When you add someone as a friend, you both automatically follow each other. However, you can unfollow someone without removing them as a friend, or follow someone without adding them as a friend.
By following someone, you’ll receive notifications whenever they share new content, such as articles, blog posts, or forum topics. These alerts will show up in the 'Activity' section of the left menu when you hover over the Chess.com logo.
How to follow or unfollow a member on Chess.com
Web
You can follow a member by clicking the 'Follow' icon in their profile.
Additionally, you can visit your 'Following' page, and add any username to the form that you wish to follow.
If you wish to unfollow someone, click the same button again:
Mobile
Android
To follow a member go to their profile, tap on the 3 dots at the top right corner of the screen, and select 'Follow.' To unfollow a member, tap on the same 3 dots and select 'Unfollow.'
This feature is currently only available on the Android app and not on iOS.