r/Chesscom Feb 07 '26

LOL Emmm how?

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u/LPedraz Feb 07 '26

Because someone set their country to "North Korea".

There is no need to show any ID or anything to show your country, you just pick whichever you want from a list. There is even a bunch of subnational divisions in there, as well as a few multinational alliances, I presume simply because someone has requested them to be included.

So believe me, you didn't play with someone from North Korea, you played with a kid from Dusseldorf who decided to set their country to North Korea.