In the Player List there are small symbols to the left of players’ names to indicate their rank. The ranks are based on the strength and how long they have been playing.

 

Title holders are given the rank King (FIDE grandmaster) or Queen (international master).

 

 

There is another differentiation in the list. Some rank symols are white, others are black. Players who have logged into the chess server at least 500 times are automatically given a black symbol. This shows who the most active players on the Playchess server are

 

See also Extended Column Information ....