r/chess is a subreddit with 1.8M members. The community frequently discusses chess, worst, hate, struggling, and time, and they frequently recommend/review chess books, theory books, and educational content, and the most common flair used is miscellaneous, chess question, puzzle/tactic, game analysis/study, and news/events.
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Popular Topics in r/chess
#1
Chess
52 posts
#2
Worst
19 posts
#3
Hate
9 posts
#4
Struggling
8 posts
#5
Time
7 posts
#6
Looking For A Training Partner
6 posts
#7
Frustrating
6 posts
#8
Annoying
5 posts
#9
Opening
4 posts
#10
Game
4 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
Miscellaneous
: "A Home Assistant Integration for Lichess"
25 posts
#2
Chess Question
: "Hit 1000 for 2nd time, think I’m ready to start coaching."
18 posts
#3
Puzzle/Tactic
: "Black to move ,Can anyone explain the winning tactic?"
13 posts
#4
Game Analysis/Study
: "I’m so proud…. Im 400 Elo they thougt u was 1500 🥹"
9 posts
#5
News/Events
: "Anna Rudolph and David Howell are doing an absolutely heroic job trying to fill all the dead air in the EWC broadcast."
6 posts
#6
Resource
: "how to view such a PGN"
5 posts
#7
Strategy: Openings
: "Opening synergies"
3 posts
#8
Social Media
: "I miei progressi da principiante autodidatta"
3 posts
#9
Puzzle/Tactic - Advanced
: "Position I got in a game - Mate in 5 for black - I missed it in my game :( but I knew I had something"
2 posts
#10
Video Content
: "Hikaru squeezing the life out of his 3000+ opponent."
2 posts
Member Growth in r/chess
Yearly
+111k members(6.5%)
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Last updated: August 4, 2026