r/chess is a subreddit with 1.8M members. The community frequently discusses chess, worst, hate, websites, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review chess books, theory books, and educational content, and the most common flair used is chess question, miscellaneous, news/events, puzzle/tactic, and game analysis/study.
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Popular Topics in r/chess
#1
Chess
62 posts
#2
Worst
18 posts
#3
Hate
9 posts
#4
Websites
8 posts
#5
Struggling
8 posts
#6
Time
7 posts
#7
Opening
7 posts
#8
Frustrating
6 posts
#9
Improvement
6 posts
#10
Looking For A Training Partner
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/chess
Chess Books
165 reviews
#1
Silman
4.4★ from 14 reviews
#2
Capablanca
4.4★ from 8 reviews
#3
Yasser Seirawan
4.5★ from 8 reviews
Theory Books
15 reviews
#1
Bobby Fischer
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Jeremy Silman
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Richard Reti
4.0★ from 1 review
Educational Content
6 reviews
#1
Chessable
3.8★ from 4 reviews
#2
Gotham
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Hanging Pawns
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/chess
#1
Chess Question
: "How do you deal with frustration in chess?"
45 posts
#2
Miscellaneous
: "Chess with random college students"
34 posts
#3
News/Events
: "Hans Niemann wins Titled Tuesday with 10/11"
18 posts
#4
Puzzle/Tactic
: ""I think we all know where this is going" -Gumball Watterson. White to play and win"
16 posts
#5
Game Analysis/Study
: "My first brilliant ✌️🥹"
12 posts
#6
Social Media
: "Chess diplomacy - Indian PM Modi gifted Sindarov's World Cup scoresheet to Uzbekistan PM"
6 posts
#7
Resource
: "Need help defeating my friend"
4 posts
#8
META
: "I spent two weeks progressively training blindfold chess to improve my calculation — here's what happened"
3 posts
#9
Strategy: Endgames
: "Endgame draw rates sorted by piece type and player ELO"
3 posts
#10
Puzzle/Tactic - Advanced
: "White to play and win (or how my opponent lost in the opening)"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/chess
Yearly
+115k members(6.7%)
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Last updated: September 3, 2026