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  1. -- Play chess --
  2.  
  3. https://lichess.org
  4. https://www.chess.com/play
  5. https://freechess.club/play
  6. https://www.coolmathgames.com/0-chess
  7. https://www.playok.com/en/chess
  8. https://chess24.com/play
  9. https://chess.org
  10. https://chessarena.com
  11. https://play.chessbase.com/Play
  12. https://www.sparkchess.com
  13. https://www.flyordie.com/chess
  14. https://www.chesskid.com/play/computer
  15.  
  16.  
  17. -- Play variants --
  18.  
  19. https://www.pychess.org
  20. https://greenchess.net
  21. https://www.chess.com/variants
  22. https://lichess.org/variant
  23. https://www.chessvariants.com/play
  24. https://playstrategy.org
  25. https://www.evochess.com
  26.  
  27.  
  28. -- Training --
  29.  
  30. https://chesstempo.com
  31. https://blitztactics.com
  32. https://stepchess.com
  33. https://chesspuzzle.net
  34. https://lichess.org/training
  35. https://listudy.org
  36. http://chessproblems.org
  37. https://chessneurons.com
  38. https://www.chessfactor.com/train
  39. https://spicychess.com/train
  40. https://www.chessercise.xyz
  41. https://www.ozproblems.com/weekly-problems
  42. https://chessvariants.training
  43.  
  44. guess the opening sequence:
  45. https://jackli.gg/chessle
  46.  
  47. guess the puzzle sequence:
  48. https://playboardle.com
  49.  
  50. guess the move, the engine hints which piece to move:
  51. https://handandbrainchess.com
  52.  
  53. guess who is better:
  54. https://chessevaluationtraining.com
  55.  
  56.  
  57. -- Openings explorers --
  58.  
  59. https://lichess.org/analysis#explorer
  60. https://www.openingtree.com
  61. https://www.chess.com/explorer
  62. https://www.ficsgames.org/openings
  63. https://www.chessroots.com
  64. https://gchess.com
  65. https://chessopener.com
  66. https://openings101.org
  67.  
  68.  
  69. -- Masters games --
  70.  
  71. https://www.chessgames.com
  72. https://old.chesstempo.com/game-database.html
  73. https://www.chess.com/games
  74. https://2700chess.com/games
  75. https://www.365chess.com/chess-games.php
  76. https://database.chessbase.com
  77. https://www.ficsgames.org
  78. https://database.nikonoel.fr
  79. http://caissabase.co.uk
  80. https://ibca-info.org/ibca-games-database
  81. https://www.bughouse-db.org
  82.  
  83.  
  84. -- Ratings --
  85.  
  86. https://ratings.fide.com
  87. https://2700chess.com
  88. http://universalrating.com/ratings.php
  89. https://www.chessratings.top/tops
  90. https://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl
  91. https://www.iccf.com/RatingList.aspx
  92. https://www.chess-iecc.com/ratings.html
  93. http://solving.wfcc.ch/rating-lists/rl-home.html
  94.  
  95. https://lichess.org/page/rating-systems
  96. https://chessgoals.com/rating-comparison
  97. https://www.chessratingcomparison.com/graphs
  98. http://www.edochess.ca
  99.  
  100. calculators:
  101. https://ratings.fide.com/calc.phtml
  102. https://www.omnicalculator.com/sports/elo
  103. https://www.rohanchess.com/rating_perf
  104. https://wismuth.com/elo/calculator.html
  105.  
  106. guess the ELO:
  107. http://eloguessr.com
  108.  
  109.  
  110. -- Calendars --
  111.  
  112. https://www.fide.com/calendar
  113. https://calendar.fide.com
  114. https://tornelo.com/chess
  115. https://www.chessclub.com/calendar
  116. https://chessarena.com/tournaments
  117.  
  118. https://lichess.org/broadcast/calendar
  119. https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/2023-chess-calendar
  120. https://www.chess.com/calendar
  121. https://www.chessmix.com/chess-tournaments
  122. https://chess-calendar.eu
  123. https://calendar.chessaround.com
  124. http://chesscalendar.pp.ua
  125.  
  126. https://lichess.org/tournament/calendar
  127. https://lichess.org/tournament
  128. https://lichess.org/swiss
  129.  
  130. https://www.chess.com/tournaments
  131. https://www.chess.com/tournament/upcoming/arena
  132. https://www.chess.com/tournament/upcoming/swiss
  133. after login:
  134. https://www.chess.com/play/online/tournaments
  135.  
  136. Notes:
  137. - on the homepage of 2700chess.com there is a calendar that lists the top players attending some of the events.
