r/chess is a subreddit with 1.8M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses chess, worst, tools, websites, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review chess books, theory books, and educational content.
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Popular Themes in r/chess
#1
Advice Requests
: "My defensive abilities are poor, how do I improve?"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "I made a free Chrome extension that reviews your online chess games. Kind of like Chess.com’s Game Review, but free and fully open source"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Is it possible to become really bad at chess in a short span of time? Worried about mental health"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/chess
#1
Chess
65 posts
#2
Worst
19 posts
#3
Tools
14 posts
#4
Websites
10 posts
#5
Hate
9 posts
#6
Time
8 posts
#7
Struggling
8 posts
#8
Opening
8 posts
#9
Looking For A Training Partner
6 posts
#10
Frustrating
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
: "I'm still having a hard time accepting Danya is never coming back"
47 posts
#2
News/Events
: "Nihal Sarin beats Alireza Firouzja to win Bullet Chess Championship 2026. At one point he was on a 15-game winning streak."
40 posts
#3
Chess Question
: "Do 'winning' positions exist that don't win because of the 50 move rule? (And why is '50' the number?)"
27 posts
#4
Puzzle/Tactic
: "It finally happened…"
26 posts
#5
Game Analysis/Study
: "This is the longest move name I’ve seen in my opinion."
12 posts
#6
Puzzle/Tactic - Advanced
: "Can you find mate in 385?"
8 posts
#7
Puzzle - Composition
: "Mate in 21, think of the queens as arms of a windmill rotating around the black king"
5 posts
#8
Resource
: "Cool stats about Titled players (GM/IM/FM/CM) around the world (May 2026)."
5 posts
#9
Strategy: Openings
: "A Surprise Against the Old Benoni"
5 posts
#10
Social Media
: "Brazil World Cup star Matheus Cunha playing Chess (posted by Neymar)"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/chess
Yearly
+110k members(6.4%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026