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Engine-assisted games poison the history

A fair-play hit, a shared screen, or a friend on Stockfish is not your chess. One of those games can invent an opening ‘strength’ you cannot repeat OTB.

Exclude anything you would not show a tournament arbiter. Chessigma will faithfully report a cheat as a habit. That is not a feature you want.

Correspondence is a grey zone

If the site allows books and engines, those games belong in correspondence, not in blitz DNA. Do not let them vote on a rapid repertoire.

When in doubt, drop the month

A tainted week is cheaper to omit than to explain. Reimport without that range.

Frequently asked questions

What about opening books on Lichess?

Opening Explorer during a game is still assistance. If you used it, that game is not a clean sample.

Will the report detect cheats?

No. It is a history tool. You have to keep the dataset honest.

Chessigma imports public Chess.com and Lichess history and reports repeated choices — not engine grades. Import your games · Methodology