why not have no flags
Giving Russia their flag back

I'm tired of being silent over this. The least we can do is give the Russians back their flag. How about taking Israeli flags away? We currently should replace ours with Perdue pharmaceuticals because what soul does America have now?

It doesn't really make any sense because North Korea has a flag.
But this is a chess site as #4 said
Russia is an Evil Empire, don't you get it? It deserves no flag, because the Devil himself is living there.

Breaking news: Putin has surrendered and pulled all troops from Ukraine after learning that chess.com has removed the Russian flag.

i really believe that belarus and russia should get their flag back. what did the russians do to you? just because a few are bad does not mean every russian is bad.
Hey I don't agree with that concept I just used the word because the media isn't.
Words matter. Yours could be interepreted to mean that you are celebrating the death of civilian Palestinian children. Yours could also be interpreted to mean that you are accusing the state of Israel of war crimes. All I am saying is that words matter and that it is worth pausing to choose them.
Well, the only thing I can remember about celebrating is that Muslims were dancing on the streets in Germany for 1-2 days immediately after October 7th massacre. But they soon realized that it probably was not the best idea at this point, so they got back to their victim blaming, bigger than ever of course.

Thank you for that it was rather insightful. I never would celebrate the death of Palestinian children. In regards to the FIDE and other world governing bodies, perhaps a rhetorical question: Did the US lose their flag after the Iraq invasion? Or during the Vietnam war?
Considering nobody pays attention to the Ukraine war anymore becauseof the Gaza cleansing, can we give the Russian players back their flag ? As a American I understand they have little t no control over their wars,as tue average Americans didn't make money nor control the Cheney/Wolfewitz wars. Or should we lose our flag too? Maybe that's the best choice. Replace it for a amazon flag.