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• Ajedrez Castellón Club Ajedrez Círculo Mercantil de Castellón de la Plana
• Ajedrez De Entrenamiento Training toward mastership (In Spanish)
• Akobia's Endgame Studies The endgame studies of Iuri Akobia
• Anand-Gelfand, Moscow 2012 The official website of the match
• Argedrez A daily-updated site with Argentinean games and news
• ARVES An international club for those interested in endgame studies
• Australian Chess Federation Keep up-to-date on everything going on down under
• AXON Idea Processor A visualization tool for thinkers
• The Berkeley Chess School Dedicated to sharing the joy of chess
• Blackstone Chess Center Located in downtown Pawtucket, RI
• Blindfold Chess History, Psychology, Techniques, Champions, etc
• Books Should Be Free A source for free audio books
• British Chess Magazine BCM online
• British Chess Problem Society The world’s oldest chess problem society
• British Endgame Study News All issues of BESN
• Bulgarian Chess Network One of the largest sites about chess in Bulgaria
• Chess Archeology A site by and for historians
• Chess Athlete A site focusing on chess for beginners or club players
• ChessBase News, events and more
• ChessBites More than four million high-quality games and problems online
• Chessbooks Rare, second-hand and out-of print books in the U.K.
• Chess Bookshop Karel Mokry’s most interesting site
• Chess Boss "A truly unique chess server offering awesome features"
• Chessdom Chess news, interviews and more
• The Chess Drum The Original Pan-African Chess Site
• Chess Events EAC Information for chess events in the EAC
• Chess Express Ratings Provides today's player with more than just a rating
• The Chess Federation of Canada Promoting the knowledge, study and play of chess in Canada
• Chess For Real Training toward mastership
• ChessFriends.com Opportunities to play and improve your game
• Chess Informant The well-known Informator online
• Chess in San Diego Resources for chess players in the San Diego area
• Chess in Translation Russian chess news and interviews in English
• Chess Journalists of America Recognizing chess journalism at its best
• Chess Master Connections An important tool for teaching a wide range of knowledge
• ChessMoney64 Play online chess and earn money 
• ChessOK Playing Zone Play a game of chess at Convekta’s free playing zone
• Chessology Free program to learn and play chess
• Chess Openings Tutorial Software by Bookup Corp.
• Chess Problems.org A series of challenging chess problems
• ChessPublishing.com The chess opening theory site
• ChessQuotes.com A collection of wisdom and interest
• Chess School SA Chess coaching for Schools in South Australia
• ChessStar.com Internet magazine on a chess composition
• Chess Tactics A Field Guide to Chess Tactics 
• Chess Today The first Internet-based daily chess newspaper!
• ChessVibes Peter Doggers’ chess videos make this site unique
• The Chess World Chess for All
• Chesszone.org Dozens of free e-books, databases, and annotated games
• Cool Chess Canada Find the right chess set for the player in your life
• CPS Chess Welcome to the Chicago Public Chess League
• Daily Chess Puzzles A Chess Problem Daily by Email
• Despair, Inc. Your compatriot in cynicism
• DGT The official site for DGT products
• Diaz Cartoons Hundreds of chess cartoons by José Diaz
• Echiquier-Nicois The French web international newspaper
• EG Study Magazine Complete PDF archives of volumes 1-152
• The English Chess Federation Promoting the playing of chess in England
• ePlusBooks.com Chess books for the iPad - more than just text!
• Esske Central Greece Chess Clubs Union (In Greek)
• Europe Échecs The site of the fine French publication
