Chess Links

News & Main Sites

About Network -- Chess	chess.about.com/games/chess/ .
British Chess Magazine	www.BCMchess.co.uk .
	www.ChessBase.com Makers of the popular Fritz chess engine and ChessBase database software. News, and also free downloads of the latest GM games.
	www.ChessCafe.com This site hosts regular columns by noted chess authors like Hans Ree, Lev Alburt, and Mark Dvoretsky, as well as book reviews, a great photo gallery, and more. One of the all-around best chess sites!
ChessCalendar.com	www.ChessCalendar.com Upcoming Chess Events in North America.
Chess Informant	www.sahovski.com "Every volume of the Chess Informant electronic and printed book brings an up-to-date selection of the annotated games played by the world's greatest chess players. ECO codes, chess language, database, software, encyclopaedias of chess openings, endings, combinations... 35 years we have been creating for the chess!"
ChessNews.org	ChessNews.org "News and views about the U.S. Chess Federation and American chess"
FIDE	www.FIDE.com Fédération Internationale des Échecs (World Chess Federation)
Grandmaster Chess	www.GMchess.com .
inChess.com	www.inChess.com "World Chess News"
	www.NewInChess.com .
Russian Chess	www.RusChess.com .
SmartChess Online	www.SmartChess.com/SmartChessOnline/default.htm "The official monthly publication of the World Wide Web Chess Superstore"
	www.USchess.org the official organization for U.S. players
USCF Player Ratings	www.uschess.org/msa/ look up USCF player ratings and tournament cross tables.
USCF Rating Calculator	www.USchess.org/ratings/calculator.html use tournament results to calculate your new USCF rating.
US Chess Web Guide	www.chessclub.demon.co.uk/World_clubs/US_clubs/us_web.htm Links to chess sites throughout the United States.
	www.ChessCenter.com/twic/twic.html Probably the best site for chess news on the net. Includes archived news, book reviews, and online store. Brought to you by Mark Crowther at the London Chess Centre

Play Chess Online

Against Humans

Achess	www.Achess.com Free, no downloads needed. Click on the "Login as guest" button to get in, then you can register for a free account.
Caissa's Web	www.caissa.com 30-day free trial, then $25/year. No downloads needed.
Chess Net	www.chess.net/play/play.html Free.
CHESSED	www.chessed.com Free, no downloads needed.
ChessLive	www.ChessLive.com Free, no downloads needed.
ChessWorld.net	www.LetsPlayChess.com
Excite Games	www.excite.com/games/online_games .
Free Internet Chess Server (FICS)	www.FreeChess.org Free.
FIDE Game Zone	game.fide.com .
GameColony.com	www.gamecolony.com/cgi-bin/register.plx?gameid=1 .
GameKnot.com	GameKnot.com .
InstantChess.com	www.InstantChess.com .
IntelliChess	www.intellichess.com Chess engine and player interface for Pocket PC with support for playing online games on the Internet Chess Club. Download IntelliChess
International Chess Club	www.InterChess.com Headed by GM Yuri Averbakh
Internet Chess Club (ICC)	www.ChessClub.com One-week free trials. Membership costs $40/yr. Use their JAVA applet, or download a free user interface.
Internet Chess Kingdom	chess.kiev.ua .
Internet Collegiate Chess League	www.chem.vt.edu/chess College & University teams play each other on FICS.
Kasparov Chess Play Zone	www.KasparovChess.com Free, with the option of either using their JAVA applet or down-loading a user interface.
Microsoft Network Game Zone	www.zone.com/chess Free, but requires downloading a user interface. The interface uses ActiveX controls (risky for computer security).
Pogo.com	www.pogo.com Free, uses a JAVA applet. Also includes many other games besides chess.
US Chess Live	www.USchessLive.org/ Free for U.S. Chess Federation members.
World Chess Network	www.117.gotochess.com Free.
Yahoo! Games -- Chess	play.yahoo.com/games/login?game=chess Free, no downloads needed.

Play Against Computers

Gnu WebChess	www.delorie.com/game-room/chess/ Free, no downloads needed.
Jester	perso.wanadoo.fr/ludochess/jester_eng/jester_eng.html Free, no downloads needed. English language version. Versions in several other languages found at: perso.wanadoo.fr/ludochess/_idxludo.htm.
TK Chess Interface	pine.cs.yale.edu:4201/java/chess.html Free, no downloads needed. Easier to beat than the other two above.

