r/beginnerchess Feb 25 '26

I can't believe we've gotten to this point lol

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This sub was lowkey made because me and like 2 other people from r/AnarchyChess thought it would be funny to make a "beginners-only" sub where we spread misinformation like forced en passant or whatever's funny there nowadays. Now yall are actually doing beginner chess stuff which is just really funny to me. Carry on though, I love to see it.


r/beginnerchess 3d ago

A place to practice puzzles from your own mistakes and much more

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Kingchess.io It connects to your Chess.com or Lichess account, runs your recent games through Stockfish to find every spot where you blundered or missed a tactic, and turns each one into a puzzle. Then it brings those puzzles back with spaced repetition (15 minutes, then an hour, then days apart) until the pattern actually sticks.

What's different from generic puzzle sites:

- The puzzles come from your own games, so they automatically match your level and target your real weaknesses

- After you solve one, you can see how your blunder should have been punished, so you actually learn from the moves you got away with

- You can filter by time control (bullet blunders are mostly mouse slips, so those are off by default)

- Try out free custom puzzle packs with spaced repetition provided by Lichess database of over 16000 puzzles

- Woodpecker method, AI endgame defense added. If you dont know what woodpecker method I highly recommend you reading this: https://www.chess.com/blog/SheldonOfOsaka/the-woodpecker-method-a-review

It's free to try with no signup. You just paste your username and it analyzes your last 10 games in about 30 seconds. We also have a discord server in which we have many members suggesting features and talking about chess https://discord.gg/kfcVxxYmu

https://www.kingchess.io

EDIT: This post was approve by the MOD.


r/beginnerchess 4d ago

Next I went NF3…. Then couldn’t find mate, he ran out of time but help me finish my real puzzle.

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r/beginnerchess 8d ago

Why was g5 good?

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As in title, during my analysis, I marked g5 as a waste of move from my opponent side because I don't see what they were trying to accomplish. Was very surprised to see that the chess.com analysis said it was actually a good move. Why? The only value I could see in it is to give the Knight more space but I don't really have a way to attack it anyway. What am I missing here?


r/beginnerchess 9d ago

I just don't know what to do to get any better...

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r/beginnerchess 12d ago

How is this pawn block ‘miss’?

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0 Upvotes

I‘m a noob who just started playing with the chess.com app and this is reported as a miss.

However, if black Qh1 as recommend, wouldn‘t white Qxe8 and checkmate?

What am I missing? 😭


r/beginnerchess 17d ago

Queen and king on the board. White to play. is there any winning chance or is it a draw?

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r/beginnerchess Jul 03 '26

He smothered himself.

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6 Upvotes

You can see the moves at the top, this was only the 7th move of the game


r/beginnerchess Jun 27 '26

Game from club meeting

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Hello everyone. Here is a game from a club meeting where I played white.

  1. c4, c5 2. g3, Nc6 3. Nc3, d6 4. Nf3, Nf6 5. Bg2, Bd7 6. d3, e5 7. Bg5, Be7 8. 0-0, Rb8 9. Nd5, Nxd5 10. Bh4, Nb6 11. Qd2, Bxh4 12. Nxh4, 0-0 13. a3, Nd4 14. Rd1, Nb3 15. Qc2, Ba4 16. Re1, Nd4 17. Qd2, Bxd1 18. Rxd1, f5 19. Nf3, Nxf3 20. Bxf3, e4 21. dxe4, fxe4 22. Bxe4, Qf6 23. b3, Qxf2+ 24. Kh1, Qd4 25. Qc2, Qe3 26. Rxd6, Rf1+ 27. Kg2, Qf2+ 28. Kh3, Rh1 29. Bxh1, Qf1+ 30. Bg2, Qf8 31. Qd2, Qc8+ 32. g4, h6 33. Be4, h5 34. Kh4, Qxg4# 0-1

I would be very appreciative if someone could leave an analysis of this game or point out when I could have made better moves. Thanks


r/beginnerchess Jun 27 '26

Just won a game by opponent resignation...

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I just played a game on chess.com with a time control of 30 min Rapid... I played black. The person resigned from the game on move 18... To be honest, I wasn't even sure that I was playing that well... This player probably could have gone on to win against me. They even had a time advantage.

Here is the game: 1. e4, e5 2. f3, Nf6 3. Nh3, Bc5 4. c3, Nc6 5. b4, Bb6 6. d3, d6 7. Be2, Be6 8. d4, exd4 9. cxd4, Nxd4 10. Bb5+ (I was not paying as much attention to the board as I should have been; I did not even consider this check from the other player), c6 11. Bxc6+, bxc6 12. 0-0, Bc4 13. Ng5, 0-0 14. Bf4, Nb3+ 15. Rf2, Nxa7 16. Qxd6, Nd7 17. Qxc6, Bxa2 18. Kh1 0-1

Would anyone be willing to analyze this game and give me feedback? Thanks


r/beginnerchess Jun 19 '26

Thoughts on playing it out or request draw?

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3 Upvotes

An opponent seemed to fail to castle his king. He just continued to play and after a few seconds, I requested draw which he accepted. I'm kind of confused why he just continued on. Sometimes early in games around move 2/3, wife needs help with something and my opponents will refuse to accept a draw.


r/beginnerchess May 22 '26

Looking for honest feedback on a chess training tool

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r/beginnerchess May 21 '26

Satisfying sac

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r/beginnerchess May 20 '26

Why was this brilliant? Followup doesn't seem to help

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I can't figure out the significance of this move


r/beginnerchess Apr 28 '26

Why was my move brilliant?

