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Any interest in a new type of tourney - Non-anonymous ?!

Hi all

Would there be interest in "non anonymous" tournaments where players have put their real name in the profile (maybe for some period of time) ?!.

I would really be far more interested in playing players who actually are not hiding their identity than say the current "Elite tournaments" where there can be very high rated players untitled with no clue of who they are. In fact, I question my participation further in such tournaments after yesterday 2 untitled players around 2500 were playing with no clue of who they were - I felt as if "why bother" - who exactly am I playing etc.

It is about time investment for me - and perhaps also adds another are of level playing field in that the participants can even maybe research each other for their OTB games if they exist etc. Some team initiatives on other sites may be for "pro players" but also they are non-anonymous. This acts as a kind of verification also that players are not playing in a totally different way to their OTB chess usually in terms of openings or playing strength.

Basically I personally think the non-anonymous breed of tournaments for me would carry much higher "credibility" than the current "Elite tournaments", and perhaps have a more pleasant atmosphere around them in certain respects.

Feedback welcome
FIDE Online Arena has something like this when it comes to titled players. When it comes to untitled players I think a problem would be verifying the names. People can type in nonsense names.
How could you reliably check if the name in their profile is really their name?
I do not think uploading ID cards would be a good idea and even with that you could not guarantee it is that person.
I'm much far away to join an elite tournament but I think it is not an obstacle to state an opinion. Probably the main purpose behind this thought is to prevent cheating in the tournaments. I watched your stream yesterday and things were really unusual. However, this idea is not applicable in my opinion, people would presumably avoid using their real names unless they are titled. Maybe some tournaments can be arranged which is only for titled players and that is also be pleasant to watch it.
What about if a real name on a page was there for say 2 months or more - maybe it would then be more trustworthy. The system could record when the real name was put - and two months later, if it is still there, the person would be eligible to enter "real name tournaments" - it could be taken on trust that if it was there for 2 months or more, then usually that person is who they claim to be. This could be base 0 type of verification - "verification by real name claim time" - the time claimed to be named xyz.

I personally would like to spend my mental time and effort playing people who indicate their real names as opposed to say the following list of nicknames (without a real name entry on their homepage) :

(Made up fictional nicknames follow as theoretical example) :

DerangedPlayer 2530
MadInsanePlayer 2560
Topsecretidentity 2600
Reallytopsecret 2650

Seriously give me real names any time - I would play in real name tournaments anytime compared to the current brand of "Elite tournaments". They could still have their nickname alias - i mean just a real name entry on their player page

So the above list would actually be okay if they had their real names for "real name" tournaments. Although it would probably be unlikely for the latter two to have their real names on their profile page.
Interesting that the one who wants real names uses an alias.
Think about it, if they wanted they would have placed their names in the first place because no 'real name tournament' here on lichess would motivate someone to reveal their identity if he doesn't want right now. And if you think of that tournament as some kind of objective(not just for you) replacement for current elite tourneys then it even makes less sense, because you are forcing someone to identify themselves to play against players of similar strenght.
My answer, no.
Hello,

I find that real name tournaments would be very interesting. But I am not sure how we can be positive that a name on a profile is real. The problem with keeping a name on a profile for two months is that you could fake the name for two months. But, that doesn't mean the idea is completely lost.

What if after a player updates a name into a profile lichess just waits for a months, then quizzes the person on his name. If the player in question was using his real name he would fill in the form in 10 seconds and be done with it. If the player was using a fake name he wouldn't really know his "name" would he? A time limit of ~30 seconds could be used to make sure the liar in question would not just open a new tab and check his name.

Of course this method would not give 100% certainty but I feel like it would not be problem to implement.

I also think Lichess should implement a filter to play only players with a 100% profile completion. And I find that a tournament that only allows players with a 100% profile completion should be something to consider, but I find the impact on cheating would be minimal.

People with real names on their profiles could still cheat, and I think that cheating in 100% profile completion tournaments would not vary from Elite tournaments. I think that Lichess' current method of banning cheater is very efficient.

I'd like to end on a note that I think that I doubt that real name blitz or bullet tournaments would be irreverent. Blitz tournaments just go fast to be able to check every game. But I think that a 100% profile completion classical would be simple enough to implement and be a big enough difference do be worth Implementing.
#1, you can make a closed tournament, and accept only players with names, as you wish.
1 of the beauties of online chess is that it can be anonymous or anonymous based on the choice of the user, it really seems senseless to me to force the inclusion of someones name in open lichess tournaments if the person doesnt want to reveal it, for eg if a top player wants to be untitled and play on a secret identity to avoid potential future otb opponents preparing through online games and also to avoid disclosing their own performance to others, I agree that having them reveal their true name will lead to a more professional and secure enviroment but online chess doesnt have to be professional, even elite players can play it casually.If you want to make a proffessional online tournament with serious games, maybe with slow time controls and monetary prizes then it is understandable but certainly not in open lichess tournaments like elite tournaments.

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