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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://new.chess24.com/play
  9. https://chess.org
  10. https://chessarena.com
  11. https://play.chessbase.com/Play
  12. https://www.flyordie.com/chess
  13.  
  14.  
  15. -- Play variants --
  16.  
  17. https://www.pychess.org
  18. https://greenchess.net
  19. https://www.chess.com/variants
  20. https://lichess.org/variant
  21. https://www.chessvariants.com/play
  22. https://www.evochess.com
  23.  
  24.  
  25. -- Training --
  26.  
  27. https://chesstempo.com
  28. https://blitztactics.com
  29. https://chesscup.org
  30. https://chesspuzzle.net
  31. https://lichess.org/training
  32. https://listudy.org
  33.  
  34. guess the opening sequence:
  35. https://jackli.gg/chessle
  36.  
  37. guess the puzzle sequence:
  38. https://playboardle.com
  39.  
  40. https://chessvariants.training
  41.  
  42.  
  43. -- Masters games --
  44.  
  45. https://www.chessgames.com
  46. https://old.chesstempo.com/game-database.html
  47. https://www.chess.com/games
  48. https://2700chess.com/games
  49. https://www.365chess.com/chess-games.php
  50. https://database.chessbase.com
  51. https://www.ficsgames.org
  52. https://www.bughouse-db.org
  53. https://database.nikonoel.fr
  54. http://caissabase.co.uk
  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.  
  65. opening builder:
  66. https://chessmadra.com
  67.  
  68.  
  69. -- Calendars --
  70.  
  71. https://www.fide.com/calendar
  72. https://tornelo.com/chess
  73. https://www.chessclub.com/calendar
  74. https://chessarena.com/tournaments
  75.  
  76. https://chess24.com/en/read/news/2022-chess-calendar
  77. https://lichess.org/broadcast/calendar
  78. https://www.chessmix.com/chess-tournaments
  79. https://chess-calendar.eu
  80. https://www.chess.com/calendar
  81. https://calendar.chessaround.com
  82.  
  83. https://lichess.org/tournament/calendar
  84. https://lichess.org/tournament
  85. https://lichess.org/swiss
  86.  
  87. https://www.chess.com/tournaments
  88. https://www.chess.com/tournament/upcoming/arena
  89. https://www.chess.com/tournament/upcoming/swiss
  90. after login:
  91. https://www.chess.com/play/online/tournaments
  92.  
  93.  
  94. -- Live and results --
  95.  
  96. https://chess-results.com
  97. https://live.followchess.com
  98. https://lichess.org/broadcast
  99. https://chess24.com/watch/live-tournaments
  100. https://www.chess.com/events
  101. https://live.chessbase.com
  102. https://theweekinchess.com/live
  103. https://www.kingwatcher.com
  104.  
  105. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_by_year
  106. https://worldchampionshipcycle.fide.com
  107. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/newtournaments
  108. https://grandchesstour.org
  109. https://chess24.com/tour
  110. https://challengerschesstour.com
  111. https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesdays
  112. https://lichess.org/tournament/history
  113.  
  114.  
  115. -- Streamings --
  116.  
  117. https://lichess.org/streamer
  118. https://chess.com/streamers
  119.  
  120. https://www.youtube.com/@FIDE_chess
  121. https://www.twitch.tv/fide_chess
  122. https://chessarena.com/broadcasts
  123.  
  124. https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg
  125. https://www.twitch.tv/chess24
  126. https://www.twitch.tv/chess
  127. https://www.twitch.tv/stlchessclub
  128. https://www.twitch.tv/tcec_chess_tv
  129.  
  130. https://www.chess.com/tv/schedule
  131.  
  132. https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Chess
  133. https://www.twitchmetrics.net/channels/viewership?game=Chess
  134. https://streamscharts.com/channels?lang=en&game=chess
  135. https://twitchtracker.com/search?q=chess
  136.  
  137. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chess&sp=EgJAAQ%253D%253D
  138. https://playboard.co/search?q=chess
  139.  
  140.  
  141. -- Ratings --
  142.  
  143. https://ratings.fide.com
  144. https://2700chess.com
  145. http://universalrating.com/ratings.php
  146. https://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl
  147. https://www.iccf.com/RatingList.aspx
  148.  
  149. https://lichess.org/page/rating-systems
  150. https://chessgoals.com/rating-comparison
  151.  
  152.  
  153. -- News and photos --
  154.  
  155. https://www.fide.com/news
  156. https://www.chessdom.com
  157. https://www.chesstech.org
  158. https://en.chessbase.com
  159. https://www.chess.com/news
  160. https://worldchess.com/news
  161. https://www.espn.com/chess
  162. https://thechessmind.substack.com/archive
  163.  
