r/chessbeginners is a subreddit with 424k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses chess, looking for a, opening, brilliant, and practice, and they frequently recommend/review chess books, software/website, and study material.
A place for new chess players to hang out, ask questions, discover tactics, get advice from others and learn more about the game: This is the r/chessbeginners subreddit.
Popular Themes in r/chessbeginners
#1
Advice Requests
: "Usually play 30 min, how to adjust to 10 min?"
8 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "This is depressing. I feel like chess has gotten harder."
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/chessbeginners
#1
Chess
44 posts
#2
Looking For A
19 posts
#3
Opening
: "White Opening Recommendations"
16 posts
#4
Brilliant
: "My best Brilliant"
11 posts
#5
Practice
: "Day 6: my brain was complete fried but I found out I can choose my enemy's elo, and I found out I can Practice with bots"
10 posts
#6
Worst
9 posts
#7
Study
5 posts
#8
Improvement
: "1410 Improvement tips"
5 posts
#9
Struggling
: "Rate my game? 🥹 I have been playing for years and Struggling to get better"
5 posts
#10
Checkmate
: "Delivering a Checkmate and getting Checkmated"
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/chessbeginners
Chess Books
25 reviews
#1
Yasser Seirawan
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Jeremy Silman
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Jesus de la Villa
5.0★ from 1 review
Software/website
2 reviews
#1
Lichess
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Study Material
1 review
#1
GM Aman Hambleton
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/chessbeginners
#1
QUESTION
: "Anyone else feel like they cant possibly handle any more complexity?"
15 posts
#2
POST-GAME
: "Recieved my first brilliant, misclicked 20 moved later :/"
15 posts
#3
ADVICE
: "Building an active opening repertoire — Veresov questions and struggling with 1.d4/1.c4 as Black"
7 posts
#4
MISCELLANEOUS
: "If you’re here, you know what to do in this situation. Black to move"
4 posts
#5
OPINION
: "Day 6: my brain was complete fried but I found out I can choose my enemy's elo, and I found out I can practice with bots"
3 posts
#6
PUZZLE
: "why didn't he move his queen out of the way? if there isnt a reason, doesnt that defeat the purpose of the puzzle?"
3 posts
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Last updated: September 30, 2026