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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. https://chessvariants.training
  34.  
  35. guess the opening sequence:
  36. https://jackli.gg/chessle
  37.  
  38. guess the puzzle sequence:
  39. https://playboardle.com
  40.  
  41. guess the move, the engine hints which piece:
  42. https://handandbrainchess.com
  43.  
  44.  
  45. -- Masters games --
  46.  
  47. https://www.chessgames.com
  48. https://old.chesstempo.com/game-database.html
  49. https://www.chess.com/games
  50. https://2700chess.com/games
  51. https://www.365chess.com/chess-games.php
  52. https://database.chessbase.com
  53. https://www.ficsgames.org
  54. https://www.bughouse-db.org
  55. https://database.nikonoel.fr
  56. http://caissabase.co.uk
  57.  
  58.  
  59. -- Openings explorers --
  60.  
  61. https://lichess.org/analysis#explorer
  62. https://www.openingtree.com
  63. https://www.chess.com/explorer
  64. https://www.ficsgames.org/openings
  65. https://www.chessroots.com
  66.  
  67. opening builder:
  68. https://chessmadra.com
  69.  
  70.  
  71. -- Calendars --
  72.  
  73. https://www.fide.com/calendar
  74. https://tornelo.com/chess
  75. https://www.chessclub.com/calendar
  76. https://chessarena.com/tournaments
  77.  
  78. https://chess24.com/en/read/news/2022-chess-calendar
  79. https://lichess.org/broadcast/calendar
  80. https://www.chessmix.com/chess-tournaments
  81. https://chess-calendar.eu
  82. https://www.chess.com/calendar
  83. https://calendar.chessaround.com
  84.  
  85. https://lichess.org/tournament/calendar
  86. https://lichess.org/tournament
  87. https://lichess.org/swiss
  88.  
  89. https://www.chess.com/tournaments
  90. https://www.chess.com/tournament/upcoming/arena
  91. https://www.chess.com/tournament/upcoming/swiss
  92. after login:
  93. https://www.chess.com/play/online/tournaments
  94.  
  95.  
  96. -- Live and results --
  97.  
  98. https://chess-results.com
  99. https://live.followchess.com
  100. https://lichess.org/broadcast
  101. https://chess24.com/watch/live-tournaments
  102. https://www.chess.com/events
  103. https://live.chessbase.com
  104. https://theweekinchess.com/live
  105. https://www.kingwatcher.com
  106.  
  107. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_by_year
  108. https://worldchampionshipcycle.fide.com
  109. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/newtournaments
  110. https://grandchesstour.org
  111. https://chess24.com/tour
  112. https://challengerschesstour.com
  113. https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesdays
  114. https://lichess.org/tournament/history
  115.  
  116.  
  117. -- Streamings --
  118.  
  119. https://lichess.org/streamer
  120. https://chess.com/streamers
  121.  
  122. https://www.youtube.com/@FIDE_chess
  123. https://www.twitch.tv/fide_chess
  124. https://chessarena.com/broadcasts
  125.  
  126. https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg
  127. https://www.twitch.tv/chess24
  128. https://www.twitch.tv/chess
  129. https://www.twitch.tv/stlchessclub
  130. https://www.twitch.tv/tcec_chess_tv
  131.  
  132. https://www.chess.com/tv/schedule
  133.  
  134. https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Chess
  135. https://www.twitchmetrics.net/channels/viewership?game=Chess
  136. https://streamscharts.com/channels?lang=en&game=chess
  137. https://twitchtracker.com/search?q=chess
  138.  
  139. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chess&sp=EgJAAQ%253D%253D
  140. https://playboard.co/search?q=chess
  141.  
  142.  
  143. -- Ratings --
  144.  
  145. https://ratings.fide.com
  146. https://2700chess.com
  147. http://universalrating.com/ratings.php
  148. https://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl
  149. https://www.iccf.com/RatingList.aspx
  150.  
  151. https://lichess.org/page/rating-systems
  152. https://chessgoals.com/rating-comparison
  153.  
  154.  
  155. -- News and photos --
  156.  
  157. https://www.fide.com/news
  158. https://www.chessdom.com
  159. https://www.chesstech.org
  160. https://en.chessbase.com
  161. https://www.chess.com/news
  162. https://worldchess.com/news
  163. https://www.espn.com/chess
  164. https://thechessmind.substack.com/archive
  165.  
  166. https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide
  167. https://www.chessphotoshop.com/browse
  168. https://twitter.com/davidllada
  169. https://twitter.com/photochess
  170. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_competitions
  171.  
  172.  
  173. -- 4chan --
  174.  
