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Disable opponents rating option

I think the whole psychology of playing lower/sameish/stronger rated opponents affects me too much at times — I believe this is why many users also opt to play anonymously despite having an account on lichess. Before my games I even think "okay, do I want to play a weaker or stronger opponent today" which I very much would like to avoid.

Being able to disable your opponents rating – like you can disable pieces (blindfold), edit your chess board, etc., would be a simple and great way to overcome this issue for me.
I agree with you, I think it would be a great feature
Maybe the rating could be showed when the game finishes
Something like Focus Mode on chess.com would be nice, yes, but for that exact purpose - focusing. I believe opponent fright should be overcome, not abetted. But if you believe you absolutely must, you can do what somebody suggested above, look up a user style for it. I believe @Toadofsky had made one.

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