[TOC] ### Chess websites, tools, videos and books #### Play chess - https://lichess.org - https://www.chess.com/play - https://freechess.club/play - https://www.coolmathgames.com/0-chess - https://www.playok.com/en/chess - https://chess.org - https://chessarena.com - https://play.chessbase.com/Play - https://www.sparkchess.com - https://www.flyordie.com/chess - https://www.chessfriends.com - https://www.chesskid.com/play/computer - https://chessiverse.com - https://immortal.game - https://chessio.org - https://papergames.io/en/chess - https://playnew.chessclub.com #### Play variants - https://www.pychess.org - https://greenchess.net - https://www.chess.com/variants - https://lichess.org/variant - https://www.chessvariants.com/play - https://playstrategy.org - https://www.omnichess.club - https://www.evochess.com - https://www.kfchess.com - https://www.drawbackchess.com - https://gothicchess.info - https://musketeerchess.net - https://dicechess.com #### Training - https://chesstempo.com - https://blitztactics.com - https://stepchess.com - https://chesspuzzle.net - https://lichess.org/training - https://listudy.org - http://chessproblems.org - https://spicychess.com/train - https://www.chessercise.xyz - https://chesshub.com/puzzles/new - https://res-pawn.com - https://www.chess.com/puzzles/learning - https://chesstraining.app - https://chessneurons.com - https://www.ozproblems.com/weekly-problems - https://www.yacpdb.org - https://wtharvey.com - https://12chess.com - https://puzzler.fun - https://chessmadra.com - https://www.dailypuzzle.com - https://mateinone.com - https://www.chesspuzzler.com - https://chessvariants.training - https://bughouse.ca guess the opening sequence: - https://jackli.gg/chessle guess the puzzle sequence: - https://playboardle.com guess the move, the engine hints which piece to move: - https://handandbrainchess.com guess who is better: - https://chessevaluationtraining.com guess the stockfish 16 evaluation: - https://chessval.com guess the sequence of best moves: - https://www.chessguessr.com guess the Grandmasters moves: - https://playgrandmasters.com capture as many pawns as you can: - https://www.speedknightchallenge.com capture all pieces to win: - https://echochess.com #### Openings explorers - https://lichess.org/analysis#explorer - https://www.openingtree.com - https://www.chess.com/explorer - https://www.ficsgames.org/openings - https://www.chessroots.com - https://chessopener.com - https://openings101.org - https://www.chesstree.net - https://www.jimmyrustles.com/chessopeningtheory #### Games, databases and PGN files - https://www.chessgames.com - https://old.chesstempo.com/game-database.html - https://www.chess.com/games - https://2700chess.com/games - https://www.365chess.com/chess-games.php - https://www.chessbites.com - https://database.chessbase.com - https://www.ficsgames.org - https://database.nikonoel.fr - https://lumbrasgigabase.de - http://caissabase.co.uk - https://www.pgnmentor.com/files.html - https://database.lichess.org - https://theweekinchess.com/a-year-of-pgn-game-files - https://metadb.cc - https://www.hhdbvi.nl - https://www.olimpbase.org - https://www.chessabc.com/en/chessabc-base - https://www.openingmaster.com - https://ibca-info.org/ibca-games-database - https://www.bughouse-db.org #### Ratings - https://ratings.fide.com - https://2700chess.com - http://universalrating.com/ratings.php - https://www.chessratings.top/tops - https://chess-rankings.com - https://www.iccf.com/RatingList.aspx - http://chess.kivij.info/icc.shtml - https://www.chess-iecc.com/ratings.html - https://www.antichess.org/ranking - http://solving.wfcc.ch/rating-lists/rl-home.html - https://solving.matplus.net/rat chess rating systems FAQ: - https://lichess.org/page/rating-systems comparisons: - https://chessgoals.com/rating-comparison - https://www.chessratingcomparison.com/graphs - http://www.edochess.ca - https://2700chess.com/historical-masters - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_top_chess_players_throughout_history calculators: - https://ratings.fide.com/calc.phtml - https://www.omnicalculator.com/sports/elo - https://www.rohanchess.com/rating_perf - https://wismuth.com/elo/calculator.html