| News, Reference and Link Sites |
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| One or more * indicates a recent change. |
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| 101 Chess Tips |
| 4/18/2005 |
| 42 |
| Yes |
| Chess strategy tips and tricks. |
| 123 Greetings |
| 6/19/2004 |
| 52 |
| Yes |
| Online Greeting cards both Chess and non-chess themed. |
| Academic Chess |
| 8/22/2004 |
| 50 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Here you can learn all about our unique chess program. We |
| teach chess rules and chess strategies in a way kids will not |
| soon forget. You can take a guided tour, find answers to a |
| particular question, or visit our In the News section to see our |
| chess press coverage. |
| Ajedrez Siglo 21 |
| 9/14/2001 |
| 85 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Argentina site in Spanish. This site often features top games |
| covered live from around the World. |
| Alex Baburin on Chess |
| 9/26/1999 |
| 109 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Alex Baburin has created an email based newsletter |
| containing annotated games, endings, puzzles, links, etc. |
| You may get his newsletter for free by going to the CBC |
| Central Link on his site. |
| Ali's ChessLinks |
| Yes |
| Lots of Links but the site is in German. The link will take you |
| to the Links page. |
| America's Foundation for Chess |
| 8/9/2002 |
| 74 |
| Yes |
| Charged with the belief that chess contributes significantly to |
| the intellectual and social development of children, two |
| prominent Seattle entrepreneurs and a chess Grandmaster |
| came together in June 2000 to create the Seattle Chess |
| Foundation. Their vision was unique: to promote the growth |
| of scholastic chess as a part of every child's education. |
| Arlington Chess Club (Virginia) |
| 1/1/2001 |
| 93 |
| Yes |
| Arlington Chess Club (ACC) was founded in 1954 and is |
| currently the longest continuously meeting club in the D.C. |
| area. Has a nice Clock help page. A guide on how to set |
| various digital clocks |
| Blue Bishops Top Sites |
| 3/21/2002 |
| 79 |
| Yes |
| Vote for you Top sites |
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| Bobby Fischer Unofficial Home Page |
| 1/30/2005 |
| 45 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Boylston Chess Club (Boston) |
| 2/15/2004 |
| 56 |
| Yes |
| A great chess club in Boston, New England's biggest! |
| Bruno's Chess Problem of the Day |
| 6/22/2002 |
| 76 |
| Yes |
| Like chess ? Well, then I've got something that's right up |
| your street. Everyday you'll find a new chess problem on |
| Bruno's Chess Problem of The Day. Visit this site daily |
| before or after work and try to solve the chess problem of the |
| day. Different levels of difficulties are available ranging from |
| very easy (checkmate in 1) to very difficult (checkmate in 6 |
| or more). A solution to the problem will be made available |
| the next day. Archives of problems over the last 10 days can |
| be consulted. |
| C u r r y d o g l i t |
| 7/12/2001 |
| 87 |
| Yes |
| The www debut of r. muir's The Miniature Man published by |
| St. Martin's Press in 1988. This little-known work's main |
| character Julian Papp (an albino chess prodigy) |
| superimposes a chess match on a therapy situation, pitting |
| himself against Sister Zoe (a nu |
| California Chess Journal |
| 11/19/2000 |
| 95 |
| Yes |
| Articles from the CalChess quarterly journal. |
| Campbell Report - Correspondence Chess |
| 9/10/2000 |
| 97 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Live coverage of correspondence chess! |
| CHESMAYNE |
| Yes |
| Chess History and Dictionary - 10,000+ Keywords |
| Chess Aid |
| 7/14/2001 |
| 87 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| ChessAid.com is an instructional website managed |
| completely by chess professionals. Our staff of top-class |
| Grandmasters and International Masters is ready to improve |
| your chess skills throughindividual programs that anyone can |
| benefit from. |
| We have a variety of game-improving services : game |
| analyses, chess questions answered, chessopening articles, |
| lectures, online lessons, and much more. These services |
| can be purchasedin our various membership packages or |
| individually. |
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| Chess Area . Com |
| 8/22/2004 |
| 50 |
| Yes |
| SERVER SPACE - You can upload on our server your |
| Internet site with the help of a files manager. It’s all easy and |
| fast. Be known all over the world ! |
