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• Weekly Discussion & Tournament Thread Index - October 26, 2026 [Mod Applications Welcome]

  r/chess Weekly Discussion Thread

  You are welcome to ask here all kinds of chess-related questions that don't warrant their own post. You can also discuss or ask questions about upcoming tournaments that don't have their own thread yet.

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  Interested in making threads for tournaments, but don't know where to start? Our Event Template page is a great way to get the basic layout.

  An alternative would be to start a subthread directly in the weekly thread.

  Announcements

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• Coach a Player - October 2026

  Format for this program: Coaches, comment using the template below. Students, reply to or DM the coach of your choice with your skill level and preferred method of contact.

  This thread is intended for players of certain experience looking to share their experience and mentor a less experienced player. It can be a way to try out your teaching skills and who knows, might lead to one day you becoming a chess coach.

  ALL COACHING MUST BE FREE. If anyone who commented here is trying to offer you paid coaching or there are any kind of strings attached to their offer, please let us know. That includes anyone offering you only one free lesson and further lessons paid. This program is NOT meant as a way to promote paid services.

  This post will be pinned for the 1st week of every month (contingent on not having other events occupying our stickies). The program was started

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• Zbigniew Pakleza doubles down in his response to Nurgyul Salimova, reports her for sandbagging and likes derogatory comments directed at her

  submitted by /u/Belieff [link] [comments]

• In your opinion, what is the best game Hikaru Nakamura played in his career?

  submitted by /u/Krios29 [link] [comments]

• You see this and go: "Well this is basically mate".Well yes , it's mate but the not the mate you think of.White to play

  By Grzeban submitted by /u/Sea-Albatross-2414 [link] [comments]

• Per-move time limit but unlimited game time

  I like playing 1 minute bullet chess, not because I want to limit the game time but because I don't like waiting between moves. I don't like when the game ends on time; I want the game to conclude only with an actual result. Is there some platform (chess.com, lichess, something else?) where I can play chess with a time limit only on making individual moves rather than a total game time? I know it's possible to have time added after each move but it's not exactly what I'm looking for.

  submitted by /u/Tooniis [link] [comments]