  175. https://boards.4channel.org/tg/chess
  176. https://boards.4channel.org/sp/chess
  177. archives:
  178. https://archive.4plebs.org/tg/search/text/chess/type/op
  179. https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/search/text/chess/type/op
  180. teams:
  181. https://lichess.org/team/vietnamese-basket-weaving-forum
  182. https://www.chess.com/club/4chan-chess-club
  183.  
  184.  
  185. -- Discord --
  186.  
  187. lichess.org:
  188. https://discord.com/invite/lichess
  189. https://lichess.org/team/the-house-discord-server
  190. Chess.com:
  191. https://discord.com/invite/3VbUQME
  192. chess24:
  193. https://discord.com/invite/Rbcm5vuUNZ
  194. TCEC official:
  195. https://discord.com/invite/EYuyrDr
  196. Stockfish:
  197. https://discord.com/invite/GWDRS3kU6R
  198. other servers:
  199. https://disboard.org/servers/tag/chess?sort=-member_count
  200.  
  201.  
  202. -- Reddit --
  203.  
  204. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess/new
  205. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessBeginners/new
  206. https://www.reddit.com/r/ComputerChess/new
  207. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessVariants/new
  208.  
  209.  
  210. -- Forums --
  211.  
  212. https://lichess.org/forum
  213. https://www.chess.com/forum
  214. https://chess24.com/en/community
  215. https://www.ecforum.org.uk
  216. https://old.chesstempo.com/chess-forum
  217. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessnew?chessforums=1
  218. https://www.chessable.com/discussion/only-chess/2/
  219. https://immortalchessforum.com
  220. https://immortalchess.forumotion.com
  221.  
  222.  
  223. -- Computer chess --
  224.  
  225. https://tcec-chess.com
  226. http://talkchess.com
  227. https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship
  228. https://www.chessprogramming.org
  229. http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links
  230. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computer_chess
  231.  
  232.  
  233. -- Correspondence chess --
  234.  
  235. https://www.iccf.com
  236. https://www.chess-iecc.com
  237. https://www.serverchess.com/worldch.htm
  238. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/collections?search=Correspondence
  239. http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/EmailChess_Introduction.asp
  240.  
  241.  
  242. -- Tools --
  243.  
  244. open-source engines:
  245. https://stockfishchess.org
  246. https://lczero.org
  247.  
  248. chess database software:
  249. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane's_Chess_Information_Database
  250. https://scid.sourceforge.net
  251. https://scidvspc.sourceforge.net
  252. http://rebel13.nl/home/scid-with-knowledge-base.html
  253.  
  254. chess cloud database:
  255. https://www.chessdb.cn/queryc_en
  256.  
  257. endgame tablebases and training:
  258. https://syzygy-tables.info
  259. https://chess-endgame-trainer.web.app
  260. guides:
  261. https://lichess.org/blog/W3WeMyQAACQAdfAL/7-piece-syzygy-tablebases-are-complete
  262. https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-announces-new-tablebase-feature
  263.  
  264. animated GIF from PGN, puzzle editor, etc.:
  265. https://www.apronus.com/chess
  266.  
  267. convert GIF to WEBM:
  268. https://ezgif.com/gif-to-webm
  269.  
  270. extract FEN from images, with analysis board links:
  271. https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~abhishek/putz
  272.  
  273. scan chess positions from websites, books, images and videos:
  274. https://chessvision.ai
  275.  
  276. offline puzzles:
  277. https://github.com/brianch/offline-chess-puzzles
  278.  
  279. offline training:
  280. https://lucaschess.pythonanywhere.com
  281. https://sourceforge.net/projects/chessforge
  282.  
  283. XBoard/WinBoard:
  284. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBoard
  285. https://www.chessprogramming.org/WinBoard
  286. https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard
  287. http://hgm.nubati.net
  288. discussions:
  289. http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum
  290.  
  291. chess analysis (1 game per day is free):
  292. https://app.decodechess.com
  293.  
  294. ECO Opening codes: list with variation names
  295. https://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/eco-opening-codes-list-variation-names
  296.  
  297. blindfold trainer:
  298. https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer
  299.  
  300. other tools:
  301. https://www.wfcc.ch/software
  302. https://github.com/search?o=desc&q=chess&s=stars
  303. https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/search/?q=chess
  304. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess/wiki/resources
  305.  
  306.  
  307. -- Books --
  308.  
