r/chessvariants is a subreddit with 14k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses chess, variant, chess variant, truth chess, and combatchess.
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
Advice Requests
: "Emperor Chess. A playable variant with a two-step king. Looking for rules and balance feedback"
3 posts
#2
Ideas
: "I made a website where bots have weird rules - and you can build your own!"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "CombatChess - Chess meets real time Combat for iOS"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/chessvariants
#1
Chess
: "Magnetic Chess"
23 posts
#2
Variant
: "I built a 13x13 chess Variant. Would anyone mind trying it and telling me if it is actually any good?"
13 posts
#3
Chess Variant
: "I made a Chess Variant where pieces can fuse together"
4 posts
#4
Truth Chess
: "Truth Chess Variant"
4 posts
#5
Combatchess
: "Combatchess - Chess meets real time fighting for IOS"
2 posts
#6
Real Time
: "CombatChess - Chess meets Real Time fighting for IOS"
2 posts
#7
Ios
: "CombatChess - Chess meets real time fighting for Ios"
2 posts
#8
Dark Side
: "Come to the Dark Side, we have rook charges"
2 posts
#9
Websites
1 post
#10
Variants
1 post
Flair Used in r/chessvariants
#1
New Variant
: "I made Quantum Chess, the game Paul Rudd played against Stephen Hawking. I just rebuilt it from scratch, and it is free in your browser."
83 posts
#2
Discussion
: "I may have found the first surviving image of "Khaki Modern Chess" by E. L. Perry"
14 posts
#3
Puzzle
: "I made a chess puzzle game with teleports, traps and transformation tiles — 300 hand-crafted puzzles"
8 posts
#4
others
: "Hello everyone. I have an odd request, wondering if anyone might know information or could help me with finding something out. (ChessWhizTV)"
6 posts
#5
Meme
: "Coolest part is the little enclaves to protect your king"
3 posts
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Yearly
+4k members(40.7%)
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Last updated: September 11, 2026