Starts with the absolute basics of the game, including rules, annotation & how the pieces move, then proceeds to more advanced concepts through approximately 100 instructive positions.

     Kevin L. Bachler's chess coaching site.

     IM Igor Khmelnitsky's site. Includes an excellent evaluation test, plus training and personal coaching services.

Chess Academy of Denver
     NM Todd Bardwick's chess training services

     GM's Kaminski & Blehm offer personalized training which includes game analysis, personalized instruction, tests, e-mail chess course, etc.

Chess Area
     The International Chess Learning Centre offers a trial for their 12-month chess curriculum, which includes openings, tactics and strategy, personal trainers and more

Chess Assistance
     Articles, tutorials, and downloads for Chess Assistant and Convekta products

Chessbug
     essays on every stage of the game (openings, middlegame, endgame), book reviews, a weekly chess puzzle and more

Chess Channel
     Watch and listen to the best chess shows ever produced – including classic videos and TV shows originally released by GM Video, and now digitally re-mastered for Chess Channel!

Chess-Coach
     Recommending books, offering lessons, and providing resources to the chess community.

ChessCountry
     Comprehensive new site, full of promise.  Devoted to expanding the chess knowledge of players one to one hundred with a special emphasis on scholastic chess. The side contains a discussion forum and we are planning to add new features in the future.

Chess eBook
     lessons in tactics, combinations, some history and games of all World Championships

Chess.FM
     Internet Chess Radio. Broadcasting live coverage from chess events, as well as the "Chess & Books" show and other specials

     Nice set of tutorials for players of different levels. Includes recommended reading list for each level.

The Chess Improvement Page
     Prof. Hemzo's site devoted to tactics, endgames, and opening basics

Chess Kit
     Awesome tactics site, organized by theme

Chess Lessons
     FM Diego Mussanti's site offers chess lessons

Chess Ninja

     Weekly e-mail chess training newsletters; Sections include: Tactics Training • Opening Basics • Player Profiles • Q&A • Move by Move Analysis • Trivia Quiz

Chess Puzzles Games
     chess learning software for kids and chess training simulators for beginners and tournament players

Chess Theory
     dedicated to Chess Theory, Opening chess theory, chess practice, chess learning, chess analysis; French & English

Chess Trainer
     online chess academy based at Euwe Chess Academy, Maharashtra India

Chess Visualisation Training

     Free online step-by-step exercises which help you to increase your chess visualization.

Chess World

     incorporating Chess Kids; programs available for schools, individuals and groups, including adults

USCFSC

     Home page of the USCF Scholastic Council.

     Chess courses for beginner to intermediate players. Basic courses are very inexpensive, but more advanced ones are still reasonably priced.

     This site includes hundreds of pages of material for teaching chess that can be downloaded and printed for free.  Also featured are online quizzes, workbooks that can be ordered, a serial chess story, and contests.

Chess Quiz

     How well can YOU do?  :-)

Cox's Chess Corner

     Training program aimed at the club/tournament player, based on a series of developmental phases designed to help one improve the quality of their play and their rating strength.

     Collection of Dan Heisman's articles & advice. This is an excellent resource.

     Dan Heisman's instructive sayings and advice.

     Advice, teaching tips & software & book recommendations for children & beginners.

     Huge list of chess coaches & trainers from all over the world who offer lessons. Includes contact information and age range of students, as well as description of methods & services offered.

     Virtually all of the Exeter Chess Club's instructional material arranged into an index by category. This is an exceptional resource of free material and a study course all in of itself.

     Nice collection of free handouts & instructional materials for training and coaching.

     Collection of Exeter study material arranged into a course for players of different levels. Also include advice on what should be studied at each level and how to do so.

The Great Pawn Hunter

     Very good chess training site, with sections on chess notation, advanced beginners, intermediate, and advanced players.  More.

Glenn's Chess Page

     Lots of links to training articles, organized by study objectives.

     Bryan Castro's instructive article on rooks on the 7th rank.

     Advice & suggestions for improving your play

Improve Your Chess
     trains chess players from beginners to advanced club players by providing them with online, interactive training exercises

     FICS' LectureBot homepage. Instruction on how to write & submit a lecture, plus all the current lectures for download.

Mark Lowery's Exciting World of Chess
     non-commercial site with extensive 500+ pages of material, including tutorials, problems, tactics & strategy, interactive boards, links, chess art, info on computer programs,. recommended readings, and more

MathsNet
     Play against a beginner's computer, or practice your endgame technique

Miami Intl Chess Academy
     "Our members are of all ages and of all ratings from beginners to masters. Among them are a Grand Master, an International Master, 10 FIDE Masters and 8 USCF Masters. Enjoy informal play in an elegant club room, an extensive library and chess-playing computers. We have chess lessons, special lectures for all levels, tournaments, scholastic events, chess camp, chess shop, and lots more."

     Basic instruction for the complete beginner.

St. Olaf Chess Camp
     offers a week of instruction and chess-related activities featuring some of the premier players and teachers in the world.  OleChess is designed for chess players of all strengths and levels of experience, ages 10 to adult who want to improve their game while enjoying the company of fellow chess enthusiasts

GM Nigel Davies's site which offers articles, problems, annotated games, recommended books and details of his distance learning programs.

Total Chess
     GM Gabriel Schwartzman's fee-for-lessons training site (may be a little slow)

Useful Chess
     tactics, problems, etc.

     Online training program by former US Champion Patrick Wolff.

Zchess

     tactics, tips, links, puzzles by email

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