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• About.com - Chess 
  Chess site for beginning and intermediate players. Learn the rules and basic strategies of chess.
  http://chess.about.com/ - More

• Academic Chess Lessons 
  Chess teaching site with rules, strategies, openings, and advice information on past champs.
  http://www.academicchess.com/ - More

• British Chess Federation 
  The governing body and organizers of the Hastings International Chess Congress.
  http://www.bcf.org.uk/ - More

• Chess - GNU Project 
  The official web site for the Free Software Foundation's chess program. This can be used as an engine for Xboard & Winboard.
  http://www.gnu.org/software/chess/chess.html - More

• Chess - Wikipedia 
  Encyclopedia entry provides hyperlinked information about history, play, literature, and computer games.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess - More

• Chess Archeology 
  Includes photos and articles about chess and its history.
  http://www.chessarch.com/arch.shtml - More

• Chess Cafe 
  Book reviews, endgame studies, and columns on various chess topics.
  http://www.chesscafe.com/ - More

• Chess City 
  Ezine with broad coverage, from the opening to the endgame, from history to gossip, special section on Whiz Kids.
  http://www.chesscity.com/ - More

• Chess Corner 
  A complete chess resource containing a comprehensive chess tutorial, book and software reviews.
  http://www.chesscorner.com/ - More

• Chess Informant 
  Informants are chess books in print and on CD of recent games. Most are annotated by top players.
  http://www.sahovski.com/ - More

• Chess is Fun 
  Clear instructions on how the chess pieces move.
  http://www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html - More

• Chess Mail 
  Commercial magazine with chess news, articles, and game analyzations.
  http://www.chessmail.com/ - More

• Chess Oracle 
  Reporting on international and UK chess news including the German Bundesliga and the UK 4NCL.
  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/John_Katrin_Sharp/ - More

• Chess Set Station 
  Specializes in chess sets, game boards, game pieces and tables for the chess aficionado. Secure online ordering.
  http://www.ChessSetStation.com - More

• Chess Variant Pages 
  Comprehensive, general site with downloads, rules, information, histories and links for a large number of chess variants.
  http://www.chessvariants.com/ - More

• Chess.net 
  Free site with for-pay premium services. Requires client which can be downloaded (Windows only) or play with Java client in browser.
  http://www.chess.net/ - More

• chessKIDS academy 
  Free online chess lessons and quizzes for kids. Resource center for parents and teachers.
  http://www.chesskids.com/ - More

• Connections between Music and Chess 
  An annotated bibliography of musical compositions related to chess.
  http://www.greschak.com/muschess.htm - More

• Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) 
  A free chess server with players of all levels, with lectures to help you improve your play.
  http://www.freechess.org/ - More

• Gambit Chess 
  Specialty site devoted to chess players who enjoy playing various opening gambits.
  http://www.gambitchess.com/ - More

• ICGA Home Page 
  Promotes computer chess programming, holds competitions with "computer" players, and publishes a quarterly journal.
  http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/icga/ - More

• International Chess Federation 
  Recognised international federation in the domain of chess, which was founded on July 20, 1924 in Paris. FIDE is recognised by the International Olympic Committee as the supreme body responsible for the game of chess and its Championships.
  http://www.fide.com/ - More

• Internet Chess Club 
  Top level competition for serious players. Chess variants are played here as well. There is a small fee for use of the service.
  http://www.chessclub.com/ - More

• Just Chess 
  Chess improvement, tips and tricks, challenges, information, and shopping.
  http://www.justchess.biz/ - More

• Knightmare Chess! 
  Chess played with cards. Each card breaks the rules in a wild and unpredictable way, giving the game more twists and turns than a roller coaster.
  http://www.sjgames.com/knightmare/ - More

• Logical Chess 
  Organized chess problem archive that allows viewing in GIF and ASCII format.
  http://www.logicalchess.com/ - More

• London Chess Centre 
  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.
  http://www.chesscenter.com/ - More

• MECCA - Chess Encyclopedia 
  Chess encyclopedia with information about chess players, events, and openings.
  http://www.maskeret.com/mecca/index.shtml - More

• Tim Krabbé's Chess Curiosities 
  Chess problems with narrative about how each came about and what really happened after the position.
  http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/chess.html - More

• US Chess Center 
  Information for chess students or teachers. Has chess camps in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
  http://www.chessctr.org/ - More

• US Chess Federation 
  Official website and online store for the US Chess Federation. The USCF is the official sanctioning body for tournament chess in the United States.
  http://www.uschess.org/ - More

• Wholesale Chess Sets & Equipment 
  Wholesale Chess is the #1 online chess store for chess sets, clocks, pieces, boards, and equipment.
  http://www.wholesalechess.com/ - More

• World Chess Network 
  Play online chess with opponents from beginners to grandmasters. World Chess Network provides free online chess and premium feature rich chess games.
  http://www.worldchessnetwork.com/ - More

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