  164. https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide
  165. https://www.chessphotoshop.com/browse
  166. https://twitter.com/davidllada
  167. https://twitter.com/photochess
  168. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_competitions
  169.  
  170.  
  171. -- 4chan --
  172.  
  173. https://boards.4channel.org/tg/chess
  174. https://boards.4channel.org/sp/chess
  175. archives:
  176. https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/text/chess/type/op
  177. https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/search/text/chess/type/op
  178. teams:
  179. https://lichess.org/team/vietnamese-basket-weaving-forum
  180. https://www.chess.com/club/4chan-chess-club
  181.  
  182.  
  183. -- Discord --
  184.  
  185. lichess.org:
  186. https://discord.com/invite/lichess
  187. https://lichess.org/team/the-house-discord-server
  188. Chess.com:
  189. https://discord.com/invite/3VbUQME
  190. chess24:
  191. https://discord.com/invite/Rbcm5vuUNZ
  192. TCEC official:
  193. https://discord.com/invite/EYuyrDr
  194. Stockfish:
  195. https://discord.com/invite/GWDRS3kU6R
  196. other servers:
  197. https://disboard.org/servers/tag/chess?sort=-member_count
  198.  
  199.  
  200. -- Reddit --
  201.  
  202. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess/new
  203. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessBeginners/new
  204. https://www.reddit.com/r/ComputerChess/new
  205. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessVariants/new
  206.  
  207.  
  208. -- Forums --
  209.  
  210. https://lichess.org/forum
  211. https://www.chess.com/forum
  212. https://chess24.com/en/community
  213. https://www.ecforum.org.uk
  214. https://old.chesstempo.com/chess-forum
  215. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessnew?chessforums=1
  216. https://www.chessable.com/discussion/only-chess/2/
  217. https://immortalchessforum.com
  218. https://immortalchess.forumotion.com
  219.  
  220.  
  221. -- Computer chess --
  222.  
  223. https://tcec-chess.com
  224. http://talkchess.com
  225. https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship
  226. https://www.chessprogramming.org
  227. http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links
  228. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computer_chess
  229.  
  230.  
  231. -- Correspondence chess --
  232.  
  233. https://www.iccf.com
  234. https://www.chess-iecc.com
  235. https://www.serverchess.com/worldch.htm
  236. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/collections?search=Correspondence
  237. http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/EmailChess_Introduction.asp
  238.  
  239.  
  240. -- Tools --
  241.  
  242. open-source engines:
  243. https://stockfishchess.org
  244. https://lczero.org
  245.  
  246. chess database software:
  247. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane's_Chess_Information_Database
  248. https://scid.sourceforge.net
  249. https://scidvspc.sourceforge.net
  250. http://rebel13.nl/home/scid-with-knowledge-base.html
  251.  
  252. chess cloud database:
  253. https://www.chessdb.cn/queryc_en
  254.  
  255. endgame tablebases and training:
  256. https://syzygy-tables.info
  257. https://chess-endgame-trainer.web.app
  258. guides:
  259. https://lichess.org/blog/W3WeMyQAACQAdfAL/7-piece-syzygy-tablebases-are-complete
  260. https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-announces-new-tablebase-feature
  261.  
  262. animated GIF from PGN, puzzle editor, etc.:
  263. https://www.apronus.com/chess
  264.  
  265. convert GIF to WEBM:
  266. https://ezgif.com/gif-to-webm
  267.  
  268. extract FEN from images, with analysis board links:
  269. https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~abhishek/putz
  270.  
  271. scan chess positions from websites, books, images and videos:
  272. https://chessvision.ai
  273.  
  274. offline puzzles:
  275. https://github.com/brianch/offline-chess-puzzles
  276.  
  277. offline training:
  278. https://lucaschess.pythonanywhere.com
  279. https://sourceforge.net/projects/chessforge
  280.  
  281. XBoard/WinBoard:
  282. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBoard
  283. https://www.chessprogramming.org/WinBoard
  284. https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard
  285. http://hgm.nubati.net
  286. discussions:
  287. http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum
  288.  
  289. chess analysis (1 game per day is free):
  290. https://app.decodechess.com
  291.  
  292. ECO Opening codes: list with variation names
  293. https://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/eco-opening-codes-list-variation-names
  294.  
  295. blindfold trainer:
  296. https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer
  297.  
  298. other tools:
  299. https://www.wfcc.ch/software
  300. https://github.com/search?o=desc&q=chess&s=stars
  301. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/search/?q=chess
  302. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess/wiki/resources
  303.  
  304.  
  305. -- Books --
  306.  
