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Edward Collins (EdCollins) - USA, Michigan.
GreekteamBG - A site for greek backgammoners who play through the net. The team is open to Greeks and for those who feel Greek even if not living in Greece.
Mr. Backgammon (Chris Ternel) - Few people in the world can claim the same expertise regarding backgammon, as Chris Ternel, alias Mr. Backgammon. Feel free to ask him for advice.
Morten Wang (Morty) - The rec.games.backgammon rollout archive, annotated matches, commented positions, the 10 Commandments of Backgammon, and links to other backgammon sites.
Svilen Todorov (Svilo) - Backgammon in Bulgaria. Rules in Bulgarian, annotated matches, and where to play.
Bonkers! from Parker Brothers - The rules. It's Never the Same Game Twice.
Chebache - A strategic board game combining elements of checkers, backgammon and chess and bridging the gaps between them.
Contagious Dreams Game Review - Chebache - The ContagiousDreams.com review of the Strategy game called Chebache, published by Pardee Games.
Jumpin - A review of the 3M Bookshelf Game Jumpin (1964). Jumpin is an abstract strategy game for two players. The object of the game is for a player to move all of their "pawns" from one end of the board to the other. Pawns can only move by "jumping" over other pawns. A pawn can jump over one or more pawns as long as they are all in a row with no intervening spaces.
LUDO rules - A variant of Parcheesi.
Rules of Parcheesi - The Royal Game of India. The object of the game is to be the first player to move four pawns from START to HOME.
GameSquare - Don't upset yourself. Description of a Ludo variant.
Ludoteka - Online version of Parcheesi.
Pachisi - History and information. This is the national game of India.
Contagious Dreams Review - Peaceful Resistance - Review by Kristin Looney. "Peaceful Resistance is a wonderfully elegant abstract board game with compelling strategy as well as a worthwhile message. I highly recommend it."
Moksha Patamu (Snakes and Ladders) - History and information. This ancient Indian race game is a game of morality with the bases of the ladders being located on squares representing various types of good and the more numerous snakes coming from squares representing various forms of evil. A modern version is known as Chutes and Ladders.
Slangen en Ladders - Play a free game of snakes and ladders against the computer.
Sorry! Rules by Parker Brothers - To be the first player to get all four of your pawns from your color START to your color HOME.
Split Level Aggravation - Rules.
Royal Game of Ur and Tau - Sumerian Royal Game of Ur - History and information. The Egyptian version was known as Twenty Squares.
Contagious Dreams Game Review - Variance - The ContagiousDreams.com review of the Strategy game called Variance, published by DASH inc.
Contigo - A review of the 3M Bookshelf Game Contigo (1974). Contigo is an alignment game for two players or a capture game for four players. The object of the two player game is for a player to get four pawns in a row (horizontally, vertically or diagonally) without any opposing pawns between them. The object of the capture game is to capture the key pawn of your opponents by landing on it with one of your own pawns.
Enginuity Games - Doubles Wild - Doubles Wild is a game of luck and strategy where the object is to make as many 3-in-a-rows as possible in any direction. Your roll determines where your marker may go. If you don't like your first roll, try again, rolling the blue dice, the red dice, or both. If you roll a double on red or blue, that's WILD, and you may place your marker anywhere in the row or column.
Contagious Dreams Review - Review by Kristin Matherly.
Enginuity Games: Tilez! - A color-matching and spatial relations game that comes with 80 all-different "L"-shaped tiles. The object is to select a tile from your rack and place it on the board such that it matches as many existing neighboring colors as possible.
Tilez - Includes reviews of the board game Tilez, rules and how to order Tilez.
5ive Straight - Official site contains the rules, company contact information, and online ordering.
The Game Report: 5ive Straight Review - Review of the game by Peter Sarrett. Also contains general information such as the skill level required.
BoardgameGeek: 5ive Straight - Contains game session reviews, and information.
Block Breaker - A Strategy Board Game.
Link Five, A Logical Creations Strategy Game - Requires a logical mind, but it also teaches a mind to be logical. Most matches take about 8 to 10 minutes to play. For ages from 8 years old to Eighty years young. 282,429,536,481 possible sequences
Nine Mens Morris at Cox-TV - Features printable boards in PDF and PostScript formats, as well as rules and basic strategy.