| no banners, no pop-ups ! totally free ! |
| CHESS LESSONS - Every week you receive two free chess |
| lessons, structured on two levels: beginner, |
| medium-advanced |
| totally free ! |
| Chess Assistant |
| 2/5/2006 |
| 32 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Software, books, equipment and posters. Free playing zone: |
| tournaments with prizes and lessons. |
| Chess Assistant, (Convekta) has a LITE version 7 available |
| for free download, as well as demos of their training CD's |
| Chess Bits & Pieces |
| 12/26/2004 |
| 46 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Chess Cafe |
| 11/19/2000 |
| 95 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| A true hangout. Book reviews, forum and features |
| Chess City Magazine |
| 6/8/2003 |
| 64 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Chess Combination Inc |
| 3/21/2002 |
| 79 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| US Dealer for New In Chess products, such as Yearbooks, |
| and the New in Chess mag |
| Chess Corner |
| 5/2/1999 |
| 113 |
| Yes |
| Interesting tidbits, including Biographies of World |
| Champions, Historical Chess Documents, Chess Champions |
| Movie Theater Was at |
| http://www.chesschampions.com/main1.html |
| Chess Corps |
| 10/23/2005 |
| 36 |
| Yes |
| Chess Corps was established to provide a venue for people |
| of all ages, backgrounds, and skill levels interested in |
| pursuing personal growth and recreational satisfaction, to |
| use chess as a tool to stimulate the learning experience. |
| Our mission is to educate, rehabilitate, and enrich the lives of |
| people through promoting the culture of chess. Simply put, |
| we believe in helping people through chess. |
| Chess Encyclopedia (La Mecca) |
| 11/19/2000 |
| 95 |
| Yes |
| Excellent encyclopedia from Italy. |
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| Chess Express Ratings Inc. |
| 6/8/2003 |
| 64 |
| Yes |
| Chess Express is a rating service that provides fast, highly |
| detailed information about chess-players' performance. It |
| provides many benefits for both players and clubs. It helps |
| players improve by giving better information quickly and |
| inexpensively while it helps build up their chess club's |
| membership and finances. |
| Chess For Juniors |
| 9/15/2001 |
| 85 |
| Yes |
| National Chess Camps |
| Colorado's Chess Club For Youth |
| National Scholastic Internet Training Center |
| Between 1983 and 2000, while in Southern California, |
| "Chess For Juniors" grew to become the nation's largest and |
| most active private chess club for youth. Now based in Fort |
| Collins, Colorado members (and members from all over the |
| US through the Internet) receive training under Senior Chess |
| Master Robert M. Snyder (rating 2405). |
| Chess for Kids |
| 5/19/2001 |
| 89 |
| Yes |
| Welcome! Chess for Kids is a resource for chess players of |
| all skill levels, from beginners to advanced tournament |
| players. We provide tutorials to improve your strength, as |
| well as chess puzzles to practice on and learn from |
| Chess Game Links |
| 4/11/2003 |
| 66 |
| Yes |
| Links to sites with Downloadable games |
| Chess Graphics |
| 1/23/2000 |
| 105 |
| Yes |
| A site devoted to all aspects of chess graphics. Photographs, |
| prints, cartoons, ray tracing, paintings, drawings, etc. was at |
| http://misc.traveller.com/chess/graphics/index.htm |
| Chess Hang-outs around the world. |
| 7/24/1999 |
| 111 |
| Yes |
| An ongoing collection of all the public chess sites in the |
| world; Streets, Parks, Beaches Bookstores and Cafe's. |
| Chess Informant |
| 6/28/1998 |
| 124 |
| Yes |
| Informant, ECO codes and more |
| Chess Journal |
| 5/23/1999 |
| 113 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| A new On-Line Newsletter, the Chess Journal, that is geared |
| to the inexperienced player. |
| Chess Kamikazes |
| 11/19/2000 |
| 95 |
| Yes |
| Steven A. Lopez' Kamikaze (gambit) site |
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| Chess Life Online |
| 7/11/1998 |
| 123 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Weekly news column covering events on the international |
| chess scene as well as US Chess Federation news. It also |
| includes Chess Buzz, the lighter side of the news. |
| Chess Mail |
| 12/15/2001 |
| 82 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Chess Mail (correspondence chess magazine) website by |
| Tim Harding, great magazine, great links, great |
| correspondence chess CD of CC games |
| Chess Maine |