Correspondance Chess (e-mail and snail-mail)

American Postal Chess Tournaments (APCT)	CorrespondenceChess.com/apct "serving American correspondence players For thirty years"
the Campbell Report	CorrespondenceChess.com/campbell/ .
Chess Mail	www.ChessMail.com .
International Correspondence Chess Federation	www.iccf.com .
Internet Email Chess Group (IECG)	www.iecg.org .
Stan's NetChess	www.StansCo.com/netchess/ Play correspondance chess using the updatable boards on this site. Free.

Instructional Sites

Scholastic and Beginners' Sites

Ajedrez Educativo (Chess Scholar)	www.laplaza.org.ar Spanish language.
American Chess School	users.penn.com/~amchess/acs.html .
Alachua County Scholastic Chess Association	www.afn.org/~chess/acsca.html .
All the Right Moves	www.usaweekend.com/99_issues/990627/990627chess.html Maurice Ashley, the first black grandmaster, inspires kids across the nation.
Beginner's Page (Huntsville Chess Club)	www.hsv.tis.net/chess/beginner/ .
Check Mates	www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,105603,00.html Short article by Evan Levy from the April 16 2001 issue of Time magazine: "Get on board for the latest craze: kids are rediscovering the age-old game of chess"
Chess Academy	www.chessacademy.de "The most advanced database, playing, tutorial, & training software"
Chess Education Association	www.ChessLogic.com .
Chess for Juniors	www.ChessForJuniors.com .
Chess for Students	www.ChessForStudents.com .
Chess for Success	members.aol.com/manusfealy/ A tutorial.
Chess in Education Research Summary	users.penn.com/~amchess/research2.html Compiled by Dr. Robert Ferguson.
Chess-In-The-Schools	www.ChessInTheSchools.org Based in New York City.
Chess is Fun	www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.htm Instructions for beginners.
chessKIDS academy	www.ChessKids.com "Teach your kids how to play chess with our free on-line chess course"
Chess-Links Worldwide -- Scholastic Chess	www.ChessLinks.org/chess/scholastic/ .
Chess Mates Foundation	www.ChessMates.org .
Chess'n Math Association	www.Chess-Math.org Canada
Children's Chess	www.ChildrensChess.com .
Duif's Place	JadeRiver.com/chess Duif can help find a chess teacher in your area.
EasyChess.com	www.EasyChess.com GM Babakuli Annakov instructs.
Euwe Chess Academy	www.ChessTrainer.com .
Florida Scholastic Chess League	hometown.aol.com/bjtnwjt/page13/main.htm .
The Guide to Scholastic Chess	amchesseq.com Download this free guide, coutesy of American Chess Equipment
Harlem Educational Activities Fund -- Chess Center	www.heaf.org/chess/chess.htm .
Info Chess	www.InfoChess.com The chess writings of GM Michael Rohde. Also see his Chess Class site at www.ChessClass.com
International Academy of Chess	www.AcademyChess.com .
Miami-Dade Scholastic Chess Association	home.sprynet.com/sprynet/dadeches/ .
National Elementary Scholastic Chess	www.64.com/chess/00-ELEM/ .
National Junior High Scholastic Chess	www.sazchess.org/nationals/ .
National Scholastic Chess Foundation	www.NSCFchess.org .
101 Chess Tips	www.101chesstips.com Chess strategy tips and tricks
PlaySite Rules of Chess	www.playsite.com/games/board/chess/ the rules of Chess, also history and more.
Polk Scholastic Chess	schools.polk.net/chess/ .
Queensland School of Chess	www.QSC.com.au .
2000 National Scholastic K-12 Chess Championships	www.64.com .
UMBC Chess Team Story	www.BordersChess.org/UMBC.htm Nationally rated chess club.
US Chess Center	www.ChessCtr.org .
US Chess Federation -- Scholastic Chess	www.USchess.org/scholastic/ .

