Free Chess Games to Play Online. Free Chess Rules and Instructions.

Chess was invented in India about the 6th century AD. With the exception of the queen being added in the 15th century and some other minor changes in the 19th century, very little has changed. So today's chess aficianados of today are carrying on a very long tradition.

We have assembled links to sites which offer free chess online as well as sites which offer free chess tutorials.

Please feel free to email us with any comments on these sites... or suggestions for new ones... as we are continuously striving to be truly useful.

CBS Sportsline's Free Chess Game

Download-Free-Games.com's 5 Free Chess Games "These Chess games are some of the finest available. Some feature tutorials that help new players get started or have advanced hints to help experienced players get better. Most feature a game mode where you can play chess online against other human opponents. All the free chess games cost nothing to download and try." Ad-free. Spyware-free.

Pogo.com's free chess game. Includes a chat feature to let you talk with other players. Heavily ad supported.

A Chess Game Which Shows The Elusive Nature of Thought

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.... The artwork is an artificial intelligence program, ready to play chess with the viewer. If the viewer confronts the program, the computer's thought process is sketched on screen as it plays. A map is created from the traces of literally thousands of possible futures as the program tries to decide its best move. Those traces become a key to the invisible lines of force in the game as well as a window into the spirit of a thinking machine...."

Free Chess Instructions, Rules and Articles

ChessCentral.com is a commercial site selling chess games, but is also a repository of excellent information on how to play chess, as well as free downloadable chess games.

LetsLearnChess.com is Barnett Chess Club's Free Chess Tutorial

50 Chess Games for Beginners

Chess Doctor Free Online Downloads, Secrets, and Battle Strategy for Chess Games

Checkmate Thinkquest

ChessCorner.com

Chess Kids Academy Free online chess instruction for kids. A unique chess site for kids, teachers and parents. Interactive chess lessons, quizzes, games and puzzles for kids. Play chess against the computer. FREE online chess books for kids - download and print. Everything YOUR school needs to run a chess club.

Correspondence Chess

ChessWorld.net " friendly online chess club where you can play chess with players from all over the World! ChessWorld.net is rapidly becoming the best place to play, compete in tournaments, join teams, learn, keep in touch with old friends and make new friends worldwide" 260,000+ members * 1800000+ games * 33000+ Tournaments * 130+ Leagues * 3000+ Teams * 200+ Countries * 6500+ Forums
2200+ Annotated games * 550+ Tips * 850+ Puzzles * 428000+ Messages * 3300+ Pictures

Chess Forums

Chess Exchange Forum A lively forum with 1800+ users and 9,000+ posts.

Chess Organizations

World Chess Federation

US Chess Federation

Chess Federation of Canada

Directory of Chess Clubs Worldwide

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