r/chess↗
r/Chess
All about the game of chess, including discussions on professional tournaments, game analysis and theory. If you are new to the game, check out /r/chessbeginners and before posting here please read our rules: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/wiki/index.
1.9M subscribers3,097 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)2,054 authors / mosince 2008
r/chess has 1.9M members (+6.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 3,097 posts a month from 2,054 people. Top topics: Chess Championships, Chess Tournaments & Ratings and Chess Tactics and Positions.
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Topics and brands on r/chess
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Chess Championships12%
- Chess Tournaments & Ratings6.4%
- Chess Tactics and Positions6.2%
- Magnus Carlsen Chess4.7%
- Chess Community & Play4.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Chessgames
- ChessBase
- Chess-Results Server Chess-results
- 2700chess
- The Week in Chess
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