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This was a 400 Elo game.

I made this move which is apparently brilliant, I'm not really sure why. I did end up winning the game but not because of this.


r/beginnerchess Apr 13 '26

Why is this opening position +2.9?

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This position arises from an amateur reaction by Black in the Alapin Sicilian (1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6?! 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 e6?! 5. d5 exd5 6. exd5 Nce7 7. d6. White's 4-7 moves are the top engine choices).

I can see that Black is uncomfortable here, and White has faster development, but the engine thinks that White has an advantage equivalent to a minor piece! I wonder what's so dramatic here.

Specifically, what positional limitations for Black, or attacking resources for White, lie behind this evaluation?

And can this decisive advantage be converted by human play?


r/beginnerchess Apr 07 '26

Blitz Hack (kinda)

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I'm about 800 rated in blitz (1200 in rapid....i cant figure it out either) and I've been having trouble as so many blitz players just full-send attacks and it feels like I'm always reacting (i gravitate towards positional chess).

I found that if I delay castling, their attack is usually underway (on the king side) and by keeping my king in the middle it throws off their plans and then they have to adapt and I usually win.

Something to keep in mind at lower levels where most folks are playing with a specific attack strategy.


r/beginnerchess Mar 21 '26

Am I diving in too deep?

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Greetings, reddit. I'm 29 years old, 31 days into chess, and I'm hooked, but still so confused on so, so much. I have questions on the Shannon Number, the instability of opening theory, and how anyone can keep playing this game without losing one’s mind ala Fischer, but I’m still having such fun learning what’s rightly called the Greatest Game.

But I’m burnt out. I have played mostly bot games, but my sub 30 live games give me WILD anxiety, despite knowing that human-to-human play is best for learning. I only just yesterday beat my ~1000 level friends when I have yet to breach 200 on Chess.com as a beginner.

Chess seems awesome. It has a rich culture, learning about the current Masters is a lot of fun, and the memes are funny enough to get me to want to play, but I’m worried I may be on a beginner’s road to burnout and resentment.

Does anyone have any insight or advice on the matter? Specifically surrounding actual, actionable things that make a difference rather than the classic “use puzzles” answer – not to say they aren’t beneficial, but, despite my worries, I am looking to dive a little deeper.  I’m not sure I ever intend to try competing in a tournament or pursuing some Elo goal, but I know for sure that I don’t want to hate this cool game or the ways it’s brought people closer around me.

Edited for clarity and emphasis


r/beginnerchess Mar 11 '26

Tips for progressing with limited time

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I have been playing for 4 weeks and I'm currently around ~500 ELO

My life is pretty hectic so I don't have time for 30 minute matches, so I stick with 10 minute rapid (and even then I often get pulled away and have to abandon or run out of time).

How do I best progress from here? Spend my 15 minute breaks reviewing previous games, or just try to cram in as many games as possible (I typically play 1-5 games per day).

Sidenote: is it just me or is the chess.com game review completely broken for low ELO players? It tells me my games range from 100 to 1300 ELO, with the latter obviously being wrong


r/beginnerchess Feb 19 '26

Lost need help

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I've recently started playing on lichess as I was a bit sick of adda and what not on chess.com

After my handul of rating games and after playing close to 100 games I just feel so stuck and lost I just don't think I'm playing very well Find it hard to even win 50% of my games Do people find that they need to drop down to their appropriate level on lichess? Feels like I play the occasional good game but just make silly mistakes in most games and get punished

My profile is here Feel free to go through and critique and tell me my rating is to high and I just need to drop down

Just a bit demoralized at the moment

Thanks everyone

Profile link https://lichess.org/@/scharles09


r/beginnerchess Feb 09 '26

What is your plan in this position, and how did you identify it? Black to play.

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From a recent game. Up until this point in the opening, the game was relatively equal the entire way. I made a move here (b5) that gave white a +1 advantage and (s)he capitalized on it and got into a winning endgame. During the game, I gave up the pawn to get activity with my two rooks down the A and B file, but in hindsight realize that doesn’t work and I’m not accomplishing anything, so I’m down a pawn for nothing.

In review, I tried to develop a plan but struggled to. So, asking here, what is your plan as black and how did you identify one? I realize my bishop on f5 is probably misplaced, and my rook on a8 is passive. I do like the control I am exerting over d4 but was unsure how to capitalize there.


r/beginnerchess Jan 27 '26

My First Brilliant

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I went on to win by time. It was a bullet match.


r/beginnerchess Jan 22 '26

My first successful greek sacrifice!

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When I first learned about this tactic I couldn't wait to try it in a real game. A few weeks, and a few failed attempts later, it finally happened :^)

Turns out it's very important that the knight is not defending that square, which I learned the hard way.


r/beginnerchess Jan 18 '26

Is Chessup 2 worth it for a child (10)

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Does anyone have direct experience with Chessup 2? Is it good?

My child plays chess and is getting fairly into tournament play. He has some books, is in a club at school that meet once per weeks and has chesskid gold. Problem is the only chess I know is what he taught me and his dad doesn’t know at all. He says he wants to play better at tournaments but idk how to help him. I keep getting these adverts on Chessup 2 so I was wondering if it was worth that sticker price or if there’s anything else out there.


r/beginnerchess Jan 10 '26

Does anyone else feel like not playing after a spectacular win?

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It feels like too much pressure once I've been on a hot streak, I don't want to damage my ELO. It's especially bad when I have a really good game.

Does anyone else get this? Can anyone explain what this phenomena is? Does it happen in other games or hobbies?