• Everyman Chess The British chess publisher’s home on the web
• Federazione Scacchistica Italiana The governing chess organization of Italy
• FIDE Trainers Commission With surveys and book recommendations
• First Saturday Chess Tournaments For GM and IM norms
• French Chess Federation Founded in March 1921
• Full English Breakfast Chess chats with a coupla cheeky chaps
• Gambit Publications Download sample PDFs from Gambit Books
• Geeks With Chess Play real time online chess free
• Genius Prophecy Chess Free chess articles to help the average player improve
• Ginger GM The website of GM Simon Williams
• Greater Cherry Hill Chess Founded to give local players a nice place to compete
• Hamburger Schachklub von 1830 Home page of the Hamburg Chess Club, in German
• Handmade Chess Information on the construction of wooden boards & pieces
• HecFran All chess and then some (In Spanish)
• Here Dutch Here Learn the proper pronounciations
• Hip-Hop Chess Federation Fusing music, chess, and martial arts
• IChessU Chess lessons for any age, chess level or budget
• IdeaChess Chess strength evaluation for registered users!
• JESA Chess The Chess Club at Singley Academy
• Kaissiber Site of the excellent German magazine edited by Stefan Bücker
• KARL Chess history and culture, in German
• Ken Whyld Association Information from collectors of chess literature
• Kingpin The great satirical chess magazine on the web
• L'Echiquier du Lac Best chess club in France
• Lit2Go Online service of the Educational Technology Clearinghouse
• Live Top List Provisional World Chess Rankings
• Marshall Chess Club Founded by Frank J. Marshall in 1915
• Max Euwe Centrum An institute unparalleled in the world of chess
• Mechanics’ Institute Newsletter Written by John Donaldson
• Metropolitan Chess Located in Downtown Los Angeles
• Mojave A (mostly) acoustic rock band from Vancouver
• New In Chess One of the world’s best chess magazines
• Newtown Chess Club The Newtown Chess Club's home on the Internet
• Of the I A progressive/alternative rock band from London, UK
• OlimpBase The encyclopedia of team chess
• Omegachess Dedicated to the promotion of Omegachess in the UK
• Playchess.com The world’s fastest growing chess server
• Polgar Chess University Where students of all levels have an opportunity to learn chess
• The Portsmouth Gambit A relatively unknown sideline of the Sicilian
• Print What You Like A free online editor that lets you format any web page
• Progresser aux échecs Avec Xavier Bédouin MI et Entraîneur fédéral
• Rochade Kuppenheim A fine German club site with articles in German and English
• Rose Forgrove Chess Club A new club website
• Saint Louis Chess Club Making chess an important part of our community
• Salihlisatranc The Salihli chess club in Manisa, Turkey
• Schachbundesliga The highest German chess league
• Schach und Kultur Well-illustrated historical chess articles, in German
• Scholar's Mate Canada's Chess Magazine for Kids Free Online
• Sport Chess The website of GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr
• St. Petersburg Chess Club The St. Petersburg Chess Club of Tampa Bay, Florida
• Staunton Chess Sets The story of classic chess piece design
• Suffern Chess Club A great outlet for friendly competition
• Thoresen Chess Engines Tournament High-quality chess played by chess engines
• True Chess Dedicated to the discovery of new facets of famous positions
• Turkish Chess Federation The official site of the Turkish Chess Federation
• Unorthodox Openings Newsletter The online archive
• The Week in Chess Mark Crowther’s popular home page
• World Chess Federation Access the FIDE Handbook online, view live events, and more

