After an exhaustive search of chess webpages, we've distilled out a number of sites we think you might be interested in. To access this page directly you can click on Links in the menu bar of any ChessMaine page. If your favorite chess site isn't included here please let us know and we'll be happy to add it.
365Chess.com www.365Chess.com 3.5 million game online database.
A Kid's Guide to Playing Chess A Kid's Guide to Playing Chess Chess Instruction for Kids by a Kid.
American Chess Equipment www.amchesseq.com Great for schools and clubs, tournament standard chess equipment with quantity discounts.
Bangor (Maine) Chess Club Official site of the Bangor Chess Club.
Bobby Fischer www.bobbyfischer.net An unofficial site with information on the former American World Champion.
Boston Chess Club www.bostonchessclub.com Lessons, Tournaments and Simls.
CertStaff https://www.certstaff.com/classes/computer-training-guide-chess.html Links on all aspects of learning chess.
Chess.com www.chess.com Free online chess.
Chessathlete.com www.chessathlete.com This site focuses on openings, strategy and engames and features an "article of the month" reviewing grandmaster games.
ChessBase www.chessbase.com THE source for international chess news. Fantastic coverage of all important chess events around the globe.
ChessBites www.chessbites.com 5 million+ searchable games updated weekly, annotated games, endgame studies, puzzles, opening analysis, and much more - all for free!
ChessCafe www.chesscafe.com Articles, interviews, book reviews and lots of interesting stuff. Be sure to check out the Archives link.
ChessElo.com www.chesselo.com
Elo rating in simple, chess puzzles and links.
Chess Federation of Canada www.chess.ca The hub of Canadian chess.
Chess KIDS Academy www.chesskids.com Chess instruction for kids (grown-ups can learn a lot here too).
ChessGames.com www.chessgames.com An online chess database and community.
Chessgammon.co.uk https://www.chessgammon.co.uk High quality chess and backgammon equipment from the UK.
Chess Lab www.chesslab.com This is an excellent games database. If you are looking for a game played between 1485 and the present look no further!
Chess Live www.chess-live.com USCF's online playing site.
ChessMeeting www.chessmeeting.org A nation-wide site that helps you find a chess club or meeting in any state.
ChessSetsWorld www.chesssetsworld.com Unique chess sets at guaranteed lowest prices .
Chess Quotes www.ChessQuotes.com Intriguing chess-related quotes categorized by player and topic.
Chessworld www.chessworld.net Online chess and a whole lot more.
Coolest Chess Sets www.coolestchesssets.com A large selection of themed and standard pattern sets.
Dan Heisman www.danheisman.com Website of the award-winning chess instructor Dan Heisman. If you want to improve you must check out Dan's site!
Free Internet Chess Server www.freechess.org A great place to play chess on the internet--and it's free.
GameKnot www.gameknot.com Correspondence chess and ten minute games via the internet. This site has huge capacity including the ability to view all games played by current and former members of GameKnot. Basic services are free or you can purchase a premium annual membership starting at $39.
Get Chess Books.com www.getchessbooks.com Get Chess Books.com offers chess books for beginners to advanced players.
GM Maxim Dlugy www.dlugy.com Homepage of GM Maxim Dlugy
GM Susan Polgar's Blog www.susanpolgar.blogspot.com National and international chess news with specialties in scholastic chess and girls and women in chess. This site is updated round the clock!
Homeroom Chess www.homeroomchess.com A downloadable, reproducible chess curriculum that requires no chess experience
IchessU www.ichessu.com Interactive chess lessons, games and a lot more.
Internet Chess Club www.chessclub.com The best site to play chess on the internet and outstanding live coverage of international chess events.
Jeremy Silman www.jeremysilman.com IM Silman's site, lots of good stuff including outstanding book reviews.
Kaoori Chess Company https://www.kaoori.co.uk/ Traditional, modern, and unique chess sets and equipment. 10% Discount for the ChessMaine.net community! Use discount code chessmaine10.
Kids Games: A Guide to Playing Chess https://www.aaastateofplay.com/kids-games-a-guide-to-playing-chess The basics of the board, pieces, and game with some helpful links.
Marcel Duchamp www.artsy.net/artist/marcel-duchamp Marcel Duchamp was an artist and chess player. This site is a collection of his works, his bio, and exclusive articles for the public.
Maritime Chess Centre http://138.119.1.209/~duff/mcc/chessmcc.html Chess in the Canadian Maritimes.
Massachusetts Chess Association www.masschess.org Regional events and crosstables. MACA publishes the award-winning magazine Chess Horizons.
Monopoly City http://www.monopolycity.com/ac_chess.html Some interesting chess sets
Mon Roi www.monroi.com Manufacturers of the Presonal Chess Manager, a handheld electronic device for recording moves over the board. Approved by both USCF and FIDE and endorsed by Garry Kasparov and Susan Polgar. These dandy little items are showing up at international and local tournaments with increasing regularity.
New England Chess Tournament Clearinghouse www.sudburyriverchess.com/clearinghouse.html Updated announcements of chess tournaments accross New England
New Hampshire Chess Association www.nhchess.org Our chess compatriots to the west.
RedHotPawn www.redhotpawn.com Online chess.
Rochester Chess Center www.chessset.com An eclectic selection of chess equipment.
Stan's NetChess www.stansco.com/netchess/ Correspondence Chess on the Internet.
Staunton Chess Sets www.stauntonchesssets.com/ History and Information on Staunton Chess sets
The Chess Drum www.thechessdrum.net An interesting site focusing on the accomplishments of Black chess players or those of African ancestry.
The Chess Store www.thechessstore.com Online retailer of chess sets and related accessories as well as backgammon sets.
The House of Staunton www.houseofstaunton.com The finest chess sets and boards anywhere on God's green earth.
The Week in Chess www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html Detailed international tournament coverage with crosstables and links.
United States Chess Federation www.uschess.org The official site of the USCF. News, tournaments, ratings and a lot more--an essential site.
United States Chess Federation Chess in Education Committee www.thechessacademy.org/Research_Chess.htm The USCF Education Committee research page. Reams of research indicating the benefits of chess for children.
World Chess Federation www.fide.com FIDE news, national chess federation news and the place to get a player's FIDE rating.
