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Web Site Reviews
Of course we think Chessville is one of the best
chess-related web sites you can ever want, but there are other sites out
there. Here are some of the sites we've visited and the products we've
tested, along with our
assessment at the time. Please bear in mind that these reviews are
dated, and web sites can change faster than a review can get posted.
PRODUCT REVIEWS
Chess eXpress Ratings
unique rating service that provides a variety of
statistical data to help assess your game, and could save you money too
ChessLecture.com
ChessLecture.com offers a seemingly endless supply of
videos over the Internet
Chess Opening Playing Cards
Now you can play poker AND work on
your chess game at the same time!
Chess Today
GM Alexander Baburin's daily chess newspaper
Crazy Knights
An addictive new
CD-ROM game for the Personal Computer based upon the chess knight's L-shape moving pattern.
MagnateChess Third
Millennium Chess Set
Highly functional quality travel chess set
NoteBook Games Chessboards
chessboards on flexible hi-gloss paper, laminated in
plastic, with static-cling pieces
Professor Chess
Scholastic Chess Instruction
Sticky Chess
Travel sets for chess, checkers, and backgammon
Squares
Squares is the newest entrant into the world of chess
magazines
TWIC Theory
Delivered straight to your inbox, each issue
reviews an opening line through the use of illustrative games.
INDEX OF SITES
50 Chess Games
for Beginners
Animated chess tutorial program for new players
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Her official website
America's
Foundation For Chess (AF4C)
Promotes youth chess in & out of schools, sponsors US
Championships
Artful Dodger's ChessChat
Email discussion group, using Yahoo Groups as host
Bill Wall's Chess Page
Vast & varied collection of chess information, fiction,
games, openings, trivia, humor, etc.
The Bobby Fischer Home
Page
This is a Fischer Fan site
Chess Humour and Crosswords
Humorous chess-themed short-stories, and more
Chess Is Fun
ICCF-SIM Jon Edwards' site, includes n awesome Blog
chessKIDS academy
FREE online interactive lessons, quizzes and games for
kids
Chess Mail
Correspondence Site supporting the Chess Mail magazine,
and more
ChessMix
eBooks for sale, free pgn downloads, and more, by
Bulgarian GM Ventzislav Inkiov
The
Chess Oracle
A variety of chess tourneys, events, and other chess
news stories
Chess Problem Curiosa
a collection of fascinating chess
problems, with a special twist!
Chess Stories
Collection of short (3000 words or less) stories with a
chess theme
Chessworld.net
turn-based site that
specializes in all forms of chess, from single
games to tournaments
The Chess Variant Pages
Chronicles different types of chess variant games
Chess
Visualization Training
Exercises
to aid development of board vision
Dan Heisman
Author, instructor, Chess Cafe columnist, Renaissance
Man
Dr Unclear
(C)heating on the Internet Chess Servers
First Saturday
Chess Tourneys
Tournaments providing title norm and FIDE rating
opportunities
GM Chess
GM Alexander Khalifman &
the St. Petersburg GM Chess School
GM Peter Svidler's
Unofficial Page
Goddesschess
This site is all about Women in chess
ICCF - International Correspondence Chess
Federation
Home of the official international body for
Correspondence Chess
Mr. Mip's Chess Palace
A kaleidoscopic collection of problems, from sublime to
ridiculous
NM Nick Beqo's
Correspondence Chess Course
Chess lessons by email
The Retrograde Analysis Corner
Comprehensive look at compositions involving
Retrograde Analysis
SuperAjedrez
One of the best Spanish-language
chess websites, reviewed in español and English
Tigerchess
GM Nigel Davies' site, devoted to chess teaching
Tim Krabbé's Chess
Curiosities
Tim Krabbé's incredible collection of chess-related stuff
Uncrowned Kings
Games & tournament/match records of a number of very
strong players
The World Chess
Championship
Games and information about the World Chess
Championship
World Chess Network
More than just a playing site
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