  138. - for events in your local area check the websites of your country chess federation and of the nearest chess clubs.
  139.  
  140.  
  141. -- Live and results --
  142.  
  143. https://chess-results.com
  144. https://live.followchess.com
  145. https://lichess.org/broadcast
  146. https://chess24.com/watch/live-tournaments
  147. https://www.chess.com/events
  148. https://live.chessbase.com
  149. https://theweekinchess.com/live
  150. https://www.kingwatcher.com
  151.  
  152. https://wcc.fide.com
  153. https://grandchesstour.org
  154. https://championschesstour.com
  155. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/newtournaments
  156. https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesdays
  157. https://lichess.org/tournament/history
  158. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_by_year
  159.  
  160.  
  161. -- Streamings --
  162.  
  163. https://lichess.org/streamer
  164. https://chess.com/streamers
  165.  
  166. https://www.youtube.com/@FIDE_chess/streams
  167. https://www.twitch.tv/fide_chess
  168. https://chessarena.com/broadcasts
  169. https://www.youtube.com/@EuropeanChessUnion/streams
  170.  
  171. https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg
  172. https://www.twitch.tv/chess24
  173. https://www.twitch.tv/chess
  174. https://www.twitch.tv/stlchessclub
  175. https://www.twitch.tv/tcec_chess_tv
  176.  
  177. https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Chess
  178. https://www.twitchmetrics.net/channels/viewership?game=Chess
  179. https://streamscharts.com/channels?lang=en&game=chess
  180. https://twitchtracker.com/search?q=chess
  181.  
  182. https://www.chess.com/tv/schedule
  183.  
  184. https://www.tiktok.com/search/live?q=chess
  185.  
  186. https://kick.com/categories/irl/chess
  187. https://kickanalyst.com/game/chess
  188.  
  189. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chess&sp=EgJAAQ%253D%253D
  190. https://playboard.co/search?q=chess
  191.  
  192.  
  193. -- News and photos --
  194.  
  195. https://www.fide.com/news
  196. https://www.chessdom.com
  197. https://www.chesstech.org
  198. https://en.chessbase.com
  199. https://www.chess.com/news
  200. https://thechessmind.substack.com/archive
  201. https://www.espn.com/chess
  202. https://edition.cnn.com/search?q=chess&section=sport
  203.  
  204. https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide
  205. https://www.chessphotoshop.com/browse
  206. https://twitter.com/davidllada
  207. https://twitter.com/photochess
  208. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_competitions
  209.  
  210.  
  211. -- Podcasts --
  212.  
  213. https://www.youtube.com/@csqpod
  214. https://www.perpetualchesspod.com
  215.  
  216.  
  217. -- Forums --
  218.  
  219. https://lichess.org/forum
  220. https://www.chess.com/forum
  221. https://chess24.com/en/community
  222. https://www.ecforum.org.uk
  223. https://old.chesstempo.com/chess-forum
  224. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessnew?chessforums=1
  225. https://www.chessable.com/discussion/only-chess/2/
  226. https://chess.stackexchange.com
  227.  
  228.  
  229. -- Discord --
  230.  
  231. lichess.org:
  232. https://discord.com/invite/lichess
  233. https://lichess.org/team/the-house-discord-server
  234. Chess.com:
  235. https://discord.com/invite/3VbUQME
  236. chess24:
  237. https://discord.com/invite/Rbcm5vuUNZ
  238. TCEC official:
  239. https://discord.com/invite/EYuyrDr
  240. Stockfish:
  241. https://discord.com/invite/GWDRS3kU6R
  242. Fairy-Stockfish:
  243. https://discord.com/invite/FYUGgmCFB4
  244. other servers:
  245. https://disboard.org/servers/tag/chess?sort=-member_count
  246. https://discord.me/servers/tag/chess
  247.  
  248.  
  249. -- 4chan --
  250.  
  251. https://boards.4channel.org/tg/chess
  252. https://boards.4channel.org/sp/chess
  253. archives:
  254. https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/text/chess/type/op
  255. https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/search/text/chess/type/op
  256. teams:
  257. https://lichess.org/team/vietnamese-basket-weaving-forum
  258. https://lichess.org/team/mongolian-yak-herders-forum
  259. https://www.chess.com/club/4chan-chess-club
  260.  
  261.  
  262. -- Reddit --
  263.  
  264. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess
  265. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessBeginners
  266. https://www.reddit.com/r/ComputerChess
  267. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessVariants
  268. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chessporn
  269. https://www.reddit.com/r/immortalChessForum
  270.  