U.S. Chess League

• Arizona Scorpions Official team site
• Baltimore Kingfishers Matches are played from UMBC
• Boston Blitz USCL team official site
• Carolina Cobras Carolina Cobras Blog
• Chicago Blaze The latest scoop
• Dallas Destiny Home of the 2007 and 2008 USCL Champions
• Los Angeles Vibe Homepage of the 2010 expansion team
• Manhattan Applesauce The official Blog
• Miami Sharks Sharing experiences from the USCL
• New England Nor’easters An exciting addition to the USCL
• New Jersey Knockouts The site of the USCL’s New Jersey Knockouts
• New York Knights Follow the trials and tribulations of the NY Knights
• Philadelphia Inventors Team Blog
• San Francisco Mechanics Team Blog
• Seattle Sluggers Representing Seattle in the USCL
• St. Louis Arch Bishops Homepage of the 2010 expansion team
• The U.S. Chess League Follow the games or start an expansion team

U.S. Chess

• Alabama Chess Federation Promoting chess for the benefit of all Alabama players
• The Alaska Chess League A positive chess environment for the aspiring chess player
• The Arizona Chess Federation, Inc. Arizona's USCF sanctioned chess affiliate
• Arkansas Chess Association To promote interest and enjoyment in chess
• CalChess Dedicated to broadening and developing chess in Northern California.
• Southern California Chess Federation The USCF for the Southern California area
• Colorado State Chess Association To broaden and develop chess as a cultural art in Colorado
• Connecticut State Chess Association Working to promote chess in CT
• Connecticut Chess Details all the chess clubs in CT
• Delaware Chess Association To promote interest and enjoyment in chess
• D. C. Chess League To promote the popularity of the game of chess
• Florida Chess Association The FCA has started a Florida Grand Prix
• Georgia Chess Association Committed to expanding the Georgia chess community
• Hawaii Chess Federation To promote chess in Hawaii
• Iowa State Chess Association Devoted exclusively to the promotion of chess in Iowa
• Idaho Chess Association Promotes the game of chess throughout the state of Idaho
• Illinois Chess Association The official USCF affiliate for Illinois
• Indiana State Chess Association Happenings around the state of Indiana
• The Kansas Chess Association To broaden and develop chess in Kansas
• Massachusetts Chess Association Representing the interest of chess in Massachusetts
• Maryland Chess Association This new site should allow us to add information easier
• Maine chess Association Promotes various chess related activities in Maine
• Michigan Chess Association A non-profit organization, dedicated to the advancement of the game
• Minnesota State Chess Association Thank you for your support of the MSCA
• Missouri Chess Association To provide chess players with information about current activities
• Mississippi Chess Association In existence since the 1950s
• Montana Chess Association To support and enhance enjoyment of the game
• North Carolina Chess Association To broaden and develop chess as an art and recreation
• North Dakota Chess Association An organization dedicated to chess and education
• Northwest Chess Chess news from Washington and Oregon
• Nebraska State Chess Association Official state chapter of the USCF
• New Hampshire Chess Association To promote chess in the state of New Hampshire
• The New Jersey State Chess Federation Supporting chess clubs around the state
• New Mexico Chess Organization To promote chess in the state of New Mexico
• Nevada Chess, Inc. From places to play and results of local tournaments, to local news
• New York State Chess Association Better opportunities to play and learn the game
• Oklahoma Chess Association Promoting chess for the benefit and enjoyment of all
• Pennsylvania State Chess Federation Committed to helping scholastic chess as much as possible
• South Carolina Chess Association Furthering the enjoyment of chess in South Carolina
• South Dakota Chess Association Supports the game of chess across the state of South Dakota
• Tennessee Chess Association The official governing body for chess within the state
• Texas Chess Association Serving Texas chess players
• United States Chess Federation The official site of the USCF
• Utah Chess Association Utah's home for chess information
• Virginia Chess Federation To provide a permanent record of state chess news and events
• Vermont Chess Information A source for information on chess happenings in and around Vermont
• Washington Chess Federation Washington State's organizing body for chess
• West Michigan Chess Promoting West Michigan chess events
• West Virginia Chess Association To foster and promote chess activity in West Virginia
• WVSCA The West Virginia Scholastic Chess Association
• Wyoming Chess Association Official web site of the Wyoming Chess Association

Chess Connections

• Michael Adams Official website of GM Michael Adams
• Varuzhan Akobian Official website of GM Varuzhan Akobian
• Boris Avrukh Boris Avrukh's personal website
• Vinay Bhat Not strictly a chess blog
• Victor Bologan Moldavian GM Victor Bologan’s website
• Magnus Carlsen Magnus Carlsen's Blog
• Roberto Cifuentes A unique tool for studying chess
• Daniel Naroditsky The youngest author in the history of chess
• Nigel Davies British GM Nigel Davies’ website
• Yelena Dembo The popular author's home on the web
• Maxim Dlugy GM Maxim Dlugy’s web site
• Josh Friedel The official website of GM Josh Friedel
• Anish Giri Welcome to Anish Giri's website
• Jan Gustafsson GM Jan Gustafsson’s website
• Efstratios Grivas GM Efstratios Grivas’s website
• Jon Ludvig Hammer Search around and you’ll find lots of interesting stuff
• Tim Harding Our ChessCafe.com columnist’s fine site
• Dan Heisman The popular ChessCafe.com columnist’s site
• Gawain Jones The website of Gawain Jones
• Gregory Kaidanov GM Gregory Kaidanov's official site
• Daniel King GM Daniel King's personal site
• Jerzy Konikowski The popular author’s Internet page, in Polish
• Tim Krabbé The more curious side of chess
• Vladimir Kramnik World Champion Vladimir Kramnik’s website
• Peter Leko Hungarian GM Peter Leko’s official site
• Alisa Maric Serbian WGM Alisa Maric’s official site
• Victor Mikhalevski The chess site of GM Victor Mikhalevski
• Ashot Nadanian The official site of Ashot Nadanian
• Hikaru Nakamura The official site of GM Hikaru Nakamura
• Natalia Pogonina The official website of WGM Natalia Pogonina
• Sofia Polgar Where chess and art are presented on one site
• Susan Polgar Keep up to date with Susan’s activities and the latest chess news
• Yury Shulman The 2008 U.S. Champion’s site
• Jeremy Silman The popular author’s site
• Kevin Spraggett A collection of thoughts on chess and life
• Wesley So The official site of GM Wesley Barbasa So
• Peter Svidler Russian GM Peter Svidler’s official site

