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r/chess is a subreddit with 1.7M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has crazy activity.
All about the game of chess, including discussions on professional tournaments, game analysis and theory. If you are new to the game, check out /r/chessbeginners and before posting here please read our rules: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/wiki/index.
Popular Themes in r/chess
#1
Self-Promotion
: "I built a free unlimited chess.com alternative"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "A curated list of free and open-source chess resources"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "White plays checkmate in two. I found this puzzle on a newspaper and I can’t find the solution , anyone care to try? #chesspuzzle"
1 post
#4
Pain & Anger
: "I’m so frustrated"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/chess
#1
Chess
: "I built a free unlimited Chess.com alternative"
83 posts
#2
Lichess
: "Beautiful Lichess puzzle!"
21 posts
#3
Norway Chess
: "Magnus beats Gukesh with White (Norway Chess 2025 Round 1)"
13 posts
#4
Magnus Carlsen
: "Magnus Carlsen's tweet after beating Gukesh"
13 posts
#5
Armageddon
: "Hikaru beats Magnus in the Armageddon and moves to 4.5/6 (Norway Chess Round 2)"
10 posts
#6
Hikaru
: "so is Hikaru getting stronger or fabi getting weaker in the last few years?"
8 posts
#7
Hikaru Nakamura
: "Hikaru Nakamura beats Fabiano Caruana"
7 posts
#8
Game
: "Funniest Game i ever played"
6 posts
#9
Opening
: "The Modern Archangelsk might be the least-challenged Opening of all time by club players"
6 posts
#10
Online
: "Is Kramnik the only strong player from the past who plays regular Online chess?"
6 posts
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