danya is a cheater, plain and simple. a lot of
chess.com celebrities are cheaters too. for example, levy beat ian, but only with cheats. over-the-board, he’s struggling against 2000-rated players, yet somehow on
chess.com, he manages to beat ian fucking nepomniachtchi, a two-time candidates winner.
chess.com lets this happen because it brings in viewers and money. they aren’t fide, so they have no obligation to ban cheaters. their main goal is to maximize profits quickly, probably with the intent of selling the platform to ((some wall street people)) with deep pockets.
the truth is, really strong players don’t make great streamers, while most popular streamers aren’t great at chess. hikaru is an exception, but danya isn’t -he’s a cheater-. chess streaming is booming, but to pull in more viewers and stir up drama, these popular streamers who aren’t that good need to win games against some big names. that’s why
chess.com turns a blind eye, maybe even provide them the tools.
>https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/459137-1-chess-cheat-a-c-a-s-advanced-chess-assistance-systemcheck this out. this is a free version with an outdated engine, but the creator sells a faster version with the latest engine. who do you think is buying it? i play chess, and desu, sometimes i cheat when i’m salty, but i would never buy something like this. so logically, it’s someone making money from chess who would. like a streamer. that's why it's advertised as stream-proof.
proof that danya is a cheater:
https://youtu.be/RlP_EQ2tuZs?t=263