BROWSE
  • Quiz
  • All Hobbies
  • Guides
  • Blog
  • Tools
HobbyStack
HomeBrowseSearchQuizMy Hobbies
Reading without an account

Free to use. Anything you tick is kept in this browser only.

Sign in
All Hobbies/Chess Composition
HobbyStack·Hobby finderAll hobbiesCategoriesHobbies by typeGear guidesBeginner guidesBlogHow to find a hobbySite mapAboutPrivacyTerms
© 2026 HobbyStackWe earn commission on affiliate purchases, at no cost to you.
    Chess Composition
    What it is like
    Games & Strategy ›

    Chess Composition

    Chess Composition

    Chess Composition

    The further from centre, the more strongly this hobby leans that way. Your quiz answers are scored against exactly these fifteen.

    • RestfulPhysical
    • IndoorsOutdoors
    • SolitarySocial
    • PracticalCreative
    • InstinctiveTechnical
    • Hands-offHands-on
    • RelaxedCompetitive
    • CautiousDaring
    • Quick winsPatient
    • PrivatePerformer
    • MinimalistCollector
    • Just do itStudious
    • Low-kitGear-heavy
    • AnalogDigital
    • ObjectsLiving things

    Creating chess puzzles with a legal position and a single correct solution, such as mate in two, studies and retrograde problems.

    Games & Strategychallengingquiethas local groupssedentaryan hour at a timedeep focus
    TonightTime to first win
    About an hourA session
    Mostly indoorsWhere

    Step 1: Get a free board editor and a solving engine.

    Is it you?

    Not quite it? Similar hobbies

    What you need

    3 things
    The honest floor, taking the cheapest option in each$63

    How we make money: if you buy through one of these we take a small cut, and the price is the same either way. The cheapest option that works is always listed first.

    Full cost breakdown →

    The path

    14 quests
    ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order
    • Get a free board editor and a solving engine
    • Read twenty published problems before writing one
    BThen the quests
    • Solve twenty published problems
    • Solve some published problems
    • Describe a problem correctly in one sentence
    11 more, revealed as you go
    Start Chess Composition to tick these off
    Or have someone teach youBeginner chess composition courses, if you would rather not work it out alone.Affiliate linkBrowse

    Hobbies like Chess Composition

    Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.

    • Cryptic CrosswordsFreeGames & Strategy
    • Shogi~$25Games & Strategy
    • Go (Game)~$65Games & Strategy
    • Chess~$40Games & Strategy
    All hobbies like Chess Composition

    Tags for Chess Composition

    Vote for the words that describe it. The five with the most votes show on the page.

    Start Chess Composition