Online Instruction

WGM Anjelina Belakovskaia's Chess Page	pw2.netcom.com/~usqueen/chess.html .
Chess Class	www.ChessClass.com GM Michael Rohde instructs. Also see his Info Chess site at www.InfoChess.com
ChessWise University	www.ChessWise.com GM Maurice Ashley and GM Michael Rohde instruct.
Internet Chess Academy	www.YourMove.com GM Gabriel Schwartzman instructs.
	www.KasparovChess.com GM Garry Kasparov's excellent news and instruction site.
Kopec's Chess Services	www.KopecChess.com GM Danny Kopec instructs.
Miami International Chess Academy	www.mchess.com/micacontainer.htm .
Polgar Chess Center	www.PolgarChess.com WGM Susan (ZsuZsa) Polgar's site.

Puzzle & Studies

Beautiful Chess Studies	www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/2402/chess.htm Chess puzzles and studies.
the Brainstorming Site	www.chez.com/pcanteau/ 200 chess puzzles; text in English and French.
British Chess Problem Society	www.bstephen.freeuk.com .
Bruno's chess Problem of the Day	chessproblem.my-free-games.com New puzzles daily, ranging from very easy (checkmate in 1) to very difficult (checkmate in 6 or more). Each puzzle's solution available the next day.
the Checkmate of the Postman	postino.free.fr Hundreds of chess problems, including the "The Checkmate of the Day".
Chess Puzzles	chess.about.com/games/chess/cs/puzzles/ List of links to chess puzzle websites. Courtesy of the About Chess website ( chess.about.com/games/chess/).
ConradChess.com	ConradChess.com Daily chess puzzle, and archive of more.
Internet Chess	www.InternetChess.com a large and varied assortment of chess games, puzzles, reviews, links, etc.
a Knight's Tour	www.inficad.com/~ecollins/knights-tour.htm The Knight's Tour Problem: starting on any square, move a knight to every square, landing on each square only once.
the Knight's Tour -- an Extremely Simple Solution	www.BordersChess.org/KnightTour.htm by Dan Thomasson
Tim Krabbé's Chess Curiosities	www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/chess.html .
Manolis Strataki's Chess Problems Page	www.knossos.gr/~strataki/chess.html .
Vincent's Chess Problems Page	www.fys.ruu.nl/~vdbilt/list.html .

Chess Supplies

Note: Also see News & Main Sites for more sites that sell chess supplies.

For reviews on a wide variety of chess books (as well as many fascinating chess articles), see the Chess Cafe Archive Index at www.Chesscafe.com/archives/archives.htm.

