Play online
Internet Chess Club – Serious chess. Serious fun !
Chess.net – Another large club with annual fees. I was never a member but you may want to check it for yourself. www.chess.net
Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) - This club is smaller than ICC and has less possibilities but it is totally free and you do not need to download any software to start playing (if you have JAVA on your computer it will look better but this is not a necessity). I play there from time to time and enjoy it a lot. This is the ideal site for ambitious beginners and intermediate players. Most recommended. www.freechess.org
Chess News
The Week In Chess (TWIC) – News of the greatest tournaments. TWIC is affiliated with the London Chess Center shop. www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html
ChessBase – News and articles, home page of the largest chess database (ChessBase). www.chessbase.com
Chess shops online
USCF – The American chess federation sells books, sets, boards, clocks and other accessories.www.uscfsales.com
The London Chess Center – This online shop is the virtual version of a “physical” shop called “Chess & Bridge Ltd.” located at 369 Euston Road, London. www.chesscenter.com
ChessCentral – Yet another online shop, dedicated to chess. This store has a nice variety of e-books that you may want to check-out. www.chesscentral.com
All the King's Men - An online store dedicated to chess sets. www.atkmchesssets.com
Other interesting chess sites
Gambit - The famous popular and professional chess book publisher from the UK. www.gambitbooks.com
Bs-CHESS - The site of IM Sergey Bystrov. The most interesting feature in our opinion are the interviews with Russian chess icons.
Chess world - www.very-best.de/ChessWorld.htm
Bill Wall's Chess Page - www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/chess.htm
Chessville - meeting a wide variety of chess-related needs, including instruction and advice, a huge and clearly-organized collection of chess links, downloads, reviews, trivia and history, a discussion forum, an online chess league, and more. www.chessville.com
