everyone deserves a second chance to change their username
Why are you only allowed to change your username once?
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glamdring27 wrote:
You could just choose a username you are happy with to start with, then you don't need to change it!
what if you change your mind eventually
Feb 6, 2024
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#44
You can change your username avery 90 days. If you want to change it urgently, you may contact chess.com memeber support and you'll receive a response in about three days.
Feb 6, 2024
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#45
AvalancheDePions wrote:
You can change your username avery 90 days. If you want to change it urgently, you may contact chess.com memeber support and you'll receive a response in about three days.
this post is almost 5 years old buddy.
Thats true
Apr 11, 2024
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#47
Yeah, I think the primary reason for the one time change rule is probably because now that everyone has VPNs, the only way for them to ban you if you were abusing is with your username since they can't get your real IP anymore, so if you could change it at will, you could threaten an act of terrorism against someone and then just change your username and get off scot free, though I imagine they probably keep a record of changing usernames, but it's probably just to prevent a giant pain in the neck for the mods.
Mar 5, 2026
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#49
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=fb6d0fda0b9c5d95&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS1073US1073&sxsrf=ANbL-n5hjpb4JfrD8yod9cG3m38ogdZWpQ:1772762151260&q=why+can+you+only+change+username+on+chess.com+in+90+days??&spell=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0-6_SlYqTAxWZhIkEHY2VBeAQkeECKAB6BAgREAE Why can you only change your username in every 90 days?
Mar 5, 2026
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#50
MINGUMANGO4 wrote:
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=fb6d0fda0b9c5d95&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS1073US1073&sxsrf=ANbL-n5hjpb4JfrD8yod9cG3m38ogdZWpQ:1772762151260&q=why+can+you+only+change+username+on+chess.com+in+90+days??&spell=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0-6_SlYqTAxWZhIkEHY2VBeAQkeECKAB6BAgREAE Why can you only change your username in every 90 days?
If you read the rest of the comments its because it could be abused or used to troll.
Being able to change your username 4 times a year is more than enough.
ive never had a reason to change mine and ive almost been here 6 months.
It makes no sense to need to change your username that often.
If you feel your identity is tied to your username so you need to change it so often, then find something else to identify with like a profile picture or something. Other than that any reason you would have to change your username just comes down to trolling or wanting to abuse the system in some way.
For example on Steam you can change your username whenever you want and set it to whatever you want. I sometimes run into players with inappropriate usernames, that can quickly change it after using it for a short while. Something like that shouldn't be allowed or possible and its good chess.com has restrictions to it
so turns out it takes around 3 days depending on how busy the support team is