American Chess Equipment	amchesseq.com "Providing chess equipment to schools, clubs, stores and organizations at wholesale prices"
APCT Book and Supply Catalog	CorrespondenceChess.com/apct/booklist.htm .
BEEKAY EXPORTS	www.bee-kay.com .
TheBestChessTables.com	www.TheBestChessTables.com .
B.T. Batsford	www.batsford.com/Chess/ .
BkChess.com	www.BkChess.com .
Bookup Chess Training Software	Chess Openings software by Bookup Corp. .
Cardoza Publishing	www.CardozaPub.com .
Chess Academy	www.chessacademy.de "The most advanced database, playing, tutorial, & training software"
Chess Assistant	www.ChessAssistant.com Chess training and database software.
ChessBaron Chess Sets	www.chessbaron.com Over 100 designs of Staunton based Chess Sets. Also Travel Chess Sets and Chess Boards.
ChessBase	www.ChessBase.com Producers of top-notch ChessBase database and Fritz chess-playing software. This site also has a free searchable database of chess games (for another database, also see www.ChessLab.com).
ChessDealer.com	www.ChessDealer.com .
Chess Digest	www.ChessDigest.com Great selection of books!
ChessCo	www.ChessCo.com Chess sets, clocks, books, and more.
Chessdon	www.ChessDon.com An insider's account of recent chess history.
Chess Express	www.ChessExpress.com .
Chess 4 Less	Chess4Less.com .
the Chess House	www.theChessHouse.com .
ChessKing	www.ChessKing.com .
ChessMaster	www.ChessMaster.com .
ChessMate	www.ChessMate.com .
Chess Mentor	www.chess.com Chess tutorial software.
Chess Praxis	www3.sympatico.ca/chesspraxis/ New, used, and out-of-print books; searches on request.
ChessXchange	ChessXchange.com Search for hard-to-find chess books.
Chronos Clocks	ChronosDealer.com Great deal on a very solid and attractive digital chess clock.
Creative Chess Thought Audio	www.dorobanov.com Instruction by FM Dorobanov on audio CDs.
CrownAwards.com	www.CrownAwards.com "America's largest awards supplier"
EChessBook.com	www.EChessBook.com Electronic chess books.
	www.EveryMan.uk.com .
Excalibur Electronics	www.ExcaliburElectronics.com .
Floppy Board	www.FloppyBoard.com This board is made of a spongy material, which allows it to be stored in your pocket without damaging or wrinkling it.
	www.GambitChess.co.uk .
Games Galore	www.GamesGalore.com Two Raleigh area locations: 6570 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh NC, (919) 781-4263. 2062 Kildaire Farm Rd, Cary NC, (919) 233-7727. Chess sets, clocks, and books; also supplies for Go, Backgammon, Dominoes, and many other games. The Raleigh retail stores have a better selection of chess supplies than the national website.
Hiarcs Home Page	www.acc-ltd.demon.co.uk HIARCS chess software.
Hollywood Kings Chess Supplies	www.HollywoodKingsChess.com .
	www.HouseOfStaunton.com World's finest chess sets!
Info Chess	www.InfoChess.com Lessons on CD by GM Michael Rohde.
IntelliChess	www.intellichess.com Chess engine and player interface for Pocket PC with support for playing online games on the Internet Chess Club. Download IntelliChess
International Computer Chess Association	www.dcs.qmw.ac.uk/~icca/ .
LuxuryChess.com	www.LuxuryChess.com .
Le Due Torri Chess Department Store	www.chess.it/engfr.htm Italian site with English language catalog.
Nf3.com Chess Shoppe	www.nf3.com "Best Lil' Chess Store in Texas".
Randy Bauer's Revealing Reviews	ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/randybauer/reviews.htm Book reviews.
Reality Inspector	westgatehouse.com/reality.html Excerpt of a novel involving championship chess match and computer-hacking.
Rebel Home Page	www.rebel.nl REBEL chess software.
	SigsChess.com Great prices on chess sets, clocks, books, software, and more!
Swis-Sys Pairings Program	www.initco.net/~suits/ .
Tasc ChessSystem	www.tasc.nl .
United States Chess Federation Store	www.shopUSChess.org .
Village Italy	www.villageitaly.com/villageitaly/shopping/?id=173 "On-line shopping for Italian chessboards".
Win TD 3.01 Pairings Program	www.estima.com/chess/ .
World Wide Web Chess Superstore	www.SmartChess.com Part of the SmartChess Online web site.
Your Move Chess & Games	www.ChessUSA.com .

Various Chess Clubs

Chess Clubs in Florida

A.J.'s Chess Home Page	www.GeoCities.com/LifeMasterAJ Pensacola. Online chess instruction available.
Boca Raton Chess Club	www.gate.net/~ijonh/brcc .
Central Florida Chess Club	www.CentralFlChess.org .
Chandler Chess Services	home.earthlink.net/~judokast/ .
Eglin Chess Club	www.adisfwb.com/ecc/main.html .
Florida Chess Association	www.FloridaChess.org .
Gainesville Chess Club	www.afn.org/~chess/gcc.html .
Jacksonville Chess Club	www.unf.edu/~bgoldi/UNFCHESS University of North Florida
Lakeland Chess Club	members.aol.com/lchessclub .
Miami International Chess Academy	www.mchess.com/micacontainer.htm .
Pensacola Chess Club	www.PensacolaChess.org .
St. Petersburg Chess Club	home1.gte.net/detmct
Tallahassee Chess Club	www.istal.com/chess this website has not been updated in the last few years. .
Tampa Chess Club	www.TampaChessClub.com .
West Florida Chess	www.wflachess.org .