  271.  
  272. -- Computer chess --
  273.  
  274. https://tcec-chess.com
  275. http://talkchess.com
  276. https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship
  277. https://www.chessprogramming.org
  278. http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links
  279. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computer_chess
  280.  
  281. e-boards:
  282. https://digitalgametechnology.com
  283. https://computerchess.com
  284. https://squareoffnow.com
  285. https://www.chessnutech.com
  286. https://playchessup.com
  287. https://www.certabo.com
  288.  
  289.  
  290. -- Correspondence chess --
  291.  
  292. https://www.iccf.com
  293. https://www.chess-iecc.com
  294. https://www.redhotpawn.com
  295. https://gameknot.com
  296. https://www.chess-server.net/en/tour/index
  297. https://www.serverchess.com/worldch.htm
  298. http://www.ficgs.com/tournaments.html
  299. https://caissa.com
  300. http://www.chess-mail.com/index.php?page=elo_c
  301. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/collections?search=Correspondence
  302. http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/EmailChess_Introduction.asp
  303.  
  304.  
  305. -- Blindfold chess --
  306.  
  307. https://lichess.org/study/topic/Visualization/popular
  308. https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer
  309. https://www.verbalchess.fun
  310. https://chessinsights.org/blindfold
  311. https://www.blindfold-chess-puzzles.com
  312.  
  313. Notes:
  314. - on Lichess you can enable the blindfold mode in your account preferences; try also the "speech" sound.
  315. - the braille chess associations have tools that you can use.
  316.  
  317.  
  318. -- Tools --
  319.  
  320. engines:
  321. https://stockfishchess.org
  322. https://lczero.org
  323. https://maiachess.com
  324.  
  325. chess database software:
  326. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane's_Chess_Information_Database
  327. https://scid.sourceforge.net
  328. https://scidvspc.sourceforge.net
  329. http://rebel13.nl/home/scid-with-knowledge-base.html
  330.  
  331. chess cloud database:
  332. https://www.chessdb.cn/queryc_en
  333.  
  334. PGN files:
  335. https://www.pgnmentor.com/files.html
  336. https://database.lichess.org
  337.  
  338. endgame tablebases and training:
  339. https://syzygy-tables.info
  340. https://chess-endgame-trainer.web.app
  341. https://www.k4it.de/index.php?topic=egtb&lang=en
  342. https://www.arves.org/arves/index.php/en/endgamestudies
  343. guides:
  344. https://lichess.org/blog/W3WeMyQAACQAdfAL/7-piece-syzygy-tablebases-are-complete
  345. https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-announces-new-tablebase-feature
  346.  
  347. animated GIF from PGN, puzzle editor, etc.:
  348. https://www.apronus.com/chess
  349.  
  350. convert GIF to WebM:
  351. https://ezgif.com/gif-to-webm
  352.  
  353. create GIF, MP4, WebM:
  354. https://sharechess.github.io
  355.  
  356. extract FEN from images, with analysis board links:
  357. https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~abhishek/putz
  358.  
  359. scan chess positions from websites, books, images and videos:
  360. https://chessvision.ai
  361.  
  362. offline puzzles:
  363. https://github.com/brianch/offline-chess-puzzles
  364.  
  365. offline training:
  366. https://lucaschess.pythonanywhere.com
  367. https://sourceforge.net/projects/chessforge
  368.  
  369. chess database and PGN viewer:
  370. https://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx
  371.  
  372. XBoard/WinBoard:
  373. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBoard
  374. https://www.chessprogramming.org/WinBoard
  375. https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard
  376. http://hgm.nubati.net
  377. discussions:
  378. http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum
  379.  
  380. next move calculator:
  381. https://nextchessmove.com
  382.  
  383. online analysis board:
  384. https://www.chesscompass.com/analyze
  385.  
  386. live chess analysis of relevant games:
  387. http://analysis.sesse.net
  388.  
  389. chess analysis (1 game per day is free):
  390. https://app.decodechess.com
  391.  
  392. chess analysis app:
  393. https://www.chessis.app
  394.  
  395. digital chess coach (some features are free):
  396. https://aimchess.com/try
  397.  
  398. analytics for chess players:
  399. https://www.chessmonitor.com
  400.  
  401. opening builders:
  402. https://chessmadra.com
  403. https://www.chesspositiontrainer.com
  404.  
  405. ECO Opening codes: list with variation names
  406. https://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/eco-opening-codes-list-variation-names
  407.  
  408. Bernd's Random-FEN-Generator
  409. http://bernd.bplaced.net/fengenerator/fengenerator.html
  410.  
