You can block messages from whoever is not your friend
Toxic community


I've also had my share of negative messages, but I've had some nice ones too that have resulted in friends requests. So you gotta take the good with the bad. I don't have any chess friends irl, so I don't want to block everyone and never find those connections. Your friends list looks pretty healthy though, so maybe blocking everyone else is the way to go for you.
Chess.com has one of the most toxic community of players. Winners always message me with verbal harrassment and there is no way to turn off messages. This community is so trash and just ruins the game.