  307. The Soviet Chess Primer by Ilya Maizelis
  308. Play Winning Chess by Yasser Seirawan
  309. Chess Fundamentals by José Capablanca (1921; 2009 in algebraic notation)
  310. Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess by Patrick Wolff
  311. Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev
  312. Modern Chess Openings by Nick de Firmian (MCO, 15th Edition)
  313. Think Like a Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov
  314. Fundamental Chess Endings by Karsten Müller and Frank Lamprecht
  315. Secret of Practical Chess by John Nunn
  316. From Chess Novice to Advanced Player in 7 Days by Mato Jelic
  317. Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games by László Polgár
  318. Attack! The Subtle Art of Winning Brilliantly by Neil McDonald
  319. Amateur to IM: Proven Ideas and Training Methods by Jonathan Hawkins
  320. Chess for Zebras by Jonathan Rowson
  321. How to Beat Your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler
  322. The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book by John Emms
  323. Chess Openings for Dummies by James Eade
  324. 100 Endgames You Must Know by Jesús de la Villa
  325. Simple Checkmates by A. J. Gillam
  326. Winning With Chess Psychology by Pal Benko and Burt Hochberg
  327. 64 Things You Need to Know in Chess by J. N. Walker
  328. Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess by Bruce Pandolfini
  329. Move First, Think Later: Sense and Nonsense in Improving Your Chess by Willy Hendriks
  330. Judgement and Planning in Chess by Max Euwe
  331. Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations (6th Edition, 2021)
  332. The Woodpecker Method by Axel Smith and Hans Tikkanen
  333. Chess Strategy for Club Players: The Road to Positional Advantage by Herman Grooten
  334. Practical Chess Exercises: 600 Lessons from Tactics to Strategy by Ray Cheng
  335. 101 Chess Opening Surprises by Graham Burgess
  336. Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide by Mauricio Flores Rios
  337. Chess gems: 1,000 combinations you should know by Igor Sukhin, foreword by Vladimir Kramnik
  338. The Club Player's Modern Guide to Gambits by Nikolai Kalinichenko
  339. FCO: Fundamental Chess Openings by Paul van der Sterren
  340. Small Steps 2 Success: Mastering Passed Pawn Play by Sam Shankland
  341. Chess Classics: Python Strategy by Tigran Petrosian
  342. Chess Strategy in Action by John Watson
  343. 300 Most Important Chess Positions by Thomas Engqvist
  344. How to Defend in Chess by Colin Crouch
  345. The Complete Chess Swindler: How to Save Points from Lost Positions by David Smerdon
  346. How to Study Chess on Your Own by Davorin Kuljasevic
  347. The Chess Toolbox: Practical Techniques Everyone Should Know by Thomas Willemze
  348. How to build your chess opening repertoire by Steve Giddins
  349. Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition / Train Your Chess Pattern Recognition / Chess Pattern Recognition for Beginners by Arthur van de Oudeweetering
  350. Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition by Sunil Weeramantry and Edward Eusebi
  351. The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement by Matthew Sadler
  352. Jacob Aagaard's Grandmaster Preparation Series
  353. Artur Yusupov's Complete Chess Training Course
  354.  
  355. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess
  356.  
  357. FIDE Laws of Chess:
  358. https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012018
  359.  
  360.  
  361. -- Resources for chess books --
  362.  
  363. https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Chess%22&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22texts%22&sort=-week
  364.  
  365. https://openlibrary.org/search?q=chess&language=eng&subject_facet=Chess&has_fulltext=true
  366.  
  367. https://scribd.com/search?content_type=books&query=chess
  368.  
  369. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/chess
  370.  
  371. https://www.librarything.com/tag/chess
  372.  
  373. https://www.anobii.com/search/chess/books
  374.  
  375. https://www.abebooks.com/collections/search/kn/chess
  376.  
  377. https://britishchessnews.com/book-reviews
  378. https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews
  379. http://ontheroadtochessmaster.com/category/product-reviews
  380. https://chessentials.com/category/chess-articles/chess-books
  381. https://chesscafe.com/book-reviews
  382.  
  383. https://trainers.fide.com/?s=book
  384.  
  385. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_books
  386. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_chess#References
  387.  
  388. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessBooks/new
  389. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess/wiki/books
  390.  
  391. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/collections?search=book
  392.  
  393. ImmortalChessForum (use at your own risk):
  394. https://immortalchessforum.com/forums/chess-books.15/
  395. alternative:
  396. https://immortalchess.forumotion.com/f6-chess-books
  397.  
  398. Library Genesis (use at your own risk):
  399. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis
  400. instructions:
  401. https://www.reddit.com/r/LibGen/wiki/index
  402. https://librarygenesis.net
  403. https://libgen.onl/#How_to_Use_Libgen
  404. discussions:
  405. https://www.reddit.com/r/LibGen/new
  406.  
  407. 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):
  408. https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php
  409. https://github.com/qbittorrent/search-plugins/wiki/Unofficial-search-plugins
  410. https://qbforums.shiki.hu
  411.  
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  413.  
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