Servers
3moves.net Communication Chess Server, Caissa's Web, Chess, Chess.net, Chess.net, Croatian ICS, Croatian Internet Chess Server (CrICS), Cyberchess, Dutch Internet Chess Server (DICS), Free Internet Chess Server (FICS)
British Chess Magazine - The Chess Shop
Published by British Chess Magazine. Features international and British chess news.
BrowserChess
Online chess game playable against the computer or other players. Includes message board and Hall of Fame.
Chess Board
An online game which provides unique URLs indicating each move. Users play by sending the URLs to each other.
Chess Fans
Correspondence and real-time playing site including a shop and links.
Chess Lab
Play Chess real-time online. No downloads needed. Search and analyse over 2 million chess games in current database. Does not behave well on Macintosh, particularly with System 9+ and not at all with IE.
Chess Mail
E-mail and browser based correspondence chess with multilingual ability.
Chess World
Play a casual game or participate in one a tournament (thematic, round robin, swiss system). Games can be timed or not. There is a test area where you can go to play a few moves in non-counting games just to see how the site works.
Chess.net
Free site with for-pay premium services. Requires client which can be downloaded (Windows only) or play with Java client in browser. (Does not appear to work on Macintosh.)
ChessAge.com
Offers correspondence chess, tournament reports including online game replay, opening database, and discussion forum.
ChessAnyTime.com
Free online chess game played against live opponents. Includes top 100 players list.
ChessCity
Ezine with broad coverage, from the opening to the endgame, from history to gossip, special section on Whiz Kids.
Chessplayer.com
Presented by 1994 US Open Champion IM Georgi Orlov. Instruction, articles, and puzzles.
ChessWise's Free Chess Lessons Online Chess T
Audio lectures by Grandmasters, lessons, and numerous sponsored activities highlight this chess-learning site.
ChessWorld.net
Web based play-by-email server. Features include tournaments, leagues, forums, voting, and annotated games.
eChess.org
Browser based chess service that makes it possible to play chess through email.
Electric Chess
Web based play-by-email site with instructions and statistics.
Enigma.vu Chess Game
Virtual chess board with pieces movable by mouse. Playable against a friend.
Exeter Chess Club
Advice and discussions of opening strategy, sorted by chess rating relevance.
Fischer - Spassky E-mail Chess
Online chess playable against a friend. Includes message forum.
Gambit Chess
Specialty site devoted to chess players who enjoy playing various opening gambits. Features online play in gambit-themed tournaments, notes, articles, analysis.
GameKnot Chess
Online chess community. Online play, tournaments, chess league, and thematic mini-tournaments.
GoldToken.com Games
Free correspondence chess site with graphical boards and pieces and Elo ratings. The site keeps track of your board, end can email you when it is your turn. Challenge other players.
GrandMaster Chess
Grandmaster site of 1999 FIDE World Chapmpion Alexander Khalifman and other top Grandmasters. Instruction, news, links, gamebase, and puzzles.
Hadoques Chessboard
Includes online game play, annotated games, and a forum.
How Stuff Works
Several short articles illustrating how computers play chess. Very basic and easy to understand.
InstantChess.com - Play chess online
The computer automatically pairs you up with an opponent from around the world. No registration is required.
Kung Fu Chess
A new fast-action version of chess where both players move simultaneously. Registration is required to play.
MindZine - Chess News
Chess news and articles from all around the world by Mind Sports Worldwide. News, features, polls, updated roundups of other chess Web site contents.
Net-Chess
Host server for correspondence games and sets of related matches. Email notification, ratings, user-selectable interface design.
Pirate Chess 2003
Java-based gameplay. Includes instructions.
Play against tkChess
Play chess against a computer at Yale.
PlayChess
Offers private chess games with list of challengers, tournaments, PGN downloads, message boards, and directory of annotated games. Requires paid membership and includes free trial as a guest.
Postcard Chess
Offers correspondence chess with web based postcard system. Includes book store, problems and a chess playing CGI program.
Queen Alice Internet Chess Club
Community of correspondence chess players of all levels and ages. Only a web browser is required to play.
Real Chess
Offers Beholderboard and Webchess, also links, shopping, and forums.
Red Hot Pawn
Online correspondence chess played against friends or other members. Includes community forum and email notification of moves.
Scheming Mind
Club offering correspondence chess and variants in-browser.
SoundChess
Email chess application playable against a friend.
The London Chess Center
Home base for two British publications, The Week In Chess (TWIC) and Chess Monthly. Downloadable games to study and move-by-move analysis of live events.
TheChessKing.com
Online turn-based chess games played against live opponents. Includes player rankings.
uChess
Global community of blitz chess players. Includes chat and game analysis tools.
Vunzzz Chezzz
Play Chess online with existing users or invite your friends.
World Chess Network - Chess Community for novice t
Play online chess with opponents from beginners to grandmasters. World Chess Network provides free online chess and premium feature rich chess games, lectures, and interactive activities. Windows-only.