| 7/22/2006 |
| 27 |
| Yes |
| Events listings, tournament results, interviews with chess |
| players, games to play and lists of local clubs. |
| Chess Mates |
| 8/8/1999 |
| 110 |
| Yes |
| Educational org for kids in WA USA |
| Chess Report |
| 1/1/2001 |
| 93 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Excellent portal to chess news around the globe |
| Chess Today |
| 12/18/2000 |
| 94 |
| Yes |
| GM Baburin's daily chess newspaper, delivered via PDF in |
| email. Join the free trial offer. |
| Chess Variant Page |
| 11/19/2000 |
| 95 |
| Yes |
| Mostly fun, losts of different variations of chess... |
| Chess Visualisation Training |
| 6/8/2003 |
| 64 |
| Yes |
| People tend to lose "sight" when calculating the moves in |
| their heads. When making a search for "blindfold chess" on |
| the internet you soon find information that one of the most |
| important advances in your chess life is to master the art of |
| visualisation. That's why there is this website. |
| By the way: It's free :-) |
| Chessbase |
| 12/17/1997 |
| 130 |
| Yes |
| Makers of German Chessbase (database) and Fritz! (play). |
| Download ChessBase Lite for FREE. |
| ChessDon |
| 1/18/2003 |
| 69 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| This site is run by Don Schultz, a past President of the United |
| States Chess Federation (1996 to 1999). |
| ChessEBook |
| 6/19/2004 |
| 52 |
| Yes |
| Chess training. You can coach yourself online! |
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| ChessGamesLinks |
| 1/30/2005 |
| 45 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Dear chessfriends, |
| welcome to millions of chessgames (pgn, cbf, cbh, cbv, nic, |
| si3, ...) around the internet which you can download for free. |
| Below you find links to free downloadable chessgames at the |
| internet I have found since 1997. You can get chess of the |
| best players in the world as well as open tournaments and |
| chess of lower level. You will find large databases with |
| millions of different games as well as small archives. You will |
| find current chess activity as well as historical chess. You will |
| find classical chess, correspondence chess, computer |
| chess, annotated games and lots more! |
| Chesshaven |
| 12/12/2001 |
| 82 |
| Yes |
| Interesting tidbits |
| ChessLab |
| 12/15/1998 |
| 118 |
| Yes |
| Interactive game search |
| ChessNews Weekly |
| 2/15/2004 |
| 56 |
| Yes |
| Convekta Ltd is starting a new weekly project that is an |
| online chess newspaper. Chess Weekly is based on the |
| Russian Chess Weekly newspaper being published on 8 |
| lines since 2002. |
| Every week you will find news on the following items at |
| Chess Weekly: |
| Reviews of Major chess tournaments |
| Best games commented by GMs and IMs |
| The most beautiful combinations of the week |
| Photos |
| Caricatures and chess images |
| Chessolutions.com |
| 5/19/2001 |
| 89 |
| Yes |
| Educational site aimed at beginners. Free sample online |
| instruction. |
| Chessopolis |
| 2/20/2000 |
| 104 |
| Yes |
| A great site full of useful Chess Links. |
| Chessville.com |
| 6/16/2002 |
| 76 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Chessville is designed to meet a wide variety of |
| chess-related needs. We have instructional materials, book |
| reviews, games collections for download, a huge and |
| clearly-organized collection of chess-related web links, and |
| much, much more! |
| Chessworks |
| 10/17/1998 |
| 120 |
| Yes |
| Eric Schiller's website, chess author, linguistic expert |
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| Club Kasparov |
| 1/30/2000 |
| 105 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yup, a web site by Garry! Go there and at least get his cool |
| screen saver! |
| Computer-Chess Club |
| 11/11/1998 |
| 119 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| The Computer-Chess Club is a free service that has been |
| set up by a group of individuals who became concerned with |
| the persistent breaches of netiquette occurring on the |
| newsgroup, Go to idchess site and sign up for forum. |
| Crnogorski sa.h |
| 3/21/2002 |
| 79 |
| Yes |
| A Russian Site all in Russian. |
| EasyChess.com |
| 2/18/2001 |
| 92 |
| Yes |
| Educational, beginner level. The exclusive site of |
| Grandmaster Babakuli |
| Annakov |
| Electronic T-Notes (ChessBase & Fritz tips) |
| 8/12/2001 |
| 86 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| ChessBase USA's Weekly on-line newsletter. If you use |
| Fritz or Chess Base, this is the place to discover all the |
