Chess.com Community Members Mystery
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Mar 12, 2026
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Mar 12, 2026
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#6
We should report this to chess.com too. They might know the needed precautions to be taken as these guys might be either hackers or cheaters.
Mar 12, 2026
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Mar 12, 2026
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#13
Is it the same one person making a bunch of accounts and duplicate accounts, or just a bunch of individuals with alts?
The names follow a pattern, which is a name, 2026, and name, "NT", and 2026, so it seems safe to assume it's one person. Definitely show this to Chess.com staff or whomever appropriate.
Mar 13, 2026
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Mar 14, 2026
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#15
BISHOP_e3 wrote:
Somebody’s had too much to think...
Lol what 🤣
Mar 14, 2026
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Somebody’s had too much to think...
get agent P, he will help
For a long time, I have been visiting the Chess.com Community club (https://www.chess.com/club/chess-com-community) almost every day. Almost every time I checked the "notes" and the "newest members" section, I noticed suspicious anonymous accounts with names that followed a repeating pattern. Although I wasn't smart enough to take screenshots at the time, I kept seeing the same pattern again and again every time, and decided to make a topic about it.
To gather evidence, I scrolled through several days' worth of new members on chess.com. HOWEVER, in the places where I clearly remembered seeing those suspicious usernames, I found nothing. It seems that the chess.com staff may be banning those suspicious accounts (which I appreciate, as this cannot be a coincidence).
As a result, I was only able to capture a few of the dozens of accounts that shared the same pattern, "NameNT2026" and "Name2026." I have no idea where the rest of the accounts went, but I clearly remember seeing them among the members repeatedly for a long time. What could this mean, and what might it lead to?
I would also like to note that I posted this to seek truth and gain insights from other esteemed members, not to accuse or annoy anyone. I am committed to promoting peace and fairness on Chess.com.