/r/Chesscom/

r/Chesscom

63k members
r/Chesscom is a subreddit with 63k members. The community frequently discusses chess, elo, brilliant move, brilliant, and rating, and the most common flair used is chess improvement, chess question, lol, meme, and brilliant!!.
A community-driven subreddit about Chess.com and chess

Popular Topics in r/Chesscom

#1

Chess

74 posts
#2

Elo

29 posts
#3

Brilliant Move

22 posts
#4

Brilliant

20 posts
#5

Rating

16 posts
#6

Move

16 posts
#7

Cheating

15 posts
#8

Checkmate

12 posts
#9

Sacrifice

12 posts
#10

Chess.com

12 posts

Flair Used in r/Chesscom

#1
Chess Improvement
: "I found this queen sac at 500 elo"
29 posts
#2
Chess Question
: "When do professional chess start at?"
28 posts
#3
LOL
: "editing chess.com until its unrecognisable"
22 posts
#4
Meme
: "literally every begginer chess puzzle"
19 posts
#5
Brilliant!!
: "Finally got my first brilliant!"
17 posts
#6
why is this brilliant
: "MANY ARE GUILTY 😐"
13 posts
#7
Chess Discussion
: "1300-1400 is the least serious"
12 posts
#8
Achievement
: "Goodbye chess"
10 posts
#9
Chess.com Website/App Question
: "Should chess.com give out the names of openings during the game?"
9 posts
#10
Miscellaneous
: "Chess, but you are NOT allowed to play what the engine thinks is the best move! (Turn 1a)"
8 posts

Member Growth in r/Chesscom

Yearly
+45k members(249.0%)

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Last updated: June 16, 2026