| fantastic features available to you. |
| Food for Thought Software, Inc. |
| 2/18/2001 |
| 92 |
| Yes |
| the Think Like A King® School Chess Software System, the |
| first and only software designed for scholastic chess |
| programs. |
| Think Like A King® is a system of software modules to help |
| with chess club management, teaching, and motivating |
| students to become the strongest chess players they can be. |
| Fred Wilson - Books |
| Yes |
| Chess Literature, New & Out of Print. Fine Chess Sets, |
| Chess Instruction |
| Generation Chess |
| 12/26/2004 |
| 46 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| It is the mission of Generation Chess to excite the fans. By |
| organizing exceptional competitions that both professionals |
| and amateurs will enjoy, Generation Chess seeks to |
| enhance the prestige of the game's top players while |
| simultaneously staging highly anticipated events for the |
| serious and casual enthusiast. With our total focus on |
| creating fan-pleasing contests, Generation Chess plans to be |
| on the cutting edge of chess entertainment for years to |
| come. |
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| Gmchess |
| 6/18/2001 |
| 88 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Broken ? |
| A site presented by the current World Champion Khalifman |
| and the Grand Master Chess School in St. Petersburg. Has |
| a nice collections of games played by well-known |
| grandmasters and at the best tournaments. |
| Grand Master Square |
| 12/17/2000 |
| 94 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Welcome to gmsquare.com where you will find the |
| home-on-the-web of some of your favorite GMs, exciting |
| games to view or download, grandmaster analysis, a chess |
| auction site, and a discussion forum. More features, more |
| photos (and more grandmasters!) will be added soon. |
| Igor Foygel web site |
| 6/7/2001 |
| 88 |
| Yes |
| Chess lessons for players of all ages and skill levels in the |
| Boston area by FIDE Master Igor Foygel. |
| Imaginative Pencil |
| 5/20/2006 |
| 29 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Fascinated by the contradictions within the game such as the |
| complexity and simplicity, artist Justin Michael Jenkins |
| explores the many dynamic possibilities and underlying laws |
| that govern the game as well as the games microcosmic |
| foundation for the universe. These surreal works bring the |
| game to life in many unique and bold ways. |
| International Academy of Chess |
| 11/19/2000 |
| 95 |
| Yes |
| The International Academy of Chess is pleased to announce |
| its arrival in Massachusetts. Founded in April 1999, the IAC |
| is an educational service organization which strives to |
| introduce, teach, and encourage participation in the game of |
| chess. |
| International Computer Chess Association (ICC |
| 7/11/1998 |
| 123 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Quarterly publication for ICCA members. |
| International Email Chess Club (IECC) |
| 2/5/2006 |
| 32 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Rated email correspondence chess. They even have |
| "thematic" matches where you can pick an opening! |
| International Email Chess Group (IECG) |
| 12/15/2001 |
| 82 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Rated email correspondence chess. IECG is recognized by |
| ICCF. |
| InternetChess.com |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Part of Brain Games Network. Comprehensive site with |
| reviews, games, links and more. |
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| Jeremy Silman's site |
| 8/9/2002 |
| 74 |
| Yes |
| It's 100% free, already has over 400 pages of content (with |
| new material being added all the time), and has a powerful |
| team of players offering their insight into many areas of the |
| game. My site also offers a large amount of non-chess |
| content (under "Digressions"...Movies, philosophy, and check |
| out Bobby Fischer's astrological chart), but chess is the main |
| focus. |
| Kingpin Chess Magazine |
| 6/3/2000 |
| 100 |
| Yes |
| Kingpin is a small scale magazine edited in London. It is |
| similar to British Chess Magazine (BCM) in terms of physical |
| size but is much more light-hearted in its approach (a bit like |
| Chess Chow). There are usually a few very funny articles in |
| each issue, |
| London Chess Centre |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Excellent Online Store, Chess News |
| Massachusetts Chess Association (MACA) |
| 12/10/2000 |
| 94 |
