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Chess, Caissa, the sixty-four squares, the Game of Kings, One night in Bangkok, I get my kicks above the waist line, sunshine! Speaking of chess (and we were) here is a link to Chess - the Musical. I've played chess from quite a young age when my father taught me. It took me a fair number of years before I could beat him and playing him is a challenge anytime. I mostly play correspondence chess via email as a member of the IECG. I'm currently rated about 1708 which is somewhere between an average and strong player. I enjoy over-the-board chess but on the whole I make too many stupid mistakes. At least in correspondence chess, I can keep these down to a minimum, although I have still hung a queen or missed a one move mate in my games.

Chess on the Internet is huge. Reference and training information abounds and there are thousands of active players all over the place. You can find live lectures from Grandmasters, coverage of the latest world-class tournaments and you can even occasionally take the opportunity to play a famous Grandmaster.

I find chess very therapeutic. I can calm and clear the mind, and allows one to find a focus that often eludes in real life. An interesting case for the value of chess in early education can be made. Chess in schools in the US is growing and there are some inspiring success stories concerning the advantages a chess program has contributed to disadvantaged students.

 
 

Chess Catalogues and Search Engines

  • Chess Space

    Everybody's first stop for Chess on the Internet. The Yahoo of the Chess world.

  • Chess @ the Mining Co.

    Another all-in-one site with a large list of links and original material not found anywhere else. For example, I found a fortnightly column by Anand Viswanathan

  • MECCA - Chess Encyclopedia

    Another all-in-one chess search site. Special features include a searchable list of ECO codes with diagrams and a ELO ratings calculator.

Chess Organizations

  • ChessWise

    A great online training resource. There are several free lessons as well as Mig's Checkmate 101 lectures. A subscription options gives full access, but the free stuff I have seen is first class.

  • Exeter Chess Club Home Page

    The best chess training and information site on the net - bar none - this site has some much worthwhile material, I won't even try to describe them.

  • NZ Chess

    Chess in New Zealand - News, tournament games and results, rating lists and contact details

  • Auckland Chess Centre

    Club info, the New Zealand Chess Federation Rating list, and a game archive. An excellent resource for New Zealand chess.

  • Internet Chess Club Gateway

    The largest chess server on the Internet. It costs money to join (but you can have a free 7 day membership) but features such benefits as daily tournaments, lectures, broadcasts of important international tournaments and more!

  • Internet E-mail Chess Group

    correspondence Chess via email. I play through this group (and I'm currently rated at 1708) and enjoy the experience immensely. They offer 2 game matches, 7 player tournaments, quads, and various other matches.

  • Internet Chess Academy

    Grandmaster Gabriel Schwartmann runs this online chess school. Most of the content is available through subscription (which cost real money) but there is a good range of free material on the site. When the Academy was first opened, I took part in the World vs Gabriel Schwartmann game (which ended in a draw).

  • R&D Publishing (SmartChess) - Official Site of Anatoly Karpov

    The FIDE (so-called) World Champ's site - all others are just imitations - this is the real Mccoy. It is basically on large online chess store. But the monthly e-zine is excellent.

  • PolgarChess

    Susan Polgar's site. Susan is the current Women's World Chess Champion and the oldest of three chess-playing sisters who have all reached dizzying heights in the chess world.

  • ChessPlanet - Official FIDE Web Site

    Another 'accept no imitations' site, Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) site. Check the latest chess ratings along with the latest results from tournaments around the world.

  • FIDE Rating Database

    A downloadable Microsoft Access database of the latest FIDE ratings.

  • US Chess Online

    The usual... chess news, chess books, chess equipment, game collections, tournament news, etc etc, blah blah blah blah. Not bad though.

  • Chess Mail

    A print magazine dedicated to correspondence and internet chess. The site has excerpts from the magazine plus news updates, games, and analysis.

Chess Openings

  • Diemar-Duhn Gambit

    An off-beat way of meeting the French opening - lots of fun!

  • Exeter Chess Club Chess Openings Handouts

    Somewhere up above, I said I wouldn't even try to describe the material at this site, but here are the main sections concerning openings (as the page title suggests, duh...)

  • Gambits

    Are you brave? agressive? mad? then I'm sure you play gambits whenever you get the chance. Includes The Enigma of Signor Muzio

  • Dragon's Lair

Chess Software and Computer Chess

  • Rebel 10

    Home page of one of the best PC chess programs. Great news and links. You can get games between Rebel and such luminaries as Anand and Yusupov. Also download the free Rebel Decade program.

  • ChessWeb

    Play chess against the web. Each visitor enters their move and the game progresses over a period of hours or days.

  • Computer Chess - A Memorial to Brute Force

    A personal history of a chess computer.

  • The N Queens Problem and Sorting Using CCM

    Well, this is more of a computer science link really. But it does concern chess boards and pieces, so take a look.

Miscellaneous

Last updated 5 December 1999
Links checked 5 December 1999
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