Glicko ratings: - http://glicko.net/glicko.html The Elo Rating System for Chess and Beyond - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsYfbmp0To0 guess the ELO: - http://eloguessr.com - https://hieuimba.itch.io/guess-the-elo #### Calendars - https://www.fide.com/calendar - https://calendar.fide.com - https://www.europechess.org/calendar - https://new.uschess.org/plan-ahead-calendar - https://chessarena.com/tournaments - https://tornelo.com/chess - https://lichess.org/broadcast/calendar - https://www.chess.com/calendar - https://theweekinchess.com/chess-calendar - https://www.chessmix.com/chess-tournaments - https://chess-calendar.eu - https://chess-results.com/Kalender.aspx?lan=1 - https://calendar.chessaround.com - https://worldchesscalendar.com - https://www.schachinter.net/en.htm - http://wheretoplaychess.info/Calendar - https://www.events4chess.com/events - https://lichess.org/tournament/calendar - https://lichess.org/tournament - https://lichess.org/swiss - https://www.chess.com/tournaments - https://www.chess.com/tournament/upcoming/arena - https://www.chess.com/tournament/upcoming/swiss after login: - https://www.chess.com/play/online/tournaments Notes: - the homepage of 2700chess.com has a calendar that lists the top players attending some of the events. - the list of the eligible tournaments for the [FIDE Circuit](https://wcc.fide.com/fide_circuit.phtml) can be used as a calendar of "relevant" tournaments, as the requirements to be listed there are very strict. - for events near you check the websites of your country chess federation and of the nearest chess clubs; the website [64.place](https://64.place) can be helpful in finding chess locations. #### Live and results - https://chess-results.com - https://lichess.org/broadcast - https://www.chess.com/events - https://live.chessbase.com - https://theweekinchess.com/live - https://live.followchess.com - https://wcc.fide.com - https://grandchesstour.org - https://championschesstour.com - https://www.chessgames.com/perl/newtournaments - https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesdays - https://lichess.org/tournament/history - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_by_year #### Streams - https://lichess.org/streamer - https://chess.com/streamers - https://chesswatch.com/influencers - https://chessstreamers.com - https://www.youtube.com/@FIDE_chess/streams - https://www.twitch.tv/fide_chess - https://chessarena.com/broadcasts - https://www.youtube.com/@EuropeanChessUnion/streams - https://www.twitch.tv/lichessdotorg - https://www.twitch.tv/chess24 - https://www.twitch.tv/chess - https://www.twitch.tv/stlchessclub - https://www.twitch.tv/tcec_chess_tv - https://www.twitch.tv/directory/category/chess-1 - https://www.twitchmetrics.net/channels/viewership?game=Chess - https://streamscharts.com/channels?lang=en&game=chess - https://twitchtracker.com/search?q=chess - https://www.chess.com/tv/schedule - https://www.tiktok.com/search/live?q=chess - https://kick.com/categories/irl/chess - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chess&sp=EgJAAQ%253D%253D - https://playboard.co/search?q=chess - https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Avidiq.com+chess - https://www.viewstats.com/@chess/similarChannels chess events statistics: - https://escharts.com/tournaments/chess #### News and photos - https://www.fide.com/news - https://en.chessbase.com - https://www.chess.com/news - https://www.theguardian.com/sport/chess - https://indianexpress.com/about/chess - https://chesstopics.com - https://www.chessdom.com/category/chess - https://www.chesstech.org - https://dotesports.com/chess - https://www.espn.com/chess - https://edition.cnn.com/search?q=chess&sort=relevance - https://chesswatch.com/news - https://twitter.com/OnTheQueenside - https://www.flickr.com/photos/fide - https://www.chessphotoshop.com/browse - https://twitter.com/davidllada - https://twitter.com/photochess - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_competitions #### Blogs and newsletters - https://lichess.org/blog/community - https://www.chess.com/blogs - https://thechessmind.substack.com/archive - https://saychess.substack.com/archive - https://64squares.substack.com/archive - https://chessmood.com/blog - https://chessentials.com - https://chess-teacher.com/blog - https://www.chessable.com/blog - https://thechessworld.com/latest-posts - https://nextlevelchess.blog/articles - https://betterchess.net/blog-chess-improvement - https://www.thechessdrum.net/blog - https://www.attackingchess.com - https://lookintochess.com - https://chessskill.blogspot.com #### Podcasts - https://www.perpetualchesspod.com - https://www.youtube.com/@csqpod - https://www.youtube.com/@FIDE_chess/podcasts - https://www.youtube.com/@chickenchessclub/podcasts - https://chessdojotalks.podbean.com - https://coverstorieswithchesslife.podbean.com - https://chesslounge.podbean.com - https://www.newinchess.com/blog/category/podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/chess-journeys-tales-of-adult-improvement/id1577673957 #### Forums and socials - https://lichess.org/forum - https://www.chess.com/forum - https://www.ecforum.org.uk - https://old.chesstempo.com/chess-forum - https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessnew?chessforums=1 - https://www.chessable.com/discussion/only-chess/2/ - https://chess.stackexchange.com - https://mastodon.social/tags/Chess - https://twitter.com/hashtag/chess - https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/chess - https://imgur.com/t/chess - https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/chess - https://boards.4chan.org/tg/chess - https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/chess - https://www.tiktok.com/tag/chess - https://vk.com/search?c[q]=chess&c[section]=auto #### Discord lichess: - https://discord.com/invite/lichess Chess: - https://discord.com/invite/chesscom Stockfish: - https://discord.com/invite/GWDRS3kU6R Fairy-Stockfish: - https://discord.com/invite/FYUGgmCFB4 PyChess Players: - https://discord.com/invite/aPs8RKr The House: - https://discord.com/invite/RhWgzcC ChessDojo: - https://discord.com/invite/GnmmegXAsa TCEC official: - https://discord.com/invite/EYuyrDr other servers: - https://disboard.org/servers/tag/chess?sort=-member_count - https://discord.me/servers/tag/chess #### Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess - https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessBeginners - https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessPuzzles - https://www.reddit.com/r/TournamentChess - https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessVariants - https://www.reddit.com/r/Chessporn - https://www.reddit.com/r/GirlsfromChess - https://www.reddit.com/r/immortalChessForum alternative: - https://lemmyverse.net/communities?query=chess #### Tournaments predictions and simulations - https://twitter.com/ChessNumbers - https://pawnalyze.com - https://www.chessassess.com - https://stachesstics.com #### Computer chess - https://tcec-chess.com - http://talkchess.com - https://www.chess.com/computer-chess-championship - https://www.chessprogramming.org - http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:links - https://www.reddit.com/r/ComputerChess - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computer_chess ratings: - https://www.computerchess.org.uk/ccrl - https://tcecbayeselo.chessdom.org - https://tcec-chess.com/bayeselo.txt - http://www.cegt.net/rating.htm - https://www.sp-cc.de/eas-ratinglist.htm - https://www.hiarcs.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=3 - https://ipmanchess.yolasite.com e-boards: - https://digitalgametechnology.com - https://computerchess.com - https://squareoffnow.com - https://www.chessnutech.com - https://playchessup.com - https://www.certabo.com - https://openchessboard.com - https://www.phantomchessboard.com - https://www.ichess.one #### Correspondence chess - https://www.iccf.com - https://www.chess-iecc.com - https://www.redhotpawn.com - https://gameknot.com - https://www.schemingmind.com - https://www.chess-server.net/en/tour/index - https://www.serverchess.com/worldch.htm - http://www.ficgs.com/tournaments.html - https://caissa.com - http://www.chess-mail.com/index.php?page=elo_c - https://mindsports.nl/index.php/players-section - https://brainking.com/en/WaitingGames - https://www.chessgames.com/perl/collections?search=Correspondence - http://www.chessworld.net/chessclubs/EmailChess_Introduction.asp #### Blindfold chess - https://lichess.org/study/topic/Visualization/popular - https://dontmoveuntilyousee.it/blindfold-trainer - https://www.verbalchess.fun - https://chessinsights.org/blindfold - https://github.com/mrdimosthenis/BlindfoldChessTraining - http://www.noirchess.com/blindfoldtrainer - https://listudy.org/en/blind-tactics - https://subconchess.com coordinates training: - https://lichess.org/training/coordinate - https://www.chess.com/vision - https://chesscoordinates.com Notes: - on Lichess you can toggle blindfold mode in games or puzzles via the board menu hamburger or the shift-B shortcut; try also the "speech" sound and to set "input moves with your voice" in your account preferences. - the braille chess associations have tools that you can use. #### Build your opening repertoire - https://lichess.org/opening/tree - https://simplifychess.com/homepage/openings.html - https://chessopenings.co.uk - https://chessbook.com - https://www.chesspositiontrainer.com - https://openingtrainer.com - https://www.treevis.org - https://chessstamps.app - https://chesstempo.com/opening-training - https://chessme.io/library - https://www.chesslab.me - https://chess-tricks.com - http://pinsandgambits.com your opening stats: - https://youropeningstats.onrender.com your opening recommendations: - http://www.chesspersonality.com ECO Codes: - https://www.exeterchessclub.org.uk/content/eco-opening-codes-list-variation-names - https://www.chessjournal.com/eco - https://www.365chess.com/eco.php #### Endgame tablebases and training - https://syzygy-tables.info - https://chess-endgame-trainer.web.app - https://www.k4it.de/index.php?topic=egtb&lang=en - https://www.arves.org/arves/index.php/en/endgamestudies - https://chessmood.com/quiz/endgames-you-must-know - https://www.simplifychess.com/homepage/endgames.html - https://endgametrainer.com - https://lichess.org/study/search?q=endgame - https://www.chess.com/endgames how to use tablebases: - https://lichess.org/blog/W3WeMyQAACQAdfAL/7-piece-syzygy-tablebases-are-complete - https://www.chess.com/news/view/chesscom-announces-new-tablebase-feature #### Lists chess principles: - http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/articles/principles.htm - https://thechessworld.com/tag/chess-principles - list from "The Tao Of Chess": https://rentry.org/5yxywfqi chess tactics: - https://chessfox.com/chess-tactics-list - https://thechessworld.com/articles/general-information/25-chess-tactics-all-players-must-know checkmate patterns: - https://chessfox.com/checkmate-patterns - https://www.chessstrategyonline.com/content/tutorials/basic-checkmates-basic-checkmate-patterns - https://lichess.org/@/Avetik_ChessMood/blog/the-complete-checkmate-patterns-list-with-examples/g3A73qZq #### Tools engines: - https://stockfishchess.org - https://lczero.org - https://maiachess.com Scid: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane's_Chess_Information_Database - https://scid.sourceforge.net - https://scidvspc.sourceforge.net - http://rebel13.nl/home/scid-with-knowledge-base.html chess cloud database: - https://www.chessdb.cn/queryc_en chess database and PGN viewer: - https://sourceforge.net/projects/chessx XBoard / WinBoard: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XBoard - https://www.chessprogramming.org/WinBoard - https://www.gnu.org/software/xboard - http://hgm.nubati.net discussions: - http://www.open-aurec.com/wbforum Arena chess GUI: - https://arena.informer.com cross-platform chess GUI: - https://www.encroissant.org other graphical user interfaces: - https://disservin.github.io/stockfish-docs/stockfish-wiki/Download-and-usage.html#download-a-chess-gui - https://fairy-stockfish.github.io/gui - https://www.freechess.org/interfaces.html next move calculators: - https://nextchessmove.com - https://chess-bot.com/online_calculator/next_best_move.html online analysis board: - https://www.chesscompass.com/analyze live chess analysis of relevant games: - http://analysis.sesse.net chess analysis (1 game per day is free): - https://app.decodechess.com chess analysis with brilliancies: - https://chess.wintrcat.uk - https://chessdream.vercel.app chess analysis app: - https://www.chessis.app AI models' chess evaluations: - https://chessxplain.netlify.app personal chess coach: - https://scriptchess.com digital chess coach (some features are free): - https://aimchess.com/try chess improvement app: - http://chessimo.com/#download cloud platform for chess training: - https://chessify.me analytics for chess players: - https://www.chessmonitor.com CQL: Chess Query Language (searches for user-defined patterns in chess games and studies) - http://www.gadycosteff.com/cql filtering of chess databases: - https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/djb/pgn-extract - https://bigeatie.com/posts/pgn-extract Novelty Grinder - https://github.com/skiminki/novelty-grinder Elocator: Chess Complexity Calculator - https://www.pawnalyze.com/elocator Bernd's Random-FEN-Generator - http://bernd.bplaced.net/fengenerator/fengenerator.html Chess960 initial position generators: - https://wlabe.com/chess960 - https://www.chessgames.com/perl/fischerandom positions from real games: - https://chesspositiongenerator.com - https://www.chessfromposition.com random equal positions: - https://random-fissure.vercel.app defensive chess puzzles: - http://theonlymove.pythonanywhere.com offline puzzles: - https://github.com/brianch/offline-chess-puzzles offline training: - https://lucaschess.pythonanywhere.com - https://sourceforge.net/projects/chessforge offline variants: - https://www.zillions-of-games.com/games.html Bughouse viewer: - https://bmacho.github.io/bughouse-viewer/view.html visualize chess games: - https://louisabraham.github.io/chessviz interactive chess template for anki: - https://github.com/TowelSniffer/Anki-Chess-2.0 animated GIF from PGN, puzzle editor, etc.: - https://www.apronus.com/chess convert GIF to WebM: - https://ezgif.com/gif-to-webm - https://cloudconvert.com/gif-to-webm create GIF, MP4, WebM: - https://sharechess.github.io extract FEN from images, with analysis board links: - https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~abhishek/putz scan chess positions from websites, books, images and videos: - https://chessvision.ai paste your game for quick sharing: - https://chesspastebin.com other tools, apps and software: - https://github.com/search?o=desc&q=chess&s=stars - https://apps.apple.com/genre/ios-games-board/id7004?letter=Chess - https://play.google.com/store/search?q=chess&c=apps - https://www.wfcc.ch/software - https://caissa.com/tools - https://chessboardmagic.com - https://www.shredderchess.com/download.html - https://www.playmagnus.com/en/play - https://www.chessity.com - https://chesskingtraining.com/ct-art - https://www.hiarcs.com - http://www.wmlsoftware.com - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chess_software #### Browser extensions - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/search/?q=chess&type=extension - https://chromewebstore.google.com/search/chess?itemTypes=EXTENSION #### Tournament management systems - https://tornelo.com - https://swisssystem.org - https://www.vegachess.com/ns/features - https://swiss-manager.at - https://chess.swips.eu - https://www.chessmanager.com - https://www.swisssys.com - https://www.schaakbond.nl/swissmaster - https://jbfsoftware.com/wordpress/sevilla-features - https://challonge.com - https://chessnut.club - https://swissonlinetournament.com - http://vincze.euweb.cz/vinczeswiss_eng.htm - https://swiss-chess.informer.com - https://www.chessleaguemanager.de #### Recognition, notation and broadcast of OTB games - https://lichess.org/page/broadcaster-app - https://www.chesscam.net - https://idchess.com - https://chessnoter.com - https://www.livechesscloud.com #### Chess clock - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chess.clock - https://apps.apple.com/app/chess-clock-by-chess-com/id858039162 #### Steam - https://store.steampowered.com/tags/en/Chess - https://steamdb.info/search/?q=chess #### Videos Lifetime Repertoires - https://space.bilibili.com/359684295/search/video?keyword=Lifetime Building Chess Habits by Chessbrah - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUjxDD7HNNThftJtE0OIRFRMMFf6AV_69 Chess Fundamentals by John Bartholomew - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl9uuRYQ-6MBwqkmwT42l1fI7Z0bYuwwO Beginner to Chess Master by ChessNetwork - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQsLDm9Rq9bHKEBnElquF8GuWkI1EJ8Zp Hanging Pawns by Stjepan Tomic - https://www.youtube.com/@HangingPawns/playlists Chess Classics by PowerPlayChess - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhyM8toCZs_pSIA97fDrFaLfH3qLDDTAI The Immortal Games by Chess School - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8gqV9r--YyCPU1f-h8aZ0qrfrRFCgY4d The Amateur's Mind by ChessCoach Andras - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4WTyEhy_sF5wQ8o7O2X8WyPdrIIA4asC Chess Improvement by ChessDojo - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH4lD9b6Zgbdz_fWEbv9hL2r0L9NYIT8f Chess course from beginner to master level | Learn how to play Chess the right way by NM Robert Ramirez - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQKBpQZcRycrvUUxLdVmlfMChJS0S5Zw0 Secrets of Chess Tactics by Kingscrusher - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JCz2Gsbqe6TVjGhAnxu1stqJlv6YYc3 Jan's Opening Clinic by Jan Gustafsson - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAwlxGCJB4NeNtW355ibzvWXOhmxfStA9 Chess Masterclass by GM Talks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-ag6-xTCe8twLg4si8BbeDYUOoCdW_zV Top 15 Chess Principles by Epic Chess - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMtJDQklxwO4O93EAGSLaQ0_gTs150Mfm Gambit Chess Openings by Remote Chess Academy - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9plvGjsxRk_l7r4KO3D53EnkhcpYXsBj Endgame Course by Chess Vibes - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp7SLTJhX1u4rgJNaP2UOT0xyG3Y9QaJ2 Guide to Adult Improvement in Chess by Adult Chess Improver - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRal0yyaCy4_K_1eVqi8KyIXurYKvV2G Chess Lessons by Chessyfer - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnCzUkj-kN5nvrAoi8V-aWLK6ZLUp8tk Logical Chess: Move By Move by Chess Mastery - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUrgfsyInqNa1S4i8DsGJwzx1Uhn2AqlT Lessons by Anna Cramling - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBiOFhaXtpVwq8CodRS2dlmSW8Aw3Ub_W Master Class by Alex Banzea - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy7vABK_JsyPAZNJL6MQn86tiBdj21oXq Silicon Road by Matthew Sadler - https://www.youtube.com/@SiliconRoadChess/playlists Chessable free courses: - https://www.chessable.com/courses/all/all/free Saint Louis Chess Club lectures: - https://www.youtube.com/@STLChessClub/playlists #### Magazines - https://www.newinchess.com/magazine - https://chess.co.uk/collections/chess-magazine - https://britishchessmagazine.co.uk - https://acmchess.com - https://new.uschess.org/chess-life-digital-archives - https://www.modern-chess.com/modern-chess-magazine - https://cbm.chessbase.com - https://sahovski.com/Informants-c25038039 - https://www.theproblemist.org/mags.pl?type=tp #### Books recommended books: - https://rentry.org/5u2a6px2 reviews: - https://britishchessnews.com/book-reviews - https://theweekinchess.com/john-watson-reviews - http://ontheroadtochessmaster.com/category/product-reviews - https://chessentials.com/category/chess-articles/chess-books - https://chesscafe.com/book-reviews - https://chessbookreviews.wordpress.com - https://www.kingpinchess.net/category/reviews users reviews, databases and book sharing: - https://www.anobii.com/search/chess/books - https://www.librarything.com/tag/chess - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/chess - https://www.scribd.com/search?query=chess - https://openlibrary.org/search?q=chess&language=eng&subject_facet=Chess&has_fulltext=true Internet Archive: - https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Chess%22&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22texts%22&sort=-week Project Gutenberg: - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1677 used books: - https://www.abebooks.com/collections/search/kn/chess - https://www.alibris.com/search/books/subject/Chess/used - https://www.biblio.com/bookstores/chess/737 - https://www.ebay.com/b/chess-books/bn_7024838806 collections of games found in chess books: - https://www.chessgames.com/perl/collections?search=book FIDE books awards announcements: - https://trainers.fide.com/?s=book chess books on Wikipedia and Wikibooks: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_books - https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess - https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory - https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Strategy search multiple sources for a book given a 10- or 13-digit ISBN: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources chess books on Reddit: - https://www.reddit.com/r/ChessBooks - https://www.reddit.com/r/Chess/wiki/books Chess Book Collectors - https://www.facebook.com/groups/206305099539809 e-books readers: - https://calibre-ebook.com - https://everymanchess.com/pages/how-to-read-everyman-ebooks - http://www.gambitbooks.com/webapp/ChessStudio.html - https://www.newinchess.com/nic-interactive-ebooks - https://en.chessbase.com/pages/download - https://forwardchess.com - https://mail.eplusbooks.com - https://learn.chessking.com - https://ebook.chessvision.ai - https://mychessapps.com/category/chessbookstudy Library Genesis (use at your own risk): - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_Genesis instructions: - https://www.reddit.com/r/LibGen/wiki/index - https://librarygenesis.net - https://libgen.onl discussions: - https://www.reddit.com/r/LibGen for torrents it's recommended qBittorrent and its internal search engine (use at your own risk): - https://www.qbittorrent.org/download - http://plugins.qbittorrent.org discussions: - https://forum.qbittorrent.org - https://www.reddit.com/r/qBittorrent #### Glossaries and printable educational materials - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_chess - https://www.serverchess.com/glossary.htm - https://edu.fide.com/download (login required) - https://www.professorchess.com/downloads - http://www.chesskids.org.uk - https://www.stappenmethode.nl/en/download.php - https://worldchesshof.org/read-write-chess #### History of chess - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess - https://www.britannica.com/topic/chess/History - https://www.ancientchess.com/page/01.htm - http://history.chess.free.fr/history.htm - https://artsandculture.google.com/story/a-game-of-thrones-how-chess-conquered-the-world-salar-jung-museum/fgUhNlxUQVZ2Kg?hl=en - https://www.mark-weeks.com/aboutcom/caa-hist.htm - https://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/the-story-of-the-lewis-chess-pieces - https://www.chess.com/blog/kahns - https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/archives.html A History Of Chess by H. J. R. Murray (1913) - https://archive.org/details/AHistoryOfChess/page/n7/mode/2up A brief history of chess by Alex Gendler - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeB-1F-UKO0 The History Of Chess: The World Chess Championship by Dean J. Andrews - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkOweffr3II The Life and Chess of Series (2014-present) by Lucas Anderson - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDWSfsfHFN5tvI7uPOAL3Qa8r6truh9f3 The Best Chess Players Over Time (Estimated By Accuracy) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQnJEj-Yxo The story of Lichess - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H39AHPSBcGc #### Rules of chess - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_of_chess FIDE Laws of Chess taking effect from 1 January 2023 - https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012023 European Chess Union Tournament Regulations - https://www.europechess.org/regulations/tournament-regulations US Chess Federation's Rules of Chess - https://www.uschess.org/index.php/Official-Rules Handbook of Chess Composition - https://www.wfcc.ch/wfcc-about/hcc Top Chess Engine Championship (TCEC) Rules - https://wiki.chessdom.org/Rules International Braille Chess Association (IBCA) Rules - https://ibca-info.org/rules-of-chess World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO) Rules - https://chessboxing.global/rules World Chessboxing Association (WCBA) Rules - http://worldchessboxing.com/rules -> **[Top↑](#chess-websites-tools-videos-and-books)** <-