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Chess Programming

Chess Engine programming subreddit. Topics should focus on chess engines.

3.1k subscribers42 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~10% by known bots)36 authors / mosince 2010

r/chessprogramming has 3.1k members. It gets about 42 posts a month from 36 people. Top topics: Chess and Puzzles, Chess Community & Play and Chess Pieces Tactics.

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Subscriber growth

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+14%since May 2026 · +3.4% in 1 month
Sep 20263.1k
Growing3.1k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Nov 2010)
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Monthly activity

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+68%vs Sep 2025 · −5.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202642
BusierPeaked at 64 in May 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~10% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Chess and Puzzles4.3%
  2. Chess Community & Play2.9%
  3. Chess Pieces Tactics1.1%
  4. Chess Openings1.1%
  5. Chess Tournaments & Ratings0.8%

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