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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§ion=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 | - | |
| 238 | + | |
| 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 | - | convert GIF to WEBM: |
| 308 | + | |
| 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 | - | opening builder: |
| 347 | + | |
| 348 | https://www.apronus.com/chess | |
| 349 | ||
| 350 | convert GIF to WebM: | |
| 351 | https://ezgif.com/gif-to-webm | |
| 352 | ||
| 353 | - | blindfold trainer: |
| 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 | - | https://pastebin.com/sYAYuBis |
| 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 |
