Chess on the WWW
Note: Some of the links below are to commercial pages.
The SCCF does not endorse any product or service listed here.
A list of southern California clubs and places to play is here
Sites to Play Chess Online
- Internet Chess Club (ICC) - Play chess on the internet
- Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) - Play chess on the internet
- Playchess.com - Play chess on the internet
- Chess.com - Play chess on the internet
- Gameknot.com - "turn-based" on-line play, similar to correspondence chess but faster
State Organizations & Clubs
- Arizona: Southern Arizona Chess Association (SACA)
- California [north]: CalChess - Northern California Chess Federation
- California [north]: Mechanics Institute Chess Club
- California [south]: L.A. Vibe
- Hawaii: Hawaii Chess - The Hawaii Chess Federation
- Illinois: Illinois Chess Association
- Massachusetts: Massachusetts Chess Association - Publisher of the award winning Chess Horizons
- Michigan: Michigan Chess Association
- Nebraska: Nebraska State Chess Association
- New Jersey: New Jersey State Chess Federation
- Tennessee: Tennessee Chess Association
- Texas: Texas Chess Association
- Virginia: Virginia Chess Federation
- Washington, Oregon & Idaho: Northwest Chess Federation
- Wisconsin: Wisconsin Chess Association
- West Virginia: West Virginia Chess Association
National & International Publications
- Chess Informant
- New In Chess Magazine
- Mat Plus - Yugoslav; "The Best of Chess Problems"
International & National Organizations
- Australia: Chess World Australia
- Canada: Chess Federation of Canada (CFC)
- Canada: Canadian Correspondence Chess Association
- Canada: Chess 'n Math - Canada's National Scholastic Chess Organization
- International: Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE)
- International: International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF)
- International: International Email Chess Group (IECG)
- International: PRO Chess League (PCL)
- Scotland: Scottish Chess Association
- Spain: Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez (FEDA)
- United Kingdom: English Chess Federation (Formerly BPF)
- United States: United States Chess Federation (USCF)
- United States: United States Chess League (USCL)
Chess Problems & Compositions
- Retrograde Analysis Center - Retrograde chess problems
Scholastic Chess
- Denker Tournament of High School Champions
- Dewain Barber Tournament Of K-8 Champions
- Chess Emporium - Scholastic chess in Arizona
- US Chess Center - Scholastic chess in DC metro area
- United States Chess School
Other Chess-Related Resources
- Bobby Fischer - Info about the American World Champion
- BOOKUP - Openings database software
- ChessBase - News & chess games database software
- ChessBase USA - Games database software
- Chessgames.com - Online chess games & community
- Chessbomb.com - Watch top events online
- Chess Cafe - Chess news, articles and reviews
- Chess Circle - On-line chess discussion forums
- Chess & Bridge - UK chess site
- Chess Paradise - Home of "Chessco" and Thinker's Press
- Continental Chess Association - Tournaments throughout the U.S.
- Davidlevinchess.com - FIDE Master David H. Levin features original opening analysis, his best games and instruction
- First Move (formerly Seattle Chess Foundation & American Foundation for Chess)
- Jeremysilman.com - Wide selection of reviews and instructional material
- Mapmuse.com - Interactive map of chess clubs nationwide
- The Week In Chess (TWIC) - Recent top games
- Live Chess Ratings - Live ratings of top players
- Plycount - Info on recent events and player ratings
- The House of Staunton - Chess boards and sets
- Imaginative Pencil - Original chess artwork for sale
- USCF Forums - On-line chess discussion forums
Resources for Other Games
- Backgammon: World Backgammon Federation
- Backgammon: The WWW Backgammon Page
- Bridge: American Contract Bridge League
- Bridge: World Bridge Federation
- Checkers: American Checker Federation
- Checkers: Chinook - The computer that became world checkers champion
- Go: American Go Association (AGA)
- Renju: Renju International Federation - Renju aka Go-Moku
- Shogi: Nihon Shogi Renmai - Japanese Shogi Association (note that this page is in Japanese)
- Variations: Chess Variants Homepage - Describes every imaginable variation on the chess theme!