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