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In March 2026, Chess.com implemented the most aggressive Fair Play Policy update in its history. The changes shifted the consequences of cheating from simple account warnings to potential legal and financial liability. The policy now explicitly prohibits the use of "chess engines, software of any kind, bots, plugins, browser extensions, or any tools that analyze positions during play" and states clearly: "We can detect if you are using any of these programs".