Accomplishment.
what’s the best feeling in chess?
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When you blunder you queen, and all of the other pieces, you only have one rook left but your opponent sucks and you get a rook & king checkmate.
Beating an opponent even though you were sure losing the game!
Probably forking the queen and king and watching as time keeps ticking because you know opponent wants to do anything to keep this from happening but there is no move to undo what has been done.
Nov 9, 2025
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#26
I love when my opponent tries to do a big attack and it fails. Whether it's them not paying attention and hanging a deadly piece or my king making a mad dash to the other side of the board in the middlegame, it's always satisfying to watch them pause as they realize I'm not in any danger.
One of my games had me (Black) moving my king from e8 to f7, and then all the way to c6 — in front of its own pawns — to avoid an avalanche of white pieces coming its way. And against all odds it was completely safe.
At that moment, it wasn't about me trying to checkmate my opponent. It was about survival. That game actually played out like a real-life battle. And in the end, I emerged victorious. Sure, my opponent didn't play particularly well, but still.
playing a really long game where both sides are down to 10 sec increment in an endgame where there are tricks air for both sides Jogging for position with king and pawns until someone cracks.
Nov 9, 2025
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#29
When your in a losing position and the opps blunder their queen leading to a comeback mate with the a8=R#
Nov 10, 2025
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#30
This is an easy question to answer, what is the best feeling in chess you ask?
"Eating a meal, a succulent Chinese meal!"
Drawing a totally lost position in a 60/10 Game against a lowe rated opponent who declined a draw 15 min before
Nov 10, 2025
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#32
BoardMonkey wrote:
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
That goes for pretty much anything.
Nov 10, 2025
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#33
One of the best feelings for me is when I reach a new rating milestone. Reaching 2600 blitz for example was an amazing feeling. In general though, I would say when the work you put in to getting better starts to show through your games—that is a pretty good feeling.
Nov 10, 2025
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#34
Simply not screwing up the game. I don't mind if the person I'm playing against wins because he or she happens to be a better player, but I definitely DO hate it when I lose because of a stupid blunder I made.
Bel3141592 wrote:
Simply not screwing up the game. I don't mind if the person I'm playing against wins because he or she happens to be a better player, but I definitely DO hate it when I lose because of a stupid blunder I made.
I feel exactly the same
When you checkmate your opponent in a way they never expected.
Get a stalemate in a losing position, and it's better if the opponent has more than 2 queen.
Nov 11, 2025
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#39
POV: you are losing, But then the opponent makes a blunder that results in their checkmate:
when you’re about to resign but then the opponent blunders so hard that you end up winning