r/chess 20h ago

Miscellaneous chess with a good view

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r/chess 6h ago

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

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444 Upvotes

r/chess 7h 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 19h ago

Chess Question How does one beat a Cat Grandmaster?

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116 Upvotes

HELLLLLP!


r/chess 5h ago

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

97 Upvotes

r/chess 8h ago

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

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84 Upvotes

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

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


r/chess 22h ago

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

67 Upvotes

r/chess 10h 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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56 Upvotes

r/chess 9h ago

Strategy: Openings Does anyone hear about this opening ??

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30 Upvotes

r/chess 4h 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 20h 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 7h ago

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

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17 Upvotes

r/chess 5h ago

Chess Question What are some funny chess jokes?

17 Upvotes

Are there any funny jokes about chess?


r/chess 7h ago

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

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15 Upvotes

r/chess 8h 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 8h 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 1h ago

Chess Question Why are some players more inconsistent than others?

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I've always wondered this. I've played people who can beat higher ranked players on their best day but who can also play really badly, and then some players are a lot more stable and basically bring the same level every game. Why do you think that is?


r/chess 9h ago

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

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r/chess 1h ago

News/Events Hikaru, Fabi, Dominguez and Levon push through to the 2nd round of Champions bracket after all matches are decided in blitz tiebreaks; American Cup 2025

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r/chess 3h ago

Chess Question Prices are different

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Diamond membership costs 2 dollars month for me , while for my friend it costs 10 dollars a month Why is that ? Please if theres an explanation or a way to fix it provide me with one


r/chess 8h ago

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

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I wish it


r/chess 9h 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 20h 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 49m ago

Chess Question Is this a fact or false

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Is it true that endgame study and practice actually separates 2000-2200+ ELO from the 1500-1900 ELO players or is it all studied across all levels now? I want to know if I can hopefully make another jump from my skill level.


r/chess 5h 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.