r/chessvariants is a subreddit with 12k members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses chess, variant, game, new, and idea.
A subreddit dedicated to sharing and discovering different styles of chess.
1. No promotion of the same app/site/event/channel more than once every two weeks.
2. A variant is defined as "chess, but with modifications". Not a different game entirely, but with elements of chess.
3. When discussing a particular variant, put its name clearly in the title of the post.
4. Discord links are by default not trusted.
5. No AI slop.
6. Rules must immediately visible and easily accessible.
Popular Themes in r/chessvariants
#1
Ideas
: "No Idea What To Call This Variant."
40 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Built a chess website with custom rules and looking for players to test it & give feedback!"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "is there anywhere you can buy faerie chess?"
3 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "We built an 8x8x8 3D Chess game (Free & Browser-based). Looking for testers!"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/chessvariants
#1
Chess
: "You can now play parabolic Chess online"
359 posts
#2
Variant
: "No Idea What To Call This Variant."
239 posts
#3
Game
: "Chess-inspired video Game: Real-time, battle royale chess"
63 posts
#4
New
: "You can play Capablanca chess, Gothic chess, Horde, Knights Battle, and New stuff like Juggernauts, with full randomization options online, and you can create nearly any variant and piece as well"
37 posts
#5
Idea
: "No Idea What To Call This Variant."
22 posts
#6
Feedback
: "Built a chess website with custom rules and looking for players to test it & give Feedback!"
21 posts
#7
Chess Variant
: "A Chess Variant where pieces move and capture in different ways?"
16 posts
#8
Piece
: "Bureaucrat Chess Piece Idea (Expanded)"
15 posts
#9
Online
: "You can now play parabolic chess Online"
11 posts
#10
Pieces
: "Mandala - Board and Pieces"
10 posts
Flair Used in r/chessvariants
#1
New Variant
: "I made a free chess variant where pieces are dice that can fuse and split. Looking for feedback!"
6 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Which Kriegspiel ruleset should be the default for new players?"
1 post
#3
Removed: Rule 2
: "I spent the past 6 months building a chess MMO"
1 post
Member Growth in r/chessvariants
Yearly
+2k members(16.6%)
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Last updated: June 20, 2026