Correspondence Chess (CC)

• British CC Association Welcoming Players of All Standard Since 1906
• British Federation for CC The ICCF National Federation for England
• The Campbell Report CC journalist J.F. Campbell’s home page
• Canadian CC Association Playing chess by mail, e-mail and ICCF webserver
• CC League of America Email and server events
• CC League of Australia Membership required
• ChessHere.com Online Chess Server
• Chessworld.net An online chess club
• E4 Email Chess Club Server based CC games
• Free Internet Chess Server For the game, not for the money
• Free Internet Correspondence Games Server A player community and chess server
• International Icelandic CC Association In Icelandic
• International CC Federation Home page of the ICCF
• International CC Federation (U.S.) Home page of the ICCF-US
• International Email Chess Club Play rated free e-mail games
• It's Your Turn Online since 1998
• John C. Knudsen’s CC One of the web’s top CC sites
• Lechenicher SchachServer Server-based CC play
• National CC Club A founder member of the BFCC
• Quantum Gambitz Online playing server
• Red Hot Pawn Online CC
• Scheming Mind CC Club
• Scottish CC Association Promoting CC in Scotland

Chess Engines and Resources

• 365chess Biggest chess games database online
• Alpine Fonts Home page for chess fonts and other game diagram fonts
• Arena A free Graphical User Interface (GUI) for chess programs
• BabasChess A free Internet Chess Client for Windows
• BBChess A computer chess engine by Borko Bošković
• ChessBase Reader The ChessBase Reader is now available for download
• ChessBase 11 Tutorials Learn the functionality of the new program
• ChessDB A free Chess Database for Windows, Linux, and Macs
• Chess Fonts A place to view and download fonts
• ChessGames Free, searchable chess game database
• Chess Games Links A collection of links where you can download free chess games
• Chess Graphics A site devoted to all aspects of chess graphics
• Chess Hero A free chess training program
• Chess Links A Dutch site with a large collection of links
• ChessX An Open Source chess database
• Crafty A free, open-source computer chess program
• Database Software Create and manage chess databases
• Endgame Database All six-piece endgames at your fingertips
• En Passant A site with free software and resources for publishing
• ExaChess A full-featured database program for the Macintosh
• Final Theory of Chess Project An online encyclopedia of chess openings
• Firebird Chess Engine A free & open-source UCI chess engine
• Fritz 12 Video Workshop Learning without the manual
• Fritz 13 Video Workshop Learning without the manual
• Fruit A chess engine developed by Fabien Letouzey and Joachim Rang
• Glaurung A strong free chess program for the Apple iPhone
• Houdini A state-of-the-art chess engine for Windows
• Mega Database 2010 tutorial, part one For amateur and professional alike
• Mega Database 2010 tutorial, part two For amateur and professional alike
• Naum A chess engine developed by Alexander Naumov
• NICBase Search over 1.4 million strictly upscale chess games!
• RobboLito A strong open-source UCI chess engine
• Rybka v2.3.2a An early version of the Rybka engine
• SCID A free Chess Database for Windows, Linux, and Macs
• Shredder Opening Database Get statistics from human grandmaster games 
• Sigma Chess A freeware, master strength Macintosh chess program
• Stockfish A strong open-source UCI chess engine
• Tarrasch Chess GUI Easy to use with powerful training features
• USB Chess Board Build your own USB Chess Board
• Vega Free Chess Tournament Pairing Program

