Here is an excerpt from the chat on PlayChess on January 16, 2024.
There are only 30 to 50 people playing in the Engine Room. Other people have already told me that they will leave PlayChess as soon as their account expires. Many will no longer renew access, I will do the same. It looks like 50 people in the engine room don't matter to the sysop who was currently in the engine room! You can read it here:
A ChessBase Sysop in Chat room:
Chessbase have over 450k Peiole are u really sure he is interested on 50 people here lol
Thanks Sysop, keep it up, if you don't care about 50 people then I won't care about the server either.
Live discussion (I didn't want to write down the sysop's name, nor did the other participants):
(I wasn't involved in the chat and didn't write anything, I just read)
XXXXX (To all): Be careful with EddyAlone, he is proteus Scammer
https://i.ibb.co/mzzHfPJ/Proteus-bigges ... r-ever.jpg
XXXXX (To all): he is playing VS him again to win and get more points
XXXXX (To all): Proteus cheating right now
XXXXX (To all): now be sysop here
XXXXX (To all): perhaps he could kick this scammer
XXXXX (To all): look current proteus game
XXXXX (To all): (to Sysp) please can you ban this Proteus cheater is anoying
Sysop (To all): Dont worry its only 1 Mouse Kilick and he have 0 elo here lol
XXXXX (To all): he is the bigest cheater ever her
Sysop (To all): but me and Chessbase dont care about this elo Boosters u
should olso not car e let tham do
XXXXX (To all): please i can not to make tournaments in peace if proteus
is watching because him disturb and attack the users
XXXXX (To all): CB only wants MONEY nothing else
XXXXX (To all): Please ban him
Sysp (To all): For me is not interesting this Guys belive not one of tham
XXXXX (To all): i talk with steve and stuff of chessbase, and only banned
etabeta, but him enter into machines room A, this is not acceptable if him attack to
other user
XXXXX (To all):
https://i.ibb.co/kxj9Xzq/Proteus-bigges ... -again.jpg
XXXXX (To all): him into the tournament with prize is banned
XXXXX (To all): Him also insulted this playchess server
XXXXX (To all): thes server is dead long time ago
XXXXX (To all): because CB does nothing else than collecting money
XXXXX (To all): a shame
Sysop (To all): no its not Dead good Quality Players are rare here
XXXXX (To all): it is DEAD since a long time!!!!!!!!
Sysop (To all): Chessbase have over 450k Peiole are u realy sure he is
interesttet on 50 People here lol
XXXXX (To all): bye bye ... enjoy the scammer