r/chessbeginners is a subreddit with 411k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses chess, looking for a, opening, practice, and hate, 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
: "Chess study materials for gaining advantage by positional style play vs tactical , aggressive , calculative players"
12 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Hardstuck at 800-900 ELO. One day I play like Stockfish, the next day I hang my Queen on move 5. Please tell me I'm not alone."
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Any alternatives to analysis?"
3 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Looking for testers! Try blunder puzzles, here's samples of easy, medium, and hard puzzles. Of the four given candidate moves, which one is a tactical blunder? The real blunder was played in a real, rated game! Pic1-Easy: 10-18, Pic2-Medium: 37-45, Pic3-Hard: 82-90"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/chessbeginners
#1
Chess
50 posts
#2
Looking For A
27 posts
#3
Opening
14 posts
#4
Practice
9 posts
#5
Hate
: "Dude, I Hate myself"
9 posts
#6
Hard Time
7 posts
#7
Study
6 posts
#8
Blunder
5 posts
#9
Chess Book
4 posts
#10
Training Partner
4 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
POST-GAME
: "My time has come"
44 posts
#2
QUESTION
: "Can we agree that them abandoning here is pure evil?"
28 posts
#3
MISCELLANEOUS
: "Dude, I hate myself"
18 posts
#4
PUZZLE
: "There’s a beautiful move for black that I didn’t even consider."
15 posts
#5
ADVICE
: "Lesson: The T.R.Y. Method - reduce blunders during game!"
13 posts
#6
OPINION
: "ELO as identity language"
3 posts
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Last updated: August 9, 2026