If I want to be a professional one day, will I have to have an

>>2966816
They'll probably just give you a nickname anyways.

>>2966816
Yepp

>>2966816
you can if you like, there's actually a pretty strong tradition of using a nick name for art, like da vinci, or michelangelo

>>2966821
>Those are their real names
You don't have to. If your work is worth anything, they'll remember and find a way to pronounce your name.

>>2966816
>applies to me
>never thought about this
>suddenly distressed

Are you Polish?

His first name was Jheronimus.

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>>2966816
depends on your name, like, bit out of left field, but in chess there's lots of famous people, and from all over the place so they have weird names, and it works really well for them. like if they were all called like 'john johnson' or whatever i wouldn't remember any of them, but magnus carlsen and anand vishy and idk..tatev abrahamyan are all easy to recall and associate with how they play..and tatev is a cutey.

>>2966816

>does anyone remember his first name


What? Of course. He has a very memorable name IMO. Has quite the ring to it.

>>2966900
No
>>2966923
Those names are tame compared to mine kek, but thanks, I'll keep that in mind.