why is multi accounting cheating?

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Avatar of MahidMessi
It’s not bad
Avatar of Nox_uk

It is if you use it to artificially manipulate your own or someone else's rating.

Avatar of JohnB2023

Why have multi accounts in the first place? The only reasons I can think of are for nefarious/cheating reasons.

Can the OP provide some good or well intentioned reasons for having multiple accounts?

Avatar of Salopian57

Yes why would chess.com be allowing the practice in the first place and to be creating various accounts under one named person smells rotten apples🙄🤔

Avatar of Just_an_average_player136

You can ask for permission to make one

Avatar of MahidMessi
How #2
Avatar of Josh11live
You play with the same accounts and fall for that opening trap and resign a milion times
Avatar of Matthew11235813
If you play against yourself, with one side always losing on purpose so you boost the other account’s Elo, that would be rating manipulation.
Avatar of Just_an_average_player136

I just use mine to get my main achievements like prize winner and award magnet