Various Chess Clubs (everywhere)

Arlington Chess Club	www.wizard.net/~matkins/ Virginia
Barnette Chess Club	www.gtryfon.demon.co.uk/bcc/ England
Edinburgh Chess Club	www.ed.ac.uk/~chess/ England
2nd Festival of Chess Mexico City	www.ajedrez.df.gob.mx/pages_ing/event.html 10,000 Simultaneous games! October 22, 2000. English language version.
Houston Chess Club	www.neosoft.com/~george/chess/hcc.html Texas
Louisiana Chess Association	LouisianaChess.com .
Manhattan Chess Club	www.ManhattanChessClub.com .
Marshall Chess Club	www.NYstar.com/marshall New York
Seattle Chess Foundation	www.af4c.org "America's Foundation for Chess"
Sutton Coldfield Chess Club	www.brum2000.swinternet.co.uk England
University of Pittsburg Chess Club	www.pitt.edu/~schach/ .

Master & Grandmaster Sites (also see "Online Chess Instruction")

ChessBase Player Database	www.ChessBase.de/playerbase/ information on Masters and Grandmasters.
GM Nigel Davies Chess Page	www.CheckerWise.co.uk .
GM Jaan Ehlvest's Homepage	www.ehlvest.com .
the Bobby Fischer Home Page	www.rio.com/~johnnymc/ "everything about former World Champion Robert James Fischer."
GM Chess	www.GMchess.com GM Alexander Khalifman
Grandmaster Square	www.GMsquare.com GM Alexander Morozevich, GM Alex Baburin, and GM Lev Psakhis
the Greatest Chess Masters	cmgm.stanford.edu/~marin/masters.html by Ignacio Marin
Info Chess	www.InfoChess.com The chess writings of GM Michael Rohde.
GM Jon Levitt's Chess Page	www.jlevitt.dircon.co.uk .
GM Alexandra Kosteniuk	www.Kosteniuk.com Information about, and photographs of the Women's World Chess Vice-Champion.
SmartChess Online	www.SmartChess.com GM Anatloy Karpov, Alexei Shirov, and IM Irina Krush
Judit Polgar	www.ControlTheWeb.com/polgar/ Greatest Woman Chessplayer ever!
Mikail Tal, a personal appreciation	www.jthin.co.uk/tal.htm by Bill Marshall
GM Sergey Tikiakov's Homepage	www.tiviakov.demon.nl/ .
GM Alex Yermolinsky's Page	www.concentric.net/~yermo/ .
IM Rashid Ziatdinov's Chess Page	www.users.qwest.net/~ziyatdinov/ .
Vladimir Kramnik, World Champion	kramnik.homestead.com Home page of Brain Games World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik.

International Sites

BrasilBase	www.BrasilBase.pro.br "A history of Brazilian Chess through its players, games and tournaments". Portugese language.
British Chess Federation	www.bcf.ndirect.co.uk .
Chathurangam	www.ChennaiOnline.com/chess/ India's main chess site (excellent!). English language.
Chess at the SV Werder Bremen	chat.wol.de/werder-schach/home_e.html German language.
Chess Beat	www08.u-page.so-net.ne.jp/kc4/bettyboo/ Japanese language. "the 1st chess journalism in Japan".
the Chess Drum	www.theChessDrum.net "The original Pan-African chess site".
Chess In Iceland	www.vks.is/skak Icelandic language.
Chess Ireland	www.iol.ie/~jghurley/ .
the Chess Portal	www.schackportalen.nu A comprehensive, sorted, and commented link collection about chess. Links to sites worldwide. Languages: English and Swedish.
Chess World Australia	www.ozemail.com.au/~chesswd/ .
Chlodwig's Chess Pages	www.chlodwig.com Many links to chess sites worldwide.
Club Kasparov	www.ClubKasparov.ru Russian language (see English language version under "Main Sites").
European Chess Union	EuroChess.org .
Europe Échecs	www.europe-echecs.com French language.
2nd Festival of Chess, Mexico City	www.ajedrez.df.gob.mx 10,000 simultaneous games! October 22, 2000. Spanish, French, & English language versions.
German Chess Federation	www.schachbund.de German language.
Greek Chess Online @ OAA Heraklio Chess Club	www.GreekChess.com .
HiperChess	www.hipernet.com.br/HiperChess/ Portuguese language.
Hungarian Chess Federation	www.zalaszam.hu/mssz/ Hungarian language.
London Chess Center	www.chess.co.uk One of the world's best chess sites!
Luca Landucci's Home Page	www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Stadium/7658/ Links to many Italian language chess sites.
Open Your Eyes	www.coara.or.jp/~koike/ Japanese language.
Passions of Maxima	maximalife.com Mixed English and Dutch language content.
Shatrandj	www.IranShatrandj.com Iranian chess news. English-language version available.
TeleSchach	www.teleschach.de German language.
Ukrainian Chess Online	chess-sector.odessa.ua English language.

