Chris Kantack's Chess Links 
 (All links checked and updated: January 30,  2020)

Handheld Chess Programs

Stockfish My favorite free chess program.  Runs on many platforms.
Android Chess Chess programs from the Google Play Store
Chess Tiger Now available on the iPhone as "Chess Tiger Pro".  
ChessGenius Richard Lang's great program available on many platforms.
Asim Pereira Chess Excellent chess tactics and other fine chess programs for Android! 

 

Other Computer Chess Pages

ComputerHistory.org/chess Covers the history of computer chess! 
HIARCS Chess Software Highly renown chess software for many systems, including handhelds!
Tim Mann's Chess Pages Plenty of great info and super links to multiple computer chess resources!
Gizmo's Freeware Chess Page A number of interesting chess software links are featrured here.

 

Online Chess Playing Sites

Gameknot Play online and/or practice solving a myriad of chess puzzles.
ChessFriends.com IM Kalin Karakehajov's offers online chess play, links, and opening analyses.
Chess.com A very popular site featuring online play and educational info.
ChessWorld.net! One of my favorite site for playing correspondence chess!
ItsYourTurn.com Play correspondence style chess games.  Non-chess games also featured.
Internet Email Chess Club This email chess playing site has been around for many years and is well run.
FICS Chess Server  (freechess.org) Popular free site for online chess players.
Chess Lab Features chess, checkers, backgammon, and gin rummy!
Internet Chess Club Very popular site for online chess and other chess activities.
Red Hot Pawn Online Play online chess against other people or a computer!
Chess Cube Considered by many to be one of the best playing sites.

 

Chess News Sites

Chessbase News An excellent site for current chess news, trivia, and tournament results.
ChessCafe.com A quality site featuring many great articles by well-known authors!
The Week in Chess One of the original quality chess news sites.  Still going strong today!
The Chess Mind Excellent site featuring recent chess news and developments.
Chessdom Coverage of chess news, current and past tournements, and more.
Chess24 news page Provides quality articles featuring the latest chess developments.
Europe Echecs Superb site offering the latest chess news and much more.  (In French)
New In Chess Chess Magazine and over 2200 links to other chess sites.

               

Chess Discussion Forums, Games, & Database Sites

The Chess Exchange Active chess forum covering many chess-related topics.
Chess DB Look up players in any federation!   500K+ players/millions of games
chessgames.com Over a half million games online and much more!
chessbomb.com Live tournaments and matches with realtime computer analysis.
Lar Balzer's Chess Games Links Source of millions of chess games.  All available for downloading!

 

Chess Improvement and Other General Chess Links

From Beginner to Chess Expert... A new chess improvement page with many links for beginners.
Amateur Chess Organization A new world chess organization for amateur chess players!
Asim Pereira's Chess Blog Interesting articles and ramblings from chess developer Asim Pereira.
Carolus Chess Interesting chess history and culture site!
The Chess Website "All around" site providing chess  learning and game playing opportunities.
ChessTalent.com Offers a book, training video, and other misc. chess learning resources.
USChess.org Official site of the U.S. Chess Federation
ChessVideos.tv Chess video and discussion site.
Chess Journalists of America Devoted to the promotion of high quality chess journalism.
Chess Tempo A lot of chess exercises here!
Chess Express Ratings An interesting chess ratings service for individuals and clubs.

 

Chess Retailers/Manufacturers & Software Sources

ChessHouse.com One of the best all-around and reliable chess internet retailers. 
House of Staunton Great source of very high quality chess sets and related products.
ChessBazaar A well-established chess retailer based out of India.
The Chess Piece A chess retailer with with an interesting mix of products.
Fred Wilson Chess Books New and old chess books, training videos, and much more.
Wholesale Chess Retailer of of many chess-related products.
ChessUSA Chess retailer that offers online discussion forums.
Chess Central Offers a variety of chess software, books, and other items.

 

Scholastic & State Chess Federation Links

Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis
Madison (Alabama) City Chess League
Madison City Chess League Facebook Page
Tennessee Chess Association
National Scholastic Chess Foundation
Chess'n Math Association

Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess

Northwest Chess

Chess-in-the-Schools
Mississippi Chess

 

No Longer Active (But Still Useful) Chess Websites

Horizon Chess Info on how to incorporate Winboard compatible chess engines.
Lokasoft Covers Rebel and a number of other chess programs.
Chess Town Resource providing links to many computer chess sites.
ChessMetrics Jeff Sonas' unique site on chess statistics.
Chess in Translation Russian chess news and interviews in English.
Filebuzz Chess software for smartphones.

 

Know of a link that should be on this page?   Just drop me a note at: chessinfo@kantack.com or click the envelope icon below.

 

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My Computer Chess Pages

Handheld Chess Overview        LCD Chess vs. GameBoy ChessMaster

Talking LCD Chess        Touch Chess

Chess Station        Alexandra        King Arthur

Chess Tiger        ChessGenius

My Other Chess Reviews

GameTime II        Fancy Chess Set        A Parent's Guide to Chess

 

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