Some people use the flag of their origin, not their current location.
Why is there even a North Korean flag option?

Why would they be proud of that in the first place?
Proud to have escaped a country that's physically, intellectually, and spiritually a death sentence?
I would be.

Your argument makes no sense. Having a Nazi flag in my front yard as a Jewish man doesn't say anything about how I'm proud to have survived death camps. I would simply be mistaken as a Nazi-supporter. The same applies.

Your argument makes no sense. Having a Nazi flag in my front yard as a Jewish man doesn't say anything about how I'm proud to have survived death camps. I would simply be mistaken as a Nazi-supporter. The same applies.
"Nazi" is not a country.
"North Korea" is not an ideology.
In any case, it makes sense to include the flag for completeness sake if nothing else. If only trolls use it, all the better to help us identify trolls.

I realize North Korea is a country, but North Koreans do not have the freedom to go onto the free web, so why would there be any North Korean affiliated chess players on this site... I may be wrong, but I haven't seen a single genuine North Korean on this website.
What NK has is the free web. What you have is what the advertisers want you to see. Peace!

I realize North Korea is a country, but North Koreans do not have the freedom to go onto the free web, so why would there be any North Korean affiliated chess players on this site... I may be wrong, but I haven't seen a single genuine North Korean on this website.
What NK has is the free web. What you have is what the advertisers want you to see. Peace!
what a bump!

there isn't dprk flag. i checked.
Sure? Check out @GM-Koreem. It's listed under North Korea.

The developers just wanted to add all the flags: they didn't care if one particular flag wouldn't be used. And to be honest, it's not really that important.

I realize North Korea is a country, but North Koreans do not have the freedom to go onto the free web, so why would there be any North Korean affiliated chess players on this site... I may be wrong, but I haven't seen a single genuine North Korean on this website.
What NK has is the free web. What you have is what the advertisers want you to see. Peace!
huh? reread what you just said one more time, and please ignore my flag. it's a scare tactic to make people think that they're playing kim jon un. i'm actually american
I realize North Korea is a country, but North Koreans do not have the freedom to go onto the free web, so why would there be any North Korean affiliated chess players on this site... I may be wrong, but I haven't seen a single genuine North Korean on this website.