Other Chess Sites

American Chess School	roads.to/amchess/ .
Bill Wall's Chess Page	www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/chess.htm A large assortment of humorous and interesting short articles.
Caveman Chess	www.CavemanChess.com National Chess Master Kevin L. Bachler was nicknamed "Caveman" in 1981 when National Master Albert Chow described his play as "stoneage chess", and said "You play like a caveman." Caveman Chess is growing. Kevin L. Bachler -- CAVEMAN -- is nationally recognized as an excellent chess teacher.
Chesmayne Chess Dictionary	chesmayn.valuehost.co.uk .
Chess Archeology	www.ChessArch.com .
Chess Archives	www.Chess.LiveOnTheNet.com .
Chess Central	www.ChessCentral.com .
Chess City	www.ChessCity.com .
Chess Corner	www.ChessCorner.com .
Chess Depot	www.edepot.com/chess.html .
Chess Doctor	www.ChessDoctor.com .
Chess Forum	www.ChessForum.com .
Chess Graphics	www.cowderoy.com/graphics/ .
the Chesshaven	thechesshaven.homestead.com "the place to find a little bit of everything related to the wonderful and fascinating world of chess"
Chess Journalists of America	correspondencechess.com/cja/ .
Chess Lab	www.ChessLab.com Free, searchable database of chess games (also see www.ChessBase-Online.com).
Chess Miniatures (Opening Disasters)	www.coara.or.jp/~koike/gif/gif.htm Enjoyed the chess miniature at left? More such animated GIFs can be found at the Japanese chess site "Open Your Eyes" (home page www.coara.or.jp/~koike/).
the Chess Oracle	www.theChessOracle.com .
the Chess Portal	www.schackportalen.nu A comprehensive, sorted, and commented link collection about chess. Links to sites worldwide. Languages: English and Swedish.
Chess Puzzles	chess.about.com/games/chess/cs/puzzles/ List of links to chess puzzle websites. Courtesy of the About Chess website ( chess.about.com/games/chess/).
Chessolutions.com	www.chessolutions.com .
Chess on Stamps	www.tri.org.au/chess/ Beautiful chess theme postage stamps from around the world.
Chesslinks Worldwide	www.ChessLinks.org .
Chessopolis	www.chessopolis.com .
Chess Publishing	www.ChessPublishing.com For a subscription fee, get the latest theory in the openings of your choice.
Chessville	www.Chessville.com .
Chess World	www.very-best.de .
Chessworks Unlimited	www.ChessWorks.com Eric Schiller's site
Chessy	www.ChessLove.h1.ru/eng/ .
ConradStamps.com	ConradStamps.com Chess on stamps.
Continental Chess Association	www.ChessTour.com Information about chess tournaments nationwide.
Dave's Quick Chess Page	home.EarthLink.net/~judokast/ .
E4: Music inspired by chess	ondespirale.com/english/cds/e4chessarta.html "Excellent quality music with an urban techno ambient mood".
Encyclopedia of Chess Openings	www.homestead.com/Observer/Openings.html .
2nd Festival of Chess Mexico City	www.ajedrez.df.gob.mx/pages_ing/event.html 10,000 Simultaneous games! October 22, 2000. English language version.
Gert Jan's View	members.home.nl/tomkov/ New chess graphics site. A collection of Gert Jan's whimsical sketches of chessmen come to life. Drawn in a style reminiscent of "Alice in Wonderland".
Goddess Chess	www.GoddessChess.com/question/ "Can women play chess as well as men?"
Houston Chess Magazine	www.nf3.com/hcm/ .
IBM Deep Blue vs Kasparov Match	www.research.ibm.com/deepblue/home/html/b.html .
Internet Chess Library	caissa.onenet.net/chess/ .
Internet Chess	www.InternetChess.com a large and varied assortment of chess games, puzzles, reviews, links, etc.
Keith's Krap	rampages.onramp.net/~drawyah/KeithH.html Analysis of Bird's Opening and the Dutch Defense by FM Keith Hayward.
La Mecca Chess Encyclopedia	maskeret.com/mecca/ .
Mechanics Institute Chess Club	www.ChessClub.org .
Mr. Chess	www.RedWeb.com/chess/ .
the Moncure Chessworks	www.theChessWorks.com Unique life-size chess sets by local metal sculptor Lyle Estill.
Passions of Maxima	maximalife.com Mixed English and Dutch language content.
"Play A Game Of Chess" Day (November 1)	www.123greetings.com/events/play_chess_day/ Reach out to chess friends and family with these online greetings!
Stuart the Maniac's Chess Closet	www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Battlefield/7185/chess_closet.html .
Steve Pribut's Chess Page	www.drPribut.com/sports/chess.html .
Tim Krabbé's Chess Curiosities	www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/chess.html .
the Turing Test and Chess	www.abelard.org/turing/tur-hi.htm Chess as a measure of intelligence.
the World Chess Championship	www.mark-weeks.com/chess/wcc-indx.htm Information on past and recent world chess championship matches.
the World Chess Hall of Fame	www.excaliburelectronics.com/uschf.html Opened December 16, 2001 near Miami, Florida.
XieJun vs the World	chess.lotof.com/index_e.asp Chess game between China's top female player Xie Jun, and the rest of the world.
Yahoo.com Chess Information	dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Games/Board_Games/Chess/ .

