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Excessive Multi Accounting? Not sure...

If you go to the players tab and search "5B2013" you will see a lot of players, all with the same username beginning. They keep popping up across Lichess, but never two accounts at the same time. This makes me suspect that it is a single player who created multiple accounts (could be dozens of them), but I'm not sure enough to report. Can anyone explain or look into this more thoroughly?

Thanks,
Academic Ninja
I noticed that too, there always seems to be one of them sending out a seek for an atomic game. I was thinking maybe it's some kind of chess class and all the students have the same username format "5B2013Name". Although I'm not sure why they would all just be playing atomic...
IMO they are machine learning algorithms. They start to think when they see a new move.
Another opinion, probably more likely: They are playing at school and since there is only 1 device, they take turns while playing.
Also; they are probably studying atomic together because they all play the same openings; 1.Nf3 2.Nd4 with white, 1.Nf3 f6 2.e3 d6 with black.
However, atomic is fun with them. I'd like them to stay.

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