Chess Websites

(Ratings are based on feedback from readers; those not rated have not received a sufficient number of responses.)

A = Excellent

B = Good

C = Average

D = Poor

Category

Site

URL

Rating

Analysis

Chess Publishing

http://www.Chesspublishing.com/

 

Annotated Games

Exeter Chess Club: Dr. Dave's Canon of Educational Chess Games

http://www.exeter.ac.uk/~dregis/DR/Canon/canonidx.html

 

Articles, Instruction

Chess Cafe

http://www.chesscafe.com/

 

Bookstore

Chess Digest

http://www.chessdigest.com/

 

Chess Daily Newspaper

Chess Today

http://chesstoday.net/

 

Database

Chess Database

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/chessdatabase/

 

Discussion Group

ChessChat hosted By Artful Dodger

http://hood.hctc.com/~dtriplet/

 

Downloads, Instruction, etc.

Chess Doctor

http://www.chessdoctor.com

 

Downloads, Links, Play

MyChessSite

http://www.mychesssite.net/

C

Game Analysis

Chess Lab

http://www.chesslab.com/

 

Game Analysis

Chess Today

http://www.chesstoday.net/

 

Game collection

Encyclopedia of Chess Openings

http://www.homestead.com/observer/Openings.html

 

Game Database

ChessLab

http://www.chesslab.com/

 

Game Files

File Library: All-Platform Chess

 

 

Games

Games by Masters

http://www.chessgames.com

A

Games & Anecdotes

Bill Wall's Chess Page

http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/chess.htm

 

Games (1,000,000+)

NicBase Online

http://www.newinchess.com/NICBase/Default.aspx?PageID=400

 

Information

Scholastic Chess

http://move.to/scholastic.chess

B

Instruction

Academic Chess

www.academicchess.com

A

Instruction Chess Kit http://www.chesskit.com/training/tactics/

A

Instruction

Exeter Chess Club: Bernard's Index

http://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/

 

Instruction

Great Pawn Hunter Chess Tutorial

http://members.aol.com/manusfealy/index.htm

 

Lessons

Emazing Chess Tips Archive

http://archives.emazing.com/archives/chess

 

Links to Downloads

Enpassant - Chess programs and utilities.

http://www.enpassant.dk/chess/softeng.htm

 

Miscellaneous

About.com Chess Home Page

http://chess.about.com

 

National Governing Body

U.S. Chess

http://uschess.org/

 

News 

The Chess Oracle - Chess News from around the World

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/John_Katrin_Sharp/

 

News, Downloads, Links, Play

Chessville

http://www.chessville.com/

A

News, Instruction, Problems, etc.

NSCF

http://nscfchess.org/

 

Opening Instruction

 

http://www.chesscorner.com/tutorial/openings/opening_survey.htm

 

Play

Yahoo!

http://games.yahoo.com/games/login2?page=ch

A

Popularizing chess

The Crossroad

 

 

Radio

Online Chess Radio

http://www.chess.fm/

 

Ratings

Chessmetrics.com -- Home of the Chessmetrics Ratings System

http://www.chessmetrics.com/

 

Reviews

Chess Reviews on Yahoo

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/chessreviews/

 

Software

 

http://www.chesspositiontrainer.com/CPT/CPT/download.aspx

 

Software

Chess Master

http://chessmaster10.ubi.com/us/

A

Software

Chess Mentor

http://www.chessmentor.com/

A

Software

Chess Trainer

http://www.personalchesstrainer.com/

 

Software

HIARCS Software

http://www.hiarcs.com/

 

Software

KataChess Training System

http://www.katachess.com/instructions.htm

 

Software

Shredder Computer Chess

http://www.shredderchess.com/

 

Software Articles

Chess Reviews

http://www.chessreviews.com/

 

Software Info

Chess Engines

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CEngineUsers/

 

Tactics training

CT-ART  

http://www.chessassistance.com/downloads/Ct-Art_Eng.exe

 

Tutorial +

Chess Corner

http://www.chesscorner.com/

 A

Tutorials & Downloads

Chess Assistant

http://www.chessassistance.com/

 

Tutorials, etc.

Chess Tutorials

http://www.thebestchesstables.com/links/chesstutorials.html

 

Where to Play

Chess Sites of the World

http://homepage.mac.com/billtomlinson/chesspage.html

 

 

MORE...

www.geocities.com/ludekdudek/index.html

CHESS KAMIKAZE

Gambits! ***

www.geocities.com/jovanpetronic/index.html

JOVAN PETRONIC

 

www.geocities.com/solvingchess/index.html

SOLVING CHESS

 

www.geocities.com/jacobgreen87/STKNCHESS.html

Stockton Chess Club

 

www.geocities.com/wtpodunck/index.html

Michael Williams' Chess Page

 

www.geocities.com/chesschampby2k/TRIBUTE.html

TRIBUTE

 

www.geocities.com/thegapchessclub/index.html

The Gap Chess Club

 

www.geocities.com/alondra_park_cc/index.html

ALONDRA PARK CHESS CLUB

 

www.geocities.com/mjtunstalluk/index.html

Stockport Chess

 

www.geocities.com/akap8/chess.htm

ChessLand

 

www.geocities.com/kungfuchezz/index.htm

KUNG FU CHESS diagrams

 

www.geocities.com/kungfuchezz/maro/EPD2diag/jsEPD2diag.html

Download jsEPD2diag

 

www.geocities.com/william_dagostino/index.html

Millennium 3D ChessTM

 

www.geocities.com/giuciopiano/main.html

Craig's Chess Page

 

www.geocities.com/greekbase1/index.html

Download Greek chess games

 

www.freechess.org/

FICS

 

www.geocities.com/igm1998/index.htm

Chess Assistant family

 

www.geocities.com/adoberti/index.html

 

 

http://davidbronstein.metropoliglobal.com/eng.html

 

 

http://hologuides.brinkster.net/games/chess/

Absolutely Chess

 

www.chesscorner.com/

 

 

http://pages.yahoo.com/nhp/games/board_games/chess/_f_/all/_pos_/40

 

 

http://move.to/scholastic.chess

Internet Chess URLs

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