r/chess is a subreddit with 1.8M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses chess, worst, opening, hate, and time, and they frequently recommend/review chess books, theory books, and educational content.
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Popular Themes in r/chess
#1
Advice Requests
: "Explaining chinese chess (xiangqi) to all you chess lovers !❤️"
6 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Both Chess.com and Lichess servers down?"
2 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "I didn't want to spend $300 on a smart chessboard so I built a free computer vision web app"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "White to play and win (By Gulyaev)"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "I made a small web game where you guess the hidden chess opening from how deep your guesses match it"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/chess
#1
Chess
52 posts
#2
Worst
20 posts
#3
Opening
: "What is y'all's opinion on the reti Opening"
12 posts
#4
Hate
9 posts
#5
Time
8 posts
#6
Struggling
8 posts
#7
Rating
: "Gukesh has lost 70 FIDE Rating points since becoming World Champion. What do you think explains it?"
8 posts
#8
Puzzle
: "Missed mate in 3. White to move."
7 posts
#9
White To Play
: "White To Play and win (By Bazlov)"
7 posts
#10
Looking For A Training Partner
6 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
: "India's newest GM got there by farming 1500s"
39 posts
#2
Puzzle/Tactic
: "White mates in 2. Can you find it in 3 mins? 😎"
32 posts
#3
News/Events
: "Judit Polgár set to become President of Hungary"
31 posts
#4
Chess Question
: "I found this pin that seems to show a chessboard. Does anyone know what it means?"
31 posts
#5
Game Analysis/Study
: "stalemating my friends little brother so he doesn't cry"
15 posts
#6
Strategy: Openings
: "I’m never playing the French defence again"
8 posts
#7
Video Content
: "Priorities right"
7 posts
#8
Resource
: "Head to head scores of participants in upcoming Sinquefield cup:"
6 posts
#9
Social Media
: "Gukesh respectfully corrected a fan who couldn't recognise GM Pranesh and was asking him to click a picture of her with Gukesh, at the opening ceremony of the Chennai GrandMasters 2026."
4 posts
#10
Puzzle/Tactic - Advanced
: "What would you do here with white?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/chess
Yearly
+111k members(6.4%)
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Last updated: July 21, 2026