7 seconds ?? from 53 seconds to 46 seconds
video 2d
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=165VlGxw5cQ
6.g5 ... Black's turn to move and white's clock decreases 7 seconds (from 43 to 36 seconds)
video 2e
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P_v7Irj1b8
7...dxe4 black pawn takes out wh pawn white clock time decreases 3 seconds
The next one will be too much and unbearable "even to watch" for any chess player
video 2f
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa9QTcLFghQ
white losing 5 seconds when black plays QxQ and another 5 seconds for its KxQ. It can be observed in the video that KxQ was a pre-move. Black gets increment of 1 second from 23 it becomes 24. White's clock drained by 10 seconds.
Actual game "screen recorded" live and Lichess move times record. The game that was actually played by Gokula Anand and what is falsely at Lichess server move times records
video 2g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-tuQ60cyko&t=12s
Observations.
Seems to be "exploitation" at highest level of intercepting or hacking
lichess move times. actual time recorded in database falsely.
50 out of my 514 games in marathon would have been of clock cheats like this. In entire marathon of 15000+ players, about 50,000 games would have been affected like this game, if we say 4 games of every player in marathon were affected like this.
The rough draft that was created first. Then screenshots and uploading. Thenafer videos.
The game started at 15 hrs:55 min:58 seconds remaining
15:55:58 remaining. 1.g4 completed wh:60 seconds bl: 30 seconds
15:55:57 remaining. 1...b6 completed wh:59 seconds bl: 30 seconds
15:55:56 remaining 2.Bg2 completed wh:58 bl: 29
15:55:55 remaining 2...Nc6 completed wh:58 bl: 29
15:55:53 remaining 3.b4 completed wh:56 bl:29
4 seconds from here and black clock went down only 1 second. 2 seconds got added as if it has increment in a 1+0 time control
15:55:49 remaining before 3...Bb7 wh:56 bl:26
15:55:49 remaining... 3...Bb7 completed wh:56 bl:28 .... IT INCREASED TO 28 Seconds ?? as if it had increment
15:55:48 remaining... 4.b5 completed wh:55 bl:28 the move was not loaded in moves window although it was completed
15:55:40 remaining ... 4...Na5 wh:55 bl: 28 8 SECONDS LAPSED AND BLACK CLOCK DID NOT REDUCE EVEN 1 SECOND ??
15:55:40 remaining ... 5.e4 completed as premove wh:53 bl:28 2 seconds reduced for white but the response was immediate. 1/2 sec
the move is not loaded on moves window
15:55:31 remaining ... 5...h5 wh:46 bl:26 for black's move, white's clock time reduced 7 seconds and black's clock reduced 2 seconds.
15:55:26 remaining ... 6.g5 completed wh:43 bl:26 move not loaded in moves window
15:55:23 black to move wh:36 bl:26 7 seconds gets reduced for white during black's turn ??
15:55:21 6....d5 wh:36 bl:24 for black's move
IN 6 MOVES, WHITE'S CLOCK REDUCED BY 34 SECONDS AND BLACK'S CLOCK ONLY 6 SECONDS. THIS CLOCK CHEAT IS DONE DURING HUNDREDS OF GAMES BY DOZENS OF PLAYERS. WHY IN GAMES WHERE HIKARU, CARLSEN, DANIEL NARODITSKY PLAY, THIS CHEAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. WHY IT HAPPENS ONLY IN LOW PROFILE GAMES.
THIS INJUSTICE HAPPENS TO THOUSANDS OF PLAYERS AND THEY ARE AWARE BUT "CANNOT PROVE". FORTUNATELY, COUNT DOWN TIMER AND SCREEN RECORDING PROVIDE ENOUGH EVIDENCE OF ONLINE CLOCK CHEATING.
15:55:20 7.d3 wh:35 bl:24
15:55:13 7...dxe4 wh:31 bl:23 for 5 seconds bl clock no decrease not a single second down then suddenly white's clock decreases 4 seconds (it was black's turn to move) and black clock is down only 1 second. For 7 seconds no movement happened from black's side and after the move was made, only 1 second decreases for black and 4 seconds decreases for white ??
WHAT TYPE OF CLOCK SYSTEM IS THIS ???
15:55:12 8.dxe4 the reply was immediate. wh:30 bl:23
15:55:06 8....Qxd1 wh:25 bl:23 for 6 seconds no move by black and white's clock decreases by 5 seconds. black's clock remains unchanged
15:55:04 9.Kxd1 wh:24 bl:23 from 24 seconds it decreases to 18 seconds upon black's castling
as if white took time to move black pieces. As if white performed black's king side castling.
AT THIS POINT, WHITE HAS LESS TIME - ONLY 18 SECONDS AGAINST BLACK'S 23 SECONDS. BERSERKING THE GAME, BLACK CONSUMED ONLY 7 SECONDS SO FAR TO MAKE 9 MOVES AND WHITE TOOK 42 SECONDS TO MAKE 9 MOVES ??
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