What powers do forum moderators have?


They can do the following: Lock topics, remove topics, ban users, mute users, see people's IP, and see your account notes. There could be more but that is all I know of their powers.

Actually, we cannot "ban users", that can only be done by Chess.com staff.
A few other things we can do are remove account avatars, backgrounds, and descriptions that violate the Terms of Service.
And yes, it is true, every moderator has a second, personal account, the same one we had before we answered the call, sort of like a superhero having a secret identity!