  411. other tools:
  412. https://www.wfcc.ch/software
  413. https://github.com/search?o=desc&q=chess&s=stars
  414. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/search/?q=chess
  415. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess/wiki/resources
  416. https://t.me/s/chess_addiction
  417. https://fairy-stockfish.github.io/gui
  418. https://www.shredderchess.com/download.html
  419. https://caissa.com/tools
  420. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_software
  421.  
  422.  
  423. -- Videos --
  424.  
  425. Lifetime Repertoires
  426. https://space.bilibili.com/359684295/search/video?keyword=Lifetime
  427.  
  428. Building Chess Habits by Chessbrah
  429. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjxDD7HNNThftJtE0OIRFRMMFf6AV_69
  430.  
  431. Chess Fundamentals by John Bartholomew
  432. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MBwqkmwT42l1fI7Z0bYuwwO
  433.  
  434. Beginner to Chess Master by ChessNetwork
  435. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQsLDm9Rq9bHKEBnElquF8GuWkI1EJ8Zp
  436.  
  437. Hanging Pawns by Stjepan Tomic
  438. https://www.youtube.com/@HangingPawns/playlists
  439.  
  440. Chess Classics by PowerPlayChess
  441. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhyM8toCZs_pSIA97fDrFaLfH3qLDDTAI
  442.  
  443. The Amateur's Mind by ChessCoach Andras
  444. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4WTyEhy_sF5wQ8o7O2X8WyPdrIIA4asC
  445.  
  446. Chessable free courses:
  447. https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/all/free
  448.  
  449. Saint Louis Chess Club lectures:
  450. https://www.youtube.com/@STLChessClub/playlists
  451.  
  452.  
  453. -- Books --
  454.  
  455. recommended books for improvers:
  456. https://pastebin.com/m4C0tuUa
  457.  
  458. reviews:
  459. https://britishchessnews.com/book-reviews
  460. https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews
  461. http://ontheroadtochessmaster.com/category/product-reviews
  462. https://chessentials.com/category/chess-articles/chess-books
  463. https://chesscafe.com/book-reviews
  464. https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com
  465. https://www.kingpinchess.net/category/reviews
  466.  
  467. users reviews, databases and book sharing:
  468. https://www.anobii.com/search/chess/books
  469. https://www.librarything.com/tag/chess
  470. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/chess
  471. https://openlibrary.org/search?q=chess&language=eng&subject_facet=Chess&has_fulltext=true
  472.  
  473. Internet Archive:
  474. https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Chess%22&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22texts%22&sort=-week
  475.  
  476. used books:
  477. https://www.abebooks.com/collections/search/kn/chess
  478. https://www.ebay.com/b/chess-books/bn_7024838806
  479. https://www.biblio.com/bookstores/chess/737
  480.  
  481. exercise books and other printable material:
  482. https://www.professorchess.com/downloads
  483.  
  484. collections of games found in chess books:
  485. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/collections?search=book
  486.  
  487. FIDE Laws of Chess taking effect from 1 January 2023:
  488. https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023
  489.  
  490. https://trainers.fide.com/?s=book
  491.  
  492. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_books
  493. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_chess#References
  494. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess
  495.  
  496. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessBooks
  497. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess/wiki/books
  498.  
  499. Chess Book Collectors
  500. https://www.facebook.com/groups/206305099539809
  501.  
  502. e-books readers:
  503. https://calibre-ebook.com
  504. https://everymanchess.com/pages/chess-viewer-3
  505. http://www.gambitbooks.com/webapp/ChessStudio.html
  506. https://www.newinchess.com/nic-interactive-ebooks
  507. https://en.chessbase.com/pages/download
  508. https://forwardchess.com
  509. https://mail.eplusbooks.com
  510. https://learn.chessking.com
  511. https://ebook.chessvision.ai
  512. https://mychessapps.com/category/chessbookstudy
  513.  
  514. Library Genesis (use at your own risk):
  515. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis
  516. instructions:
  517. https://www.reddit.com/r/LibGen/wiki/index
  518. https://librarygenesis.net
  519. https://libgen.onl/#How_to_Use_Libgen
  520. discussions:
  521. https://www.reddit.com/r/LibGen
  522.  
  523. for torrents it's recommended to use qBittorrent and its internal search engine (use at your own risk; search plugins available; requires Python; if you have problems ask in the forum):
  524. https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php
  525. https://github.com/qbittorrent/search-plugins/wiki/Unofficial-search-plugins
  526. https://qbforums.shiki.hu
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