  309. The Soviet Chess Primer by Ilya Maizelis
  310. Play Winning Chess by Yasser Seirawan
  311. Chess Fundamentals by José Capablanca (1921; 2009 in algebraic notation)
  312. Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess by Patrick Wolff
  313. Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev
  314. Modern Chess Openings by Nick de Firmian (MCO, 15th Edition)
  315. Think Like a Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov
  316. Fundamental Chess Endings by Karsten Müller and Frank Lamprecht
  317. Secret of Practical Chess by John Nunn
  318. From Chess Novice to Advanced Player in 7 Days by Mato Jelic
  319. Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games by László Polgár
  320. Attack! The Subtle Art of Winning Brilliantly by Neil McDonald
  321. Amateur to IM: Proven Ideas and Training Methods by Jonathan Hawkins
  322. Chess for Zebras by Jonathan Rowson
  323. How to Beat Your Dad at Chess by Murray Chandler
  324. The Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book by John Emms
  325. Chess Openings for Dummies by James Eade
  326. 100 Endgames You Must Know by Jesús de la Villa
  327. Simple Checkmates by A. J. Gillam
  328. Winning With Chess Psychology by Pal Benko and Burt Hochberg
  329. 64 Things You Need to Know in Chess by J. N. Walker
  330. Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess by Bruce Pandolfini
  331. Move First, Think Later: Sense and Nonsense in Improving Your Chess by Willy Hendriks
  332. Judgement and Planning in Chess by Max Euwe
  333. Encyclopedia of Chess Combinations (6th Edition, 2021)
  334. The Woodpecker Method by Axel Smith and Hans Tikkanen
  335. Chess Strategy for Club Players: The Road to Positional Advantage by Herman Grooten
  336. Practical Chess Exercises: 600 Lessons from Tactics to Strategy by Ray Cheng
  337. 101 Chess Opening Surprises by Graham Burgess
  338. Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide by Mauricio Flores Rios
  339. Chess gems: 1,000 combinations you should know by Igor Sukhin, foreword by Vladimir Kramnik
  340. The Club Player's Modern Guide to Gambits by Nikolai Kalinichenko
  341. FCO: Fundamental Chess Openings by Paul van der Sterren
  342. Small Steps 2 Success: Mastering Passed Pawn Play by Sam Shankland
  343. Chess Classics: Python Strategy by Tigran Petrosian
  344. Chess Strategy in Action by John Watson
  345. 300 Most Important Chess Positions by Thomas Engqvist
  346. How to Defend in Chess by Colin Crouch
  347. The Complete Chess Swindler: How to Save Points from Lost Positions by David Smerdon
  348. How to Study Chess on Your Own by Davorin Kuljasevic
  349. The Chess Toolbox: Practical Techniques Everyone Should Know by Thomas Willemze
  350. How to build your chess opening repertoire by Steve Giddins
  351. Improve Your Chess Pattern Recognition / Train Your Chess Pattern Recognition / Chess Pattern Recognition for Beginners by Arthur van de Oudeweetering
  352. Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition by Sunil Weeramantry and Edward Eusebi
  353. The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement by Matthew Sadler
  354. Jacob Aagaard's Grandmaster Preparation Series
  355. Artur Yusupov's Complete Chess Training Course
  356.  
  357. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess
  358.  
  359. FIDE Laws of Chess:
  360. https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012018
  361.  
  362.  
  363. -- Resources for chess books --
  364.  
  365. https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Chess%22&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22texts%22&sort=-week
  366.  
  367. https://openlibrary.org/search?q=chess&language=eng&subject_facet=Chess&has_fulltext=true
  368.  
  369. https://scribd.com/search?content_type=books&query=chess
  370.  
  371. https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/chess
  372.  
  373. https://www.librarything.com/tag/chess
  374.  
  375. https://www.anobii.com/search/chess/books
  376.  
  377. https://www.abebooks.com/collections/search/kn/chess
  378.  
  379. https://britishchessnews.com/book-reviews
  380. https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews
  381. http://ontheroadtochessmaster.com/category/product-reviews
  382. https://chessentials.com/category/chess-articles/chess-books
  383. https://chesscafe.com/book-reviews
  384.  
  385. https://trainers.fide.com/?s=book
  386.  
  387. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_books
  388. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_chess#References
  389.  
  390. https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessBooks/new
  391. https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess/wiki/books
  392.  
  393. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/collections?search=book
  394.  
  395. ImmortalChessForum (use at your own risk):
  396. https://immortalchessforum.com/forums/chess-books.15/
  397. alternative:
  398. https://immortalchess.forumotion.com/f6-chess-books
  399.  
  400. Library Genesis (use at your own risk):
  401. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis
  402. instructions:
  403. https://www.reddit.com/r/LibGen/wiki/index
  404. https://librarygenesis.net
  405. https://libgen.onl/#How_to_Use_Libgen
  406. discussions:
  407. https://www.reddit.com/r/LibGen/new
  408.  
  409. 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):
  410. https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php
  411. https://github.com/qbittorrent/search-plugins/wiki/Unofficial-search-plugins
  412. https://qbforums.shiki.hu
  413.  
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  415.  
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