20 MORE Amazing Chess Memes

Whenever I watch grandmasters playing chess, there's one thing that constantly crosses my mind: "What in the world is going on here?"

It's true. My shallow comprehension of chess theory deprives me of appreciating this beautiful game to its full extent. However, I do know enough about chess to understand the things that really matter.

Yes, I'm talking about chess memes.

To celebrate this, I compiled a list of the most exquisite chess memes according to the best meme connoisseurs on the planet: our social media followers. Here is a collection of chess memes created by Chess.com staff members that had the most engagement on our Instagram and Twitter pages. Enjoy!

Spoiler alert: after you learn all of these things, there is still a long way to go! 

This is me after more than 92 hours of rated puzzle training (I kid you not).

When I tune in to ChessTV.

No improvement, but it sure is delicious.

That next-level failure.

My plan consists of trying not to hang my queen and hope for the best.

From the same creators of "I'll Just Play One Game Before I Go To Sleep."

This happened to me once and I'll never forget it.

haha pawns brr brr

I look at myself in the mirror and I don't like what I see.

As a London System player myself, I find this meme to be both offensive and very reasonable.

20% accuracy.

A shout-out for one of our favorite streamers!

Haha they hung their knight!

One million variations crossing your mind, and they're all losing.

As strong as a password can get.

Them legit moves!

I'll take those any day.

Suffering from a broken heart.

And remember, no matter how bad we are:

I hope you appreciated these fine works of meme art as much as I did. If you didn't, I'm sorry. But maybe you can try these other 20. Even better, follow us on Twitter and Instagram to receive our freshest memes!

Do you have a favorite meme that didn't make the list? Post it in the comment section below!