can i change my username to something taken by a closed account

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if a username is taken but that user is closed by abuse or fair play can I take it also btw I have requested a username before and got it, but it was from a account that is open but hadn’t played in like 15 years

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https://www.chess.com/club/cheating-forum

这是一个讨论防止作弊以及沙袋的官方论坛。我想你可以在那里询问管理员并得到帮助。

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Should be fair game

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1. u have to have premium

2. contact staff

so ye, you can.

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I think u just have to ask staff and they’ll let u

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ChanMan4 wrote:

if a username is taken but that user is closed by abuse or fair play can I take it also btw I have requested a username before and got it, but it was from a account that is open but hadn’t played in like 15 years


It depends. For some abuse cases, the username won’t be reused, otherwise it can look like the abuser is back and might cause issues with any members that may have previously had interactions with the account.

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Don’t Chanman4 is iconic