If the accounts are linked together, it should be technically no problem to prevent them to play against each other.
Multiple accounts now allowed
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Jul 9, 2022
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#23
newbie4711 wrote:
If the accounts are linked together, it should be technically no problem to prevent them to play against each other.
I have complete faith in the site's programmers. They never make mistakes and always promptly fix bugs...
;-)
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There's no way Chess.com is gonna allow me to have 2 accounts. They can't deal with my crazyness with 1 account. 
Allowance of multiple accounts invites trolls and dramas in the forums.
I have a second acc(approved by chess.com) and I use it to mess around with bullet openings
Jul 9, 2022
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#29
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:
I've been using 2 accounts for a little while now, since they consider me a 'near-titled' player,
lol, what?
It's not like you're hiding OTB prep. I don't see the point.
Steven-ODonoghue wrote:
They've proven themselves utterly incompetent at stopping multi-accounting even when it wasn't allowed.
Yeah, I was guessing that was a big motivation behind this rule change... if you can't enforce it, then don't make it illegal.
Jul 9, 2022
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#31
nMsALpg wrote:
lol, what?
It's not like you're hiding OTB prep.
Yeah, of course not, but if chess.com considers me near-titled and allows another account, I wasn't going to argue with them 
. The second account allows me to play for fun, and try various things in rated games without risking my real ratings, which seems to be basically the reason they are now available for everyone.
nMsALpg wrote:
Yeah, I was guessing that was a big motivation behind this rule change... if you can't enforce it, then don't make it illegal.
Makes sense, but then why change it to give 2 accounts the option of posting in the same thread/club? Seems to just create loads more work for the site + more potential abuse. Especially when the system they've been using for years seems like such an easy solution (alt accounts muted and taken off leaderboards).
Jul 9, 2022
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#32
Hm, I see that it is not allowed to use the second account as a speedrun account. The point is probably to not mess up rating by having 2 000 rated people starting from 400, but I feel that many people will use their second account exactly like this regardless. And besides, unless everyone starts using 2 accounts now, rating could be messed up a bit compared to what is now.
I understand that some people who play OTB, wish to play their opening repertoire without showing it to their future opponents, but I am not really sure this is a good thing as a whole.
By the way, there is still a difference between not being able to stop it and allowing it entirely, AKA encouraging it. It will surely be many more people with 2 accounts now.
Jul 9, 2022
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#35
ScatteredWealth wrote:
Why would you need two accounts?
It's explained in the article. Why wouldn't you read?
Jul 9, 2022
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#36
Mr-Mudd wrote:
ScatteredWealth wrote:
Why would you need two accounts?
Exactly, you can't get much done with only two accounts!
Just like single pair of socks would never do. There's so much material to choose from. Cotton, nylon, wool, satin ...
Jul 9, 2022
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#37
idilis wrote:
Mr-Mudd wrote:
ScatteredWealth wrote:
Why would you need two accounts?
Exactly, you can't get much done with only two accounts!
Just like single pair of socks would never do. There's so much material to choose from. Cotton, nylon, wool, satin ...
But you only wear one pair of socks, at a time.
Jul 9, 2022
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#38
thee_black_knight wrote:
idilis wrote:
Mr-Mudd wrote:
ScatteredWealth wrote:
Why would you need two accounts?
Exactly, you can't get much done with only two accounts!
Just like single pair of socks would never do. There's so much material to choose from. Cotton, nylon, wool, satin ...
But you only wear one pair of socks, at a time.
Not when winter is coming ...
And you're a loonie smoking the strong stuff in the local sanatorium ✌️🤪 (sic)
Jul 9, 2022
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#39
Gorbachocolate wrote:
What about having 100 accounts like I do. Is it now allowed?
As long as you don't get caught and only if you've been insulted for being a Brazilian.
*snip* There's 0 chance chess.com will police this sort of thing, either. They've proven themselves utterly incompetent at stopping multi-accounting even when it wasn't allowed.
they need to heed the blockhead's counsel