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• 50 Great Blogs to Improve Your Chess Game An ancient game of strategy and wit
• ANCL (unofficial) Chess Blog About ANCL and everything connected with chess
• Atomic Patzer Just another chess fan blogging
• Australian Junior Chess A blog about chess in Australia
• Beyaz Piyon Stratejisi olmayan taktikler (in Turkish)
• Blue Devil Knight Confessions of a chess novice
• Boylston Chess Club Weblog The Chess Blog of the Boylston Chess Club
• Brooklyn 64 A loosely knit group of friends who play chess
• Carolus Chess Chess History, Research and Culture
• Celebrate Chess A celebration of chess as it applies to life and philosophy 
• Central Oregon Chess Journal Chess in the central Oregon region
• Chessaholic Chess is a demanding mistress...
• Chess-echecs Chess news, training, and art (in French)
• The Chess Improver GM Nigel Davies on getting better at chess
• Chess in the Library Designed by Yuan Dai
• Chess India A humble chess player
• The Chess Mind A blog for chess fans, by a chess fan
• Chicago Chess Blog Notes on chess in Chicago
• The Closet Grandmaster Chess is very simple. He goes there, I go here.
• Columna de Torres Providing Spanish and English captions to chess videos.
• Elizabethtown Chess Club An active club located in Elizabethtown, KY
• Ennis Chess Club The blog of the Ennis Chess Club
• ERK.dk Erik David Johnson's personal website
• Filipino Chess Player League From Doha, Qatar
• Grandpatzer Chess Do as I say, not as I do
• Greg's Chess Progress An education professional who has returned to chess
• ICOfY Blog The official website of "ICOfY Base" and "ICOfY Journal"
• Imaginative Pencil The art of Justin Michael Jenkins
• Inte Bara Schack Lars Grahn i bloggosfären
• I.S. 318 Chess Team The blog for the National Champion Chess Team 
• Jerome Gambit blog The Duck-Billed Platypus of Chess Openings
• Jewish Chess History Chess History in Palestine and Israel
• JRobiChess Blogging and vlogging the great game of chess
• The Kenilworthian A blog for the Kenilworth Chess Club
• Kenyan Chess Blog The day to day activities in Kenyan Chess
• The Knights of the Castle Kimbark About the Ray School Chess Club
• Lizzy Knows All USCL news and gossip
• Lousy@Chess Also known as the Happy Hippo
• Matériel et cours d'échecs Rémy Artinyan, French federation trainer
• Mattywebbchess The chess blog of Matthew Webb
• Najdorf-Miguel My Captain Miguel Najdorf Chess Ajedrez Gens una sumus
• Patzer's Progress The Chess Blog and Musings of Anthony Toohey
• Patzer Sees Check Harvey Kelly's blog from Central Scotland
• Pawn Shaman Art, Strategy, Tactics, Psychology, Chess
• Pawn's Progress The selected games and writings of George Eraclides
• Pied Chessman Chess in mottled black and white
• Der Alter Goniff Caissa have mercy on a miserable patzer
• Red and White Chess Chess news for Indonesia
• Robert Pearson Robert Pearson's chess blog
• Rocky Rook Rocky Rook's chess blog
• Rook Van Winkle A chess blog with a special focus on middle-aged players
• Schach Navigator Norbert Gromsch is the chess navigator. In German.
• Schach und Training Chess and training. In German.
• Skakistiko A popular Greek chess blog.
• Son of Pearl My blog about the game I love
• Steve Giddins' Chess Blog Chess gossip, news and reviews
• Streatham & Brixton Chess Winner of the ECF's 2007 Website of the Year
• SquirrelChess A journey into the world of chess
• Tablajedrez Javier G. Maneiro's chess blog
• Tim Thompson's Chess Page My chess experiences and escapades
• Top 10 Chess A focus on Chess Tactics and Combinations
• Transformation On chess improvement

Braille Chess Associations

• Braille Chess Association of Austria In German
• Braille Chess Association of Ireland To promote chess among the blind and partially sighted
• Braille Chess Association of Italy In Italian
• British Braille Chess Association For visually handicapped chess players
• German Braille Chess Association In German
• International Braille Chess Association Affiliated with FIDE
• U.S. Braille Chess Association For blind or visually impaired chess enthusiasts

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