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, hate, struggling, and time, and they frequently recommend/review chess books, theory books, and educational content.
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
: "Where to study chess?"
5 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "If you're following the Olympiad and tired of switching between Twitch and YouTube tabs, I put everything in one place. 44 live streams, 18 languages, all next to the live boards in one place."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/chess
#1
Chess
53 posts
#2
Worst
16 posts
#3
Hate
9 posts
#4
Struggling
8 posts
#5
Time
7 posts
#6
Frustrating
6 posts
#7
Annoying
5 posts
#8
Opening
5 posts
#9
Looking For A Training Partner
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
Chess Question
: "Limit without openings"
21 posts
#2
Miscellaneous
: "BRILLIANT SACRIFICE!!!"
19 posts
#3
News/Events
: "Someone call Dennis on a podcast"
11 posts
#4
Puzzle/Tactic
: "White to move. Can you Spot Wesley's beautiful tactics? (Wesley So vs Jesper Thybo, 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2026)"
8 posts
#5
Game Analysis/Study
: "I actually found the best way to win in this endgame"
8 posts
#6
Resource
: "I made a Mac utility for the download PGN → open → copy → delete routine"
4 posts
#7
Social Media
: "Ding: "We have our secret training method. If it works well, we will reveal it.""
2 posts
#8
Puzzle - Composition
: "White to play and win"
2 posts
#9
Strategy: Other
: "Encountered a trash talker and trashed him ;)"
1 post
#10
Strategy: Openings
: "My best game. Jobava London"
1 post
Member Growth in r/chess
Yearly
+119k members(6.9%)
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Last updated: September 18, 2026