Links
Playing chess online is not as fun as playing face to face at a club. But, since we know you can’t wait until the next club meeting, here is somewhere you can get your fix:
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| FICS | BabasChess | Eboard |
| Free Internet Chess Server | A popular Windows FICS client. | A popular Linux FICS client. |
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| Red Hot Pawn |
| Another popular free chess server. |
A chess database is one of the most useful computer tools for studying the game. Here is one very high quality free database:
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SCID
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To populate your database with millions of games, you could do worse than start with this gigantic resource:
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| Lars Balzer’s Home Page |
For those games that somehow escape the giant databases listed above, you could try searching here:
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| ChessGames.com | ChessLab.com |
Some active chess blogs:
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| Boylston Chess Club | The Chess Mind | The Daily Dirt |
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| The Kenilworthian |
To participate in tournaments, get a subscription to Chess Life, and support the sport, you’ll want to join the USCF.
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| US Chess Federation |
The English Chess Federation gives out a number of annual awards, including Player of the Year, Book of the Year, Magazine of the Year, and Website of the Year.
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| ECF Awards |