Nine Mens Morris - Nine Mens Morris (Mill, Merrills, Morelles) - History and information.
Pentegonia, the Board Game - Pentagonia is a new two-player, abstract-strategy, board game with a very chess-like attribute. Victory is completely dependent on your mental powers, and completely independent of luck.
Quarto - Study of Quarto algorithms for computer play.
Set Quarto - Rules for playing Quarto with Set cards, with several variants which can also be played with the board game.
FIVE-STONE Game - A Java Gomoku interface that allows 2 users to play with each other.
The Renju World Magazine - Online version of the printed magazine. Information about competitions, analyses and interviews with the best players in the world.
Pente Net - Play Pente against a friend anywhere in the world! Pente Net supplies the board, the stones, the rules, the game system for you. No download required. Compatible with AOL, WebTV, all browsers.
The Renju International Federation - Renju is the professional variant of Go-Moku and uses more sophisticated rules. In renju the black player (the beginner of a game) is not allowed to make double-threes, double-fours or more than five in a row. Renju also uses sophisticated opening rules.
Bill's Pente Program - This is a unix program that plays the game of Pente. You can play against the computer, against another person sitting next to you, or against somebody on another computer across the internet.
DSG Pente Database - An open source database of over 40,000 Pente games played at several internet Pente sites.
Renju 2002 - A Renju tool for showing match information with a java application by Mike Guo.
Pente Quinary - An informational site about the game Pente with rules and the club pente Vancouver.
The World of Abstract Games - A collection of more than one hundred of the purest abstract games from all over the world. All these games can be played with very few material on a regular board.
Mankala by Greg Vogl - General information about the game.
Mancala - Mancala, Bao, Oware - History and information.
International Omweso Society - London - Official Omweso mancala rules from Uganda. (32 hole/64 seed mancala game)
Definitive Rules for Bao - Written by Rob Nierse. The Netherlands is a hotbed of Bao playing due to the work of Alex de Voogt. (32 hole/64 seed mancala from Swahili Coast esp. Tanzania/Zanzibar)
Jochen Wertenauer's homepage - Rules to the Bao version of the game. Also a PC version.
Oware Society - London - Official UK Oware/Aware Game playing society. (12 hole/48 seed mancala from West Africa)
Rules of MANCALA - Collect the most stones in your mancala (mancalas are the large bowls at each end of the board).
Oh-Wah-Ree - A review of the 3M Bookshelf Game Oh-Wah-Ree (1962). The game contains several versions of Mancala games.
Congkak- Malay Traditional Game - Congkak is a very popular traditional game in Malaysia with slight variation to Mancala.
Tantrix Online - Play Tantrix games or puzzles against real people or robot players.
Tantrix UK Ltd puzzles & games - Tantrix is a collection of puzzles and an addictive award-winning strategy game played using attractive, colourful, hexagonal bakelite tiles.
Kensington Board Game - A simple strategy game for two players. Features rules, how to make the game, and strategy hints.
Hex Board Game - Contains a tutorial, discussion, and links.
Hex page at Cox-TV - Features printable Hex boards in PDF and PostScript formats, as well as rules and basic strategy.
Hex FAQ - David Boll's Frequently Asked Questions.
Hex IAQ - Answers to infrequently asked questions, by Bert Enderton.
Jack van Rijswijck's Hex Page - Description, proof that the game cannot end in a draw, links, and a downloadable program for online play.
How to Make a Hex Board in HTML - by Jon Kleiser. Shows how to build a Hex board in HTML using a small number of graphic elements (GIFs).
Hex Strategy - Part 1: Introduction and Basic Strategy by Cameron Browne. From Abstract Games magazine, Summer 2000
Hexy - Features academic papers in PDF format and a Hex-playing program for Windows.
Hex Game Information Center - By Emanuele. Features a position analysis tool and Playsite game viewer for Windows, and Java applets to step through some recorded games and examine opening strategies.
PlaySite - Hex Rules - Rules, strategy tips, and a version of the game to play against other PlaySite users (uses Java).
