Chess Online
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Sites to Play & Watch Chess Online
- Chess.com - Play chess on, puzzles, training, news, live coverate
- lichess.org - Play chess online
- Internet Chess Club (ICC) - Play chess online
- Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) - Play chess onlinefree
- Playchess.com - Play chess online
- Chess24.com - Play & watch chess
- Twitch.tv - Watch chess coverage
- Gameknot.com - "turn-based" online play similar to correspondence chess but faster
Chess Problems & Compositions
- Chesstempo.com - chess problems
- Chess.com/puzzles - chess puzzles & Puzzle Rush
- lichess.org/training - chess puzzles
- Retrograde Analysis Center - Retrograde chess problems
Scholastic Chess
- SCCF Facebook group for all things scholastic
- Chesskid.com
- Chess Emporium - Scholastic chess in Arizona
- US Chess Center - Scholastic chess in DC metro area
- United States Chess School
Chess equipment, books, games, & software
- Chessable.com - Science-backed Chess training
- US Chess - Chess books, software, equipment
- ChessBase - News & chess games database software
- Stockfish - chess engine
- The Week In Chess (TWIC) - Recent top games
- Chessgames.com - Online chess games & community
- BOOKUP - Openings database software
- The House of Staunton - Chess boards and sets
- The Chess Store - Chess boards and sets
- The Chess House - Chess boards and sets
State Organizations & Clubs
- Arizona: Southern Arizona Chess Association (SACA)
- California [north]: CalChess - Northern California Chess Federation
- California [north]: Mechanics Institute Chess Club
- 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
- US Chess Online - Chess news
- Chess Informant (American Chess)
- Chess Informant (Authors)
- New In Chess Magazine
- American Chess Magazine
- ChessBase Magazine
- Brittish Chess Magazine
International & National Organizations
- Australia: Chess World Australia
- Canada: Chess Federation of Canada (CFC)
- France: French Chess Federation (FFE)
- International: Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE)
- International: International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF)
- International: PRO Chess League (PCL)
- Scotland: Scottish Chess Association
- Spain: Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez (FEDA)
- United Kingdom: English Chess Federation (ECF formerly BPF)
- United States: United States Chess Federation (USCF)
Other Chess-Related Resources
- Bobby Fischer - Info about the American World Champion
- RChess - Information and news portal about chess
- Chess Cafe - Chess news, articles and reviews
- Chess & Bridge - UK chess site
- Continental Chess Association - Tournaments throughout the U.S.
- Davidlevinchess.com - FIDE Master David H. Levin features original opening analysis, his best games and instruction
- Jeremysilman.com - Wide selection of reviews and instructional material
- Live Chess Ratings - Live ratings of top players
- Imaginative Pencil - Original chess artwork for sale
- USCF Forums - On-line chess discussion forums
Resources for Other Games
- Backgammon: The WWW Backgammon Page
- Bridge: American Contract Bridge League
- Bridge: World Bridge Federation
- Checkers: American Checker Federation
- 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!