2023 HWC Match results.

This is the worst HWC in history. @Dude128 you should retire from organizer, and save yourself from further embarrassment.

@slavakinvlad said in #81:
> This is the worst HWC in history. @Dude128 you should retire from organizer, and save yourself from further embarrassment.

1 Yes it is!
2 I already have been planning on it for over 60 days. I'm here because no-one else stepped up not because I think I'm a good enough host.
3 you did not even join the event on this account so as a clear alt I'll ask you this, Why are you not on your main?
4 My pride as a tournament host is my own private team with good friends this event is just what I have to deal with to try and help the horde community as most of you folks are great people.

@slavakinvlad said in #83:
> This is my main account @slavakinvlad
> I am not a participant of HWC2023 and express my opinion as a Spectator, who is competent enough in Horde business to know both of these people are legit @NonpareiI and @ARGH-Meanie-UGH they indeed aren't alt accounts. There isn't still any evidence or proofs provided from your side @Dude128 If you are not able to prove your unjust accusations @Dude128 , than I suggest to remove these wrongful bans.

It is hard to believe this is your main because you’ve never played chess before, No one learns about horde unless they’ve played chess.

Dude has been doing a fine job considering the difficult circumstances of this HWC. It is never easy to make the call on removing a competitor for rules violations. But at the same time, it is an open secret in the Horde community that we have a systemic problem where banned players evade their restrictions by creating undisclosed alternate accounts (and to be clear, I'm not talking about legit community members like EsTnatic/Horde_Coach. Not going to name names, but as for the banned who have resurrected under another handle...you know who you are). And we may never know if those original sitebans by Lichess were just or unjust. I can sympathize with the plight of someone who has been unjustly banned and is determined to keep press on. Nevertheless, there is an undeniable problem with transparency and accountability if banned players are able to infiltrate the HWC. I believe we can agree that this dilemma is not an easy one to solve, and we can appreciate Dude's efforts to keep the tournament running.

We may never know *with certainty* the true identity of the disqualified HWC competitors, but it is my understanding that the evidence that Dude reviewed was highly suggestive. And at bottom, it is clear that the DQed competitors were not competing under their main account - that may, or may not be a rules violation in itself, but it is not best practice.

thank you! I'm deleting the post but basically the guy is making a poll which he votes in using his alts also they are in his goofy forum but I'm not promoting a poll which is rigged.

@slavakinvlad said in #88:
> Horde voting is available here strawpoll.com/eNg697EzWnA
>
> #UnbanARGHMeanieUGH #UnbanNonpareiI #FairnessMatters

there is no vote it could say 1000-0 and i'd not count it lemme know if you want an official one on a lichess forum that cannot be rigged

the rules to vote would be simple just needs to be a verifiable main account.

@Horus_88 and @wildecats plan to play this Friday, 10/20 at 20:00 UTC.

please only post match scheduling and results in the forum thank you! best of luck wilde and Horus I might watch this one live

Dude, the situation with the clone attack on HWC is much worse than you think. I can’t say who exactly is fake, because I promised not to say, but I can confidently say that any verdict you make will be wrong. This is a circus and not a championship (that's why I left the tournament)

@Filippov_Anton said in #90:
> Dude, the situation with the clone attack on HWC is much worse than you think. I can’t say who exactly is fake, because I promised not to say, but I can confidently say that any verdict you make will be wrong. This is a circus and not a championship (that's why I left the tournament)
I completely understand this has been a rough one. I hope there is a good one in '24 for you all! I'll try and make this event as fun as possible nonetheless