diff --git a/DroidFish/res/xml/preferences.xml b/DroidFish/res/xml/preferences.xml
index a2f13d5..12951ba 100644
--- a/DroidFish/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/DroidFish/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
             android:key="playerNameFlip"
             android:title="@string/prefs_playerNameFlip_title"
             android:summary="@string/prefs_playerNameFlip_summary"
-            android:defaultValue="false">
+            android:defaultValue="true">
         </CheckBoxPreference>
         </PreferenceCategory>
     <PreferenceCategory
diff --git a/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/DroidFish.java b/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/DroidFish.java
index 3978c3b..f8731b7 100644
--- a/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/DroidFish.java
+++ b/DroidFish/src/org/petero/droidfish/DroidFish.java
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ public class DroidFish extends Activity implements GUIInterface {
         playerName = settings.getString("playerName", "Player");
         boardFlipped = settings.getBoolean("boardFlipped", false);
         autoSwapSides = settings.getBoolean("autoSwapSides", false);
-        playerNameFlip = settings.getBoolean("playerNameFlip", false);
+        playerNameFlip = settings.getBoolean("playerNameFlip", true);
         setBoardFlip(true);
         boolean drawSquareLabels = settings.getBoolean("drawSquareLabels", false);
         cb.setDrawSquareLabels(drawSquareLabels);