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Chess Links

Last updated 4 August 2015

achessworld A Chess World (AUS)
Steven Nicholl's blog from Oz
aspcc ASPCC (USA)
All Service Postal Chess Club
lars balzer Lars Balzer's Homepage (GER)
Massive index to free games downloads worldwide
batsford Batsford (ENG)
Long-established chess book publishers
raymond boger Raymond Boger's Homepage (NOR)
Norwegian GM, runner up in Bernard Partridge Final
bcm British Chess Magazine (ENG)
Magazine publisher since 1881 (also hosts Gambit Books)
bfcc British Federation for Correspondence Chess (ENG)
Aka England
bruno Bruno's Chess Problems (FRA)
Bruno Berenguer's chess puzzles - daily updates
franklin campbell The Campbell Report (USA)
Franklin's unique CC Reports live here
cccom cc.com (USA)
John Knudsen's home base
chesmayne Chesmayne Chess Dictionary (ENG)
Raymond Reid's huge, esoteric collection of chess variants
chess baron Chess Baron (ENG)
Chess set specialists - over 100 Staunton designs
chessbase ChessBase (GER)
Chess database market leader
chess boss Chess Boss (USA)
Online server play, money prizes, free software and games downloads
chess cafe Chess Cafe (USA)
Cybercafe location for reviews, bulletin boards, endgame studies, articles, etc.
chess canada Chesscanada.net (CAN)
Online play with dollars for prizes
chess central Chess Central (USA)
Pickard & Son's publishing site, with books, e-books and CDs
chess channel Chess Channel (ENG)
Pay-per-view chess videos and tv shows
chess circle Chess Circle (USA)
Online chess centre featuring forums, history, strategy, reviews, etc.
chessco ChessCo (USA)
Online store jointly hosted by Chessco and Thinkers' Press
chess geek ChessGeek (USA)
Brian Helinski's compilation of puzzles, reviews and software
chess graphics Chess Graphics (FRA)
Alan Cowderoy's Palamede offshoot - pictures, video, film, fonts, etc.
chess informant Chess Informant (YUG)
World renowned publishers of Informator magazine since 1966
cif CIF (GER)
Chess in Friendship club - chat as well as play
chess journalists Chess Journalists of America (USA)
Directory and awards scheme administered by Franklin Campbell
chess lab Chess Lab (USA)
Online chess database search - over 2m games
roger lüber ChessLink (SWZ)
Roger Lüber's extensive links site - flags, federations, and clubs
chess mail Chess Mail (IRL)
Tim Harding's excellent CC magazine site
chess mate Chess Mate (IND)
Indian chess magazine and online store
chess ninja Chess Ninja (USA)
Mig Greengard's subscriber training service; links to Playchess
chess ok ChessOk (ENG)
Chess database & software manufacturer, includes Chess Assistant and Rybka
chess openings Chess Openings (USA)
Chess openings software analysis and training from Bookup Corporation
chessopolis Chessopolis (USA)
Andy Serpa's chess links directory and lots more
mike donnelly Chess Pages of Mike Donnelly (ENG)
Award-winning personal site of SIM Mike Donnelly
chess publishing Chess Publishing (ENG)
Specialist GM openings guides - subscription site
chess sets Chess Sets (SCO)
High quality chess sets from Iain Jackson of Perth (discount available to SCCA members)
chess suppliers Chess Suppliers (SCO)
Now being run as a mail order business by Peter Woods from Airdrie
chess today Chess Today (RUS)
Alexander Baburin's daily chess newspaper - subscription required
chess up ChessUp (USA)
Trent's free online chess diagram creation site
chess vibes Chess Vibes (NED)
Pete Doggers' newsroom, video clips, blogs and articles
chessville Chessville (USA)
Comprehensive instruction and reference for the chess amateur
chess world ChessWorld.net (ENG)
Worldwide online play, forums, puzzles, messages
chess zone ChessZone (UKR)
Roman Viliavin's site which supports Ukranian chess students
ccla CCLA (USA)
Correspondence Chess League of America
eco ECO (USA)
Openings site, classified by A00-E99
ec tool EC Tool (ESP)
Andres Valverde's CC management software, with PGN support - shareware (try before you buy)
europe echecs Europe Echecs (FRA)
French language Franco-European bulletin
everyman Everyman Chess (ENG)
Chess book publishers - amongst other titles
expert chess strategies Expert Chess Strategies (GER)
Norbert Thomas's training site for openings, tactics, strategies and more
fernschach Fernschach (GER)
World's biggest circulating CC magazine - full ICCF reports
fischer Bobby Fischer's Unofficial Home Page (USA)
Chuck Ayoub's tribute site to the great enigma
gambit Gambit Publications (ENG)
Publishing group started by John Nunn, Murray Chandler and Graham Burgess
gm chess Grandmaster Chess School (RUS)
School fronted by Alexander Khalifman - texts and games downloads
gm square Grandmaster Square (RUS)
GMs Baburin, Morozevich and Psakhis - reports and games downloads
ibca IBCA (INT)
International Braille Chess Association - apex body of chess for the blind
icc ICC (USA)
Internet Chess Club - US version of IECC/IECG
iecc IECC (INT)
International Email Chess Club
iecg IECG (INT)
International Email Chess Group
inchess InChess (GRE)
Greek-based bulletin covering world chess events
la mecca La Mecca (ITA)
Chess Encyclopaedia and historical reference
lightchess lightchess (RUS)
Maxym Makarchuk's chess news, play, puzzles and articles
matrixchess Matrixchess (NED)
Ries van der Vos's 3D chess variant
mychess myChess (GER)
Matthias Karkowski's innovative CC webserver site
natcor National Correspondence Chess Club (UK)
Founding members of the former BFCC, friendly correspondence club
nic New In Chess (NLD)
Dutch magazine and yearbook publishers, and also ICCF sponsors
opening master Opening Master (SLK)
Alexander Horvath's opening database - have sponsored SCCA
pittsburgh Pittsburgh University (USA)
Huge archive of games downloads
pro chess Pro Chess DVD (USA)
Yasser Seirawan and Stan Nicotera instruct by video and dvd
raimo lindroos Raimo Lindroos Homepage (FIN)
Finnish chess entrepreneur Raimo will buy and sell anything - mostly books
ralph marconi Ralph Marconi's Chess Page (CAN)
Canadian author forming a triumvirate with Messrs Knudsen and Campbell in cc.com
real chess Real Chess (USA)
Play online chess, E-mail Chess, beholderboard chess and Webchess. All free with no software to download.
scheming mind Scheming Mind (ENG)
Austin Lockwood's CC webserver site with regular CC, but lots of chess variants including Fischer Random, Kriegspiel, Atomic, Suicide, etc.
staunton chess sets Staunton Chess Sets (ENG)
James' site which looks at the history and design of the famous pieces.
türsev Türsev (TUR)
Turkish chess education and improvement foundation
twic TWIC - The Week in Chess (ENG)
Mark Crowther's famous site - quality games downloads every week
uk chess blogger UK Chess Blogger (ENG)
Gordon Stockton's site - chess sets and general chess articles
world chess World Chess Live (USA)
Rebranded ICC, including WCN and Chess Live