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What r/chessbeginners is talking about this week

r/chessbeginners has 430,896 members and 86 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 16 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

430,896members
86posts in the last 24 hours, newest 2 min ago
16comments an hour right now, newest 48 min ago
5,542points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/chessbeginners this week

move18brilliant16elo16game16play12mate10queen9white9checkmate8good8better7pawn6

Top threads this week

  1. Why is this a brilliant move?
    5,542 points488 comments6 d ago
  2. Man learns of a great discovery
    2,777 points226 comments2 d ago
  3. Nothing brings me more joy than seeing a Wayward Queen Attack

    Because once you know how to safely defend this opening, they usually lose all their momentum

    904 points130 comments2 d ago
  4. The old “double check checkmate”

    You can block the rook or you can take the knight. But you can’t block the rook AND take the knight!

    594 points23 comments5 d ago
  5. How many points is stopping castling worth?

    The picture is only an example. There are tons of situations where this might happen. (Often without a queen trade which completely overwhelms the situation.) How much do you figure it's worth it...

    394 points98 comments4 d ago
  6. 400 ELO Gambit (Accepted)
    382 points6 comments4 d ago
  7. Daily dose of: " NEVER RESIGN "

    I felt kinda bad for my opponent

    303 points25 comments6 d ago
  8. someone save me

    been stuck on this for ages, whats the best move. whites move

    207 points94 comments3 d ago
  9. Are you not entertained??

    200 rated game

    205 points16 comments1 d ago
  10. Can't win even in 400 elo...

    I felt like i didn't blunder anything major, there at the end i made the mistake of taking the rook out and pinning my bishop to my queen but other than that i really don't know

    205 points143 comments7 d ago

Newest posts

  1. How to counter bishop sack?
    1 points1 comment2 min ago
  2. Why is sacrificing the bishop brilliant?
    1 points1 comment1 h ago
  3. I’m a bit confused by this. This is winning a queen by a discovered attack..
    1 points1 comment1 h ago
  4. if black accepted to trade their queen instead of drawing, would it have been winnable for them?
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  5. Long range checkmate
    1 points1 comment2 h ago
  6. In this position, there's a brutal positional move for black
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  7. 403 days woooooo!! 🥳🎉
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  8. 403 days woooooo!! 🥳🎉
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  9. is there a site exists that tracks when you last pulled off a bishop and knight mate?
    1 points1 comment3 h ago
  10. Sorry for asking this stupid question but does anybody know what type of opening for white that my opponent play???
    1 points0 comments4 h ago
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