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Playing Sites, Leagues[down to Online Leagues]
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Playing Sites
BrainKing
Online game server for chess, checkers, reversi, and plenty of other games
too.
Caissa's Web Home Page
Online chess server. No software to download. Site also includes
instructional articles & bulletin board.
ChessAnyTime
Chess-only server with java client
ChessBoss
Create your own tournament events and games, play and analyze your games,
get better! TRY New and Fun Chess Variations
Chess
Corner
Play web-based email chess online with people from all over the world. Take
part in tournaments, teams, forums etc.
ChessCube
Boasting over 1 million members, live tournaments, with videos and social
networking.
Chess
Here
an international online chess community where you can play correspondence
style for free
ChesSOS
Turn-based regular & Fischer Random (Chess 960)
ChessManiac
Free online chess. Users can choose to play long correspondence type or
short quick chess games
ChessMoon
Enjoy playing chess with members all over the world while forming your
social network.
Chess.com
Chess.com is the premier online community for chess players around the
world. Chess.com provides a safe and enjoyable environment where chess
players of all skill levels can learn, contribute, play, build, chat, and
share.
Chess.net
Online playing site. There's a yearly fee, but there's also a free version
with banner ads and a Java version.
Chess
Sites of the World
Collecting a list of all the public chess sites in the world: Streets,
Parks, Beaches, Bookstores and Cafe's
ChessWorld.net
online chess club where you can play chess with players from all over the
world! Play, compete in tournaments, join teams, learn, keep in touch with
old friends and make new friends worldwide
CowPlay
free multiplayer chess
E4EC - The E4 Emailchess Club
Offers email based correspondence chess games and tournaments
for serious players. Free.
Free
Blubbie Chess Server
play against a beginner's computer, which thinks just two-ply ahead
FICGS (Free
Internet Correspondence Games Server)
Correspondence chess server; play rated class and rapid tournaments for
free, two players matches and a unique correspondence chess world
championship in a big knockout tournament. Also special events, thematic
chess tournaments, chess 960, big chess, and tournaments with money
prizes; and last, on FICGS, you can play Go tournaments and world
championship.
FlyOrDie
Online multi-player game site
Game Colony
GameColony.com 's mission is to replicate land-based tournaments of skill
in a secure online environment and to maintain a thriving online community
where players from all over the world are engaged in healthy skill-based
competition for prizes or for free.
GameKnot
Turn-based playing site
GeeksWithChess
Play real time free online chess with international chess players of all
levels. You are welcome to compete in online chess or simply socialize, hang
around and watch other people play chess. Whether you are a beginner,
occasional player or a regular visitor to chess clubs, we invite you to join
our free online chess community.
Gmta Chess
Free turn-based site (Gmta=Great Minds Think Alike). Does not
appear to be active anymore.
Interligence
Free playing site
ItsYourTurn.com
Excellent turn based server with e-mail notification when your opponent
moves
Killegar Chess
Interesting site for news and stuff.
Play chess against tkChess
This site lets you play against a computer program online.
Playchess (associated with ChessBase)
Billed as the worldÕs biggest chess server, where you will find 20,000 chess
lovers every day, from all over the world. You will immediately be able to
find an opponent of your own playing strength, or if you fancy watching, you
can kibitz grandmaster games and follow world class tournaments.
SchemingMind.com
Turn-based online Correspondence Chess Club
Stan's NetChess
FREE internet correspondence chess playing service (with an option to
subscribe to get some enhanced services)
Thinking Machine 4
Explores the invisible, elusive nature of thought. Play chess against a
transparent intelligence, its evolving thought process visible on the board
before you.
World Chess Live [site
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Popular chess server (formerly World Chess Network). WCL has a large
number of GM's & IM's available to play against. These players also give
lectures and play banter games against each other where they discuss their
thoughts about each move. Also includes, news, game archives, articles,
etc.
YukYuc.com Online Chess Game
Play against a very weak computer program (I mated it in 23 moves)
Online Leagues
Four Nations Chess League (4NCL)
The Four Nations League is a team tournament over three divisions, with
over 850 players registered to take part and over £10,000 in cash prizes
on offer. It is the most prestigious team chess event held in the United
Kingdom.
Online Chess League
The OCL sponsors several team tournaments per year at slow time controls.
The Best of the Best! (no activity since 2008?)
STC Bunch
One of the oldest and most highly respected Chess clubs on the internet
Team 45 45 League
The World Clock - Time Zones
Excellent site which shows the time in all the time zones around the
world. Very useful when arranging playing times for online games.
US Chess League (USCL)
The premier online chess league in the United States, featuring some of the
country's strongest players (including Nakamura).
USCL Teams
Arizona Scorpions
Baltimore Kingfishers
Boston Blitz
Carolina Cobras
Chicago Blaze
Dallas Destiny
Los Angeles Vibe
Manhattan Applesauce
(formerly Queens Pioneers)
Miami Sharks
New England Nor'Easters
New Jersey Knockouts
New York Knights
Philadelphia Inventors
San Francisco Mechanics
Seattle Sluggers
St. Louis Arch Bishops
Tennessee Tempo
(not part of the USCL for the 2010 season)
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