The OHex Board - An interactive database of possible 11x11 Hex board states that indicate possible winning or losing moves.
Hex Template Library - David King's collection of edge-connection templates. Includes basic templates for rows two through six, as well as ladder and bridge templates.
Machine Intelligence Hex - Server and competition for artificial Hex players.
Six - Hex playing program for KDE.
Twixt - A review of the 3M Bookshelf Game Twixt (1963). Twixt is a three dimensional version of an old pen and paper game. The object of the game is to build an uninterrupted "bridge" from one end of the board to the other.
Uncrossed Knight Paths is NP-complete - Draft of a paper by Dominic Mazzoni and Kevin Watkins proving that finding paths in Twixt (i.e., whether it is still possible to win) is NP-complete.
Mark Thompson's Twixt page - Printable board diagram, brief history of the game, suggested variant, links.
MindZine: TwixT and Quarter-board - Introduction and course in basic TwixT strategy.
Mark Thompson's Bridg-It page - Description of the game of Bridg-It (Gale), suggestions for variants, and a diagram showing optimal strategy for classic version.
Lines of Action - Features rules, variations, and problems. The game is related to Chess, Go, and Othello.
Mark's LOA Homepage - Features rules, discussion, a M.Sc. thesis about the game, and a Java applet version.
Misc Trax Links - Information about the popular board game from New Zealand, including short rules in Danish and many archived games.
TRAX Resource Index - Comprehensive source for all things Trax including rules, software and archived World Championship games.
MSN Gaming Zone - Trax(TM) - Play Trax online with others all over the world. (Note: Microsoft Windows required)
Trax E-Mail Server - Play Trax by e-mail on Richard's play-by-email server.
Trax Time - Introduction, strategies, and puzzles.
Trax Forum - A place to discuss anything related to Trax with other Trax players.
The Official Proton Home Page - Proton, the retro-futuristic, self-contained, abstract strategy PocketBoardGame for 1 or 2 players.
Contagious Dreams Game Review - Proton - The ContagiousDreams.com review of the game called Proton, published by Looney Labs.
Ea Ea's Game of Star - Craig Schensted, inventor of Y, Poly-Y, and Star, describes this game.
The Jerusalem Cube - Space Marbles - A three dimensional strategic game, suitable for players aged 9 to adults. Features description and pictures.
Sensei's Library - A collaborative web site about and around the game of Go, where anyone can freely contribute information and participate in discussions.
Web Go Page Index - An exhaustive listing of go related web pages.
Game of Go Webring - Contains sites with clubs, game information, and downloads.
Go, an Addictive Game - An encyclopedia of go topics, including rules, stories, tournaments, computers, and resources for the study and enjoyment of the game.
Computer Resources for Go Players - Covers all aspects of the use of computers in relation to go. From the British Go Association.
BGA Software Catalogue - Listing of go software available in the British Go Association archive.
CGoban - A Unix Go Server program with many features.
OpenGo - Intended as a workbench for prospective programmers of go engines, this program provides some simple built-in Go opponents for users to play and supports pipe and modem players.
Computer Go Ladder - An informal competition between various go-playing computer programs.
Gnu Go - A free cross-platform computer go opponent.
Mick's Computer Go - News and information about computer programs that play go.
Arnoud's TurboGo - Go-playing computer program and screensaver, plus an online joseki database which replays interesting sequences.
PubGo++ - A set of C++ classes for go programming.
Computer Go Bibliography - Online publications on programming the game of go.
SmartGo - Go-playing program and Go game editor. Free 9x9 version available for download.
AUGOS - The Automatic Go Player - A program for Windows that can play the japanese board game go.
David Fotland's Many Faces of Go - The 1998 World Computer Go Champion, and six time US Computer Go Champion. A strong Computer Go opponent.
Hui Huang's WinIGC/MGT - Shareware go internet client.
Xgospel User's Guide - X-Window client for internet go servers.
CGoban 2 - Includes an editor for SGF go files and a client for the Kiseido Go Server.
Complete Goban - Go program for Unix and X11. Local, internet or modem play, as well as .SGF-compatible record and replay.
TanGo - A freeware IGS and NNGS compatible Go client.
