r/chess is a subreddit with 1.8M members. The community frequently discusses chess, worst, hate, opening, and websites, and they frequently recommend/review chess books, theory books, and educational content, and the most common flair used is chess question, miscellaneous, puzzle/tactic, game analysis/study, and news/events.
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Popular Topics in r/chess
#1
Chess
113 posts
#2
Worst
18 posts
#3
Hate
9 posts
#4
Opening
9 posts
#5
Websites
8 posts
#6
Struggling
8 posts
#7
Time
7 posts
#8
Looking For A Training Partner
6 posts
#9
Frustrating
6 posts
#10
Games
5 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
: "Can black punish 2.f3?"
36 posts
#2
Miscellaneous
: "Smarter people may be better at chess but playing chess doesn't seem to make you smarter"
33 posts
#3
Puzzle/Tactic
: "White to move and win (Final part of a study by Kovalenko)"
20 posts
#4
Game Analysis/Study
: "Nice Queen Sac and mate"
16 posts
#5
News/Events
: "Fabiano Caruana takes down Wesley So for a third time, and will meet Pragg in the finals"
12 posts
#6
Video Content
: "Average chess match in Rural india :-"
6 posts
#7
Puzzle - Composition
: "Tricky drawing idea from black.White to play and win (By Tamkov)"
6 posts
#8
Resource
: "I analyzed 20M+ games from 2400+ rated players to find where strong players actually go wrong in openings"
4 posts
#9
Strategy: Endgames
: "Is there an easy practical plan for white to win this position?"
3 posts
#10
Puzzle/Tactic - Advanced
: "Felt dumb that I was up this much material and couldn’t find the win (M6)"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/chess
Yearly
+114k members(6.6%)
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Last updated: August 26, 2026