Chess Humor

Bill Wall's Chess Page	www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/chess.htm A large assortment of humorous and interesting short articles.
CHESSDUDE Comic Strip	ccn.correspondencechess.com/content16.htm .
Chess for Fun	chess.about.com/games/chess/cs/chessforfun/ List of links to humorous and light-hearted chess websites. Courtesy of the About Chess website (chess.about.com/games/chess/).
Chess Geeks	members.aol.com/_ht_a/chessmonkeys/ .
the Chess Show	ChessShow.com Strange but colorful mixture of chess and non-chess content.
Goddess Chess	www.GoddessChess.com/question/ "Can women play chess as well as men?"
"My Obsession with Chess"	www.ScottmcCloud.com/comics/chess/chess.html Comic-strip true story about one man's obsession.
Michael Wilder's Agony Column: Grandmaster-Vision	www.BordersChess.org/Agony1.htm Humorous adventures of "serious" chess tournament players.
Michael Wilder's Agony Column: Agony Chez Albert	www.BordersChess.org/Agony2.htm More funny adventures of some top tournament players.

Chess Variants

Chessapeak 4-Player Chess	www.chessapeak.com Standard rules and pieces, but with 4 players on an expanded board.
the Chess Variant Pages	www.ChessVariants.com Large and well-organized site that describes numerous variants!
Forchess	intuitor.com/forchess/ Four-handed chess using a standard chess board and 4 sets of standard pieces (only the pawns move differently). How do all the pices fit on the same board? Visit this site and see.
4 Player Chess	www.4PlayerChess.com Standard rules and pieces, but with 4 players on an expanded board.
Gothic Chess	www.GothicChess.com Capablanca's favorite chess variant, 10x8 board with 2 new pieces.
Ministers Chess	www.CorinthianGames.com 9x9 board, each player has 2 Queens.
a Knight's Tour	www.inficad.com/~ecollins/knights-tour.htm The Knight's Tour Problem: starting on any square, move a knight to every square, landing on each square only once.
the Knight's Tour -- an Extremely Simple Solution	www.BordersChess.org/KnightTour.htm by Dan Thomasson
PI Team Chess	www.KidsLoveChess.com Round board accomodates 4 to 8 players (pretty wild looking!)
Stealth Chess	StealthChess.com Standard board and pieces, but identities of each player's pieces are hidden from the opponent.
Vertical Chess	www.VerticalChess.com Standard rules and pieces, but played on vertical board.
Z-Chess	hometown.aol.com/glexzb/myhomepage/business.html Uses an unusual board with 6-fold symmetry, and unusual moves by the standard looking pieces.