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r/chess

1.7M members
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
Advice Requests
: "Practice your calculation skills! 😎 Don't move the pieces, calculate in your head. The following moves were made: 1. Nfg5+ hxg5 2. Rxf8 Bc6 3. Qxd8 Bxe4. What's your next move to win? (also answer the question in the post below, please)"
3 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Playing OTB Chess As An (Almost) Blind Person Sucks. But I can't help it."
1 post

Popular Topics in r/chess

#1

Chess

: "We are privileged to be living in the same era as the biological Chess machine that is Magnus Carlsen"
273 posts
#2

Elo

: "When you get blackout drunk and check your Elo rating the next day."
26 posts
#3

Rating

: "Women's Live2700 Ratings in mid-April"
23 posts
#4

Chesscom

22 posts
#5

Chess.com

: "Really Chess.com…?"
20 posts
#6

Tournament

: "The only real rivalry in the last decade: Carlsen vs Caruana"
19 posts
#7

Tactics

: "Black has mate in 2 in this position"
19 posts
#8

Opening

: "Carlsen vs Hikaru is a rivalry the same way WWE is a sport."
15 posts
#9

Mate

: "This puzzle took a titled player more than an hour. White to move and Mate in two."
15 posts
#10

Online

14 posts

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+623k members(58.2%)

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