This week at ChessBit:
Wed — a midweek session
Sat — the lobby opens (every Saturday now)
Sun — the Swiss Test. Prize pool on us. 🏆
Our testers voted for most of it. Want a vote on the next one?
For centuries, the queen could move one square. Diagonally.
She was one of the weakest pieces on the board.
Then, around 1475 in Spain, the rules changed — and she became the strongest.
If you could upgrade one more piece, which one? 👇
250 million people play chess on one site alone.
Almost none of them have ever been paid for it.
Here's every way people actually make money from chess in 2026 — ranked from "basically impossible" to "you could start tonight."
Bookmark this. 🧵
250 million people play chess on one site alone.
Almost none of them have ever been paid for it.
Here's every way people actually make money from chess in 2026 — ranked from "basically impossible" to "you could start tonight."
Bookmark this. 🧵
The honest summary:
→ Prize money: world-class only
→ Titled Tuesday: title required
→ Streaming: fame required
→ Coaching: rating + students
→ Stakes at your level: just beat your opponent
250M players. Four doors for the few. One for everyone else.
If this was useful, bookmark it for the next time someone tells you chess "doesn't pay."
Follow for more on where the chess world is actually heading. ♟️