| Yes |
| Governing chess authority for Massachussetts. |
| New England Clearing House (for chess event |
| Yes |
| The chess tournament clearinghouse for New England exists |
| to help organizers plan their events so that local tournaments |
| do not conflict with each other. |
| New in Chess |
| 7/15/2007 |
| 15 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| The same NIC we know and love. The magazine counts |
| almost all the world's leading players, such as Kasparov, |
| Karpov, Kamsky, Anand, Kramnik, Kortchnoi and many |
| others among its regular contributors. Netherlands. |
| newsgroup/ rec.games.chess.analysis |
| 10/25/1997 |
| 132 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| News Group |
| newsgroup/ rec.games.chess.computer |
| 10/25/1997 |
| 132 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| News Group |
| newsgroup/ rec.games.chess.misc |
| 10/25/1997 |
| 132 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| News Group |
| newsgroup/ rec.games.chess.play-by-email |
| 9/14/2001 |
| 85 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| News Group |
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| Nicola L Robinson, Artwork at thesurrealdemo |
| 10/23/2005 |
| 36 |
| Yes |
| I am a british artist, I work in traditional mediums, pen and |
| ink, oils, acylics, pencil etc and my work ranges from the |
| surreal, architectural, horror, fantasy and of course chess |
| inspired. |
| I have a lot of chess inspired art on show at my online |
| gallery, http://thesurrealdemon.co.uk I would really |
| appreciate if you could take a look. |
| Pakistan Chess Player |
| 4/22/2001 |
| 90 |
| Yes |
| A site with title to Pakistan Chess Player, An Online Chess |
| Publication with global news |
| Special Interest Videos: |
| 1/18/2001 |
| 93 |
| Yes |
| Pro Chess videos which feature IGM Yasser Seirawan as the |
| instructor. This two (2) tape set is the definitive chess |
| instructional, designed for all levels of players... from novice |
| to master. |
| As "Yaz" says, "You will improve your game after a single |
| viewing. I guarantee it!" |
| Tacky Patzer Chess!! |
| 6/3/2001 |
| 88 |
| Yes |
| Fun, educational |
| Tales of 1001 Knights |
| 9/18/1999 |
| 109 |
| Yes |
| On this site you'll find columns of analysis, instruction and |
| humor by some of the site owners favorite people, in addition |
| to his own essays. |
| TheBestChessTables.com |
| 6/22/2002 |
| 76 |
| Yes |
| A nice Link page |
| Three Trolls |
| 4/11/2003 |
| 66 |
| Yes |
| Games and Puzzles |
| U.S. Chess Center |
| 7/7/1997 |
| 135 |
| Yes |
| Mostly educational, interesting. |
| U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) |
| 7/7/1997 |
| 135 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Governing chess authority for the United States |
| Univ. of Pittsburg Chess Club |
| 7/7/1997 |
| 135 |
| Yes |
| A great chess club. LOTS of archive material, excellent |
| resource! |
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| USCF - United States Chess Federation |
| Yes |
| Week In Chess (TWIC) |
| 11/19/2000 |
| 95 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| The best up-to-the-minute news around. Game compilations |
| available in zipped Chessbase or PGN format! Edited by |
| Mark Crowther. |
| WolfChess |
| 10/9/2001 |
| 84 |
| Yes |
| After becoming a member of WolffChess, you can improve |
| your chess by solving hundreds of Web-based chess |
| exercises. I have personally created each exercise. The |
| exercises are sorted by topic, and are of varying degree of |
| difficulty. And many more exercises will be added in the near |
| future. |
| World Chess Network |
| 9/10/2000 |
| 97 |
| Yes |
| Mostly Canadian. The World Chess Network is for players |
| ranging from novice to International Grandmaster. You can |
| play free chess, attend Lectures, watch Banter Chess, chat, |
| view live chess games, and much more! |
| WWW Chess Superstore |
| 7/11/1999 |
| 111 |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Yes |
| Superstore, games, player profiles and more |
| Wyoming Chess Association and Cheyenne C |
| 7/24/1998 |
| 123 |
| Yes |
| Wyoming Chess Association and Cheyenne Chess Club |
| Yahoo to PGN converter page |
| 9/23/2001 |
| 85 |
| Yes |
| This page translates Yahoo on-line games into PGN. |
| Yermo Chess Academy |
| 10/12/1998 |
| 120 |
| Yes |
| The 1996 US Champion, GM Alex Yermolinsky and the |
| current Ohio Champion FM Boris Men present Yermo Chess |
| Academy. |
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