r/chessvariants↗
Share and discover different forms of chess
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.
15k subscribers242 posts / mo in Sep 2026171 authors / mosince 2012
r/chessvariants has 15k members (+42% over the last 12 months). It gets about 242 posts a month from 171 people. Top topics: Chess Community & Play, Chess and Puzzles and Chess Pieces Tactics.
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- Chess Community & Play49%
- Chess and Puzzles5.7%
- Chess Pieces Tactics3.9%
- Chess Sets and Boards3.7%
- Checkmate Strategies1.5%
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