Why is cheating in chess wrong?

@farhad5269 said in #1:

My thought is that chess is a hard game. Me and my opponent who's cheating are in this together. I am thinking that if you are not good in chess it's okay. I lost some points last night because I tried to be fancy. It happens to everyone else. If you're not comfortable with playing chess, quit it.
Like any game or sport, chess is a competition. In competitions, humans want to have equal rights, of course. *)
Cheating means, the cheater gives more rights to himself. He destroys the competition, the game, the sport.

*) Sometimes, like in golf, we intentionally build in an assymmetry, but this is known in advance.

@GnocchiPup said in #19:

If we have to explain why cheating is wrong, then this discussion has no point as we are living on different moral planes.

It would probably be better to quote Immanuel Kant on this subject, but just like you I'm just shocked that anyone manages to even ask this question.

This is a truly sad sign of the times. People only care about themselves, and are completely incapable of moral reasoning. OP isn't the only one. These days it's all about being selfish and getting away with it. Nothing else matters.

Scenario:
Internet play, anonymous accounts, no price at stake.

What is the point of cheating here? Isn't it a totally meaningless activity? What would anyone get out of it?

Cheating undermines the fundamental principle of fair play, which is essential for the integrity of the game. It creates an uneven playing field where the honest efforts and skills of players are devalued that why i always play chess on Chess2Play because they have Anti cheating Device

@GnocchiPup said in #19:

Cheating is wrong, full stop.

All forms. All includes chess, obviously.

If we have to explain why cheating is wrong, then this discussion has no point as we are living on different moral planes.

There are a lot of kids here, it doesn't hurt to explain obvious things.

"Do not attribute to malice what can easily be explained by ignorance" or something of the sort.

it's not even rewarded, it's just useless to cheat

@Jazycupcake42 said in #27:

Cheating is definitely wrong. Try to cheat in a smart way instead of a stupid and obviously way. 99.9% accuracy will get you banned while 90% will less likely to get you banned. Don't win every game. Try to lose 1 or 2 games to avoid suspicious play.

Oh yeah do you have more tips? For how long are you doing this?

@farhad5269 said in #4:

I want to ask other's opinion. What is your thought about cheating in chess?
It is not fair for other people who play correctly and their opponent cheats and wins.

Cheating is for quitter

@Jazycupcake42 said in #27:

Cheating is definitely wrong. Try to cheat in a smart way instead of a stupid and obviously way. 99.9% accuracy will get you banned while 90% will less likely to get you banned. Don't win every game. Try to lose 1 or 2 games to avoid suspicious play.

Why would you even give tips to someone about cheating if cheating is wrong?! You said yourself cheating is wrong.