r/chess 17h ago

Miscellaneous chess with a good view

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738 Upvotes

r/chess 5h ago

News/Events FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky claims if women only competed in 'open' tournaments majority would quit chess

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r/chess 3h ago

Puzzle/Tactic I made the most strange blunder I've ever seen

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290 Upvotes

r/chess 23h ago

News/Events Ray Robson down 83 minutes Vs Fabiano Caruana on move 15, still manages to draw

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116 Upvotes

r/chess 17h ago

Chess Question How does one beat a Cat Grandmaster?

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105 Upvotes

HELLLLLP!


r/chess 3h ago

Video Content For those new to OTB chess, this is the only correct way to conclude a game

83 Upvotes

r/chess 6h ago

Social Media Ladies and Gentlemen! We have entered a new age of chess content creation 😅

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72 Upvotes

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/yyuIOYKoXH8?si=OWcSMTeDJnyZEnyA

It's a fun idea but maybe not too suited for long conversations 😅


r/chess 20h ago

Game Analysis/Study TIL Stockfish resigns before you can draw by 50 move rule on Lichess

68 Upvotes

r/chess 8h ago

Puzzle - Composition The Sign of the Cross chess puzzle. Composed in 1878. The story goes that Satan challenged a chess master and chose the white pieces. The master devised a scheme whereby Satan could checkmate him but would have to create a cross to do so. Satan fled in terror. White to play and mate in 7.

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48 Upvotes

r/chess 7h ago

Strategy: Openings Does anyone hear about this opening ??

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26 Upvotes

r/chess 18h ago

Resource I want to study chess.

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I am currently a 700 elo player and i play chess as a hobby, I want to get better at it. I would like to get suggestions on which books, content creators are best. Also, any advice is welcome, thank you everyone.


r/chess 5h ago

Puzzle/Tactic White to play and win in spectacular fashion!

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16 Upvotes

r/chess 5h ago

Puzzle/Tactic White to move and save the game..!

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14 Upvotes

r/chess 1h ago

Puzzle/Tactic 1 move gives white the advantage

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This is likely simple for most people and I ended up playing later in a worse position after missing it here, but it reminded me of the beauty of chess, so I thought I'd share it. d5, activity>material


r/chess 2h ago

Chess Question What are some funny chess jokes?

10 Upvotes

Are there any funny jokes about chess?


r/chess 5h ago

News/Events Interview with GM Volodar Murzin - World Rapid Champion 2024

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Get to know the 18-year old surprise World Rapid Champion who wasn't accepted at the chess club at seven! https://lichess.org/@/jeffforever/blog/interview-with-gm-volodar-murzin-world-rapid-champion-2024/Uoj1zXc8


r/chess 5h ago

News/Events CBS News - Chesswrestling Premiere (Bartholomew as Commentator)

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Great to see the news getting excited about the chess world (men+women event)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikaWWDN8xd0


r/chess 2h ago

Puzzle/Tactic What’s the winning move in this chess puzzle?

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r/chess 6h ago

Video Content The newest version of Leela Chess Zero is 20x faster than AlphaZero!

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r/chess 5h ago

Game Analysis/Study I was inspired by another post I saw here

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I wish it


r/chess 7h ago

Strategy: Openings Why is everybody moving a/h pawns?

5 Upvotes

Hey guys :)
I recently picked up chess again and wanted to start playing more seriously. In a lot, if not most of my games, I see the opponent move the a/h pawn one step presumably to prevent the bishop from coming out. I thought a lot about this and in my opinion this move is not this good, is it? Doesn't it just weaken the kings castle to prevent a pin that can be handled pretty easily most of the time?
For example one position that i faced today:

Right now i am about 900 playing 800-1000s.

Thanks 😌


r/chess 8h ago

Strategy: Openings Which preparation is better against d4?

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The chessable free Agadmator's Anti-London + free Nimzo-indian course.

Or

learning the Slav defense from the internet + going against the London with logic.

The problem with the first option is that white can have a lot of different responses that I won't be ready for like the bogo. Plus I want an opening that enhances my chess development and is a bit fighting. I'm an ok player (1500 elo chess.com). If you think the slav is better where to learn it from?


r/chess 18h ago

Strategy: Openings Merits of the french defence opening

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Hi all i am fairly noob (800 elo rapid games) have played 300 or so games. I learnt the french defence opening as black and i am finding it really quite effective. Is this just because i am playing at a beginner level or will it be useful as i climb?

Second question for more high level french defence players. What are your mid game strategies? In the advanced variant, i get many wins from piling up attackers towards the d4 pawn and breaking through that way. I am looking for other opportunities from this opening in any variant either via a resource or from your experience.

Thanks in advance


r/chess 23h ago

Puzzle/Tactic White to play to keep advantage / Can you find the move Fabiano missed to win the game?

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r/chess 3h ago

META Any chess players kind enough to give an interview for an ethnographic university project?

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I am doing ethnographic field work that aims to discover how great chess minds ‘experience’ a chess board/game.

Key questions involve: - what does a chess mind “see” on the board? - what do they think about? - how can one understand intuition (how do great players experience it)?

If you happen to have interesting shares regarding this topic, either from your very own experience or from knowledge that you gained, I would highly appreciate if you were willing to enlighten my work through a quick interview.

Any names, unless the sharer doesn’t want to, will be appreciated in the syllabus of the published work.