Ergo - Java-Applet to play against a Go-Server.
Java Go Client - A java plug-in to run Go against a server.
Jago - Java-Client, Internet Go Server client, a Smart Go Format go game viewer and a point to point go player.
Ergo - Java client for internet go servers. Use from your web browser or as an application.
The Go Assistant - A set of tools for the serious go player, including a variations editor, IGS client subsystem, and a full OLE server.
JiGo - Replay professional go games online.
David Hanon's GO48 - A game player/recorder for the HP48 calculator.
Go Recorder for the Pilot - PalmPilot program allowing recording and playback of go games on several board sizes.
GO Write - Windows program allowing reading and writing of .SGF files.
GoCE - Records and replays .SGF files on your CE.
Goban - Free software to play go on Mac OS X.
PilotGOne - A PalmPilot GO .SGF format viewer and recorder.
SGF File Format Specifications - Details on the Smart Go Format for computer-recorded go games.
SGF User Guide - Explains the features and concepts of the SGF file format for recording go games.
BadukTracer - A set of go utilities for Mac.
CGoban 2 - Includes an editor for SGF go files and a client for the Kiseido Go Server.
Complete Goban - Go program for Unix and X11. Local, internet or modem play, as well as .SGF-compatible record and replay.
JiGo v2.0 Java-based Interface for Go - An open-source API for programming Go-related applets and applications. It includes an SGF reader, and extensive documentation.
JavaGO - Freeware java go applet for editing games.
RenderSoft Corinnax Go Control - Tools for producing go materials, including desktop publishing-style functionality.
Daniel Bump's Go - A system for typesetting Go games and diagrams using TeX.
Go2000 - A full-featured Go database management system with pattern matching and classification.
GoTools: The Tsume-Go Program - Tools for learning life and death situations, including a huge database of problems, and several interactive modes.
Kombilo - A free database program for game collections in SGF format. It includes search function for patterns, positions and game information.
GoWin - Screensaver that replays .SGF format go games.
Battle Go - Animated Samurai Warriors and a strong computer opponent are key features of this game. Unlike traditional Go, Battle Go allows multiple players to play at once. Still under development.
Go Variants - Slightly different games that can be played on a go board or in a similar style as go.
Go on a 2 by 2 Board - Mathematical analysis of the outcome of go on a board with four or fewer vertices, under a suitable mathematical ruleset.
Quantum Go - A tool to teach principles of Fault-Tolerant Design, based on the game of go.
Round Go Board - Print out this round go board from a PDF file and experiment.
Compendium of Rules for Wei-Qi (Go, Baduk) - Detailed rulesets from various sources. Also an interesting note on the mathematical consequences of various rulesets, and the 'beasts' that arise.
Go (Weiqi, Baduk) Rules - Extensive discussion and resource on the rules of go and their variations.
Jean-Loup's Go - A pot-pourri of thoughts and links.
Harry Fearnley's Go (Baduk, WeiQi/Wei-Ch'i, Igo) - List of links relating to go, especially its rulesets, computers and go, and go in Britain.
Milt's Go - A variety of articles dealing with go in North America, and its value in teaching and the development of reasoning skills.
Ken's Go - An extensive list of go links, a beginner's introduction to go and internet go, a collection of articles about the ten golden rules of Go, and several commented games of Go Seigen.
Barry Phease - Includes information about the New Zealand Go Society and clubs in the area.
Take-N-Give's Go page - Personal collection of well-loved links to articles, tutorials, shops, servers etc.
Sven Tissot's Go - Includes a short introduction and the go web-ring.
Ken Warkentyne - Includes background information and links for the oriental version of Go.
David Fotland - Creator of Many Faces of Go, a successful go playing program listed on the Computer Go Ladder.
The Game of Go -- David A. Mechner - Articles on computer go, ranking and how to study the game.
Sango's Go - News and games from Japan and IGS, articles on the study of go, go and computers, and a teaching ladder.
Building a Go Board - A collection of hints and tips on making a go board and finding cheap stones.
Online Go Writing and Some Other Matters - Charles Matthews - Various notes and links related to go and the author's writings.
The game of go - Go Oyunu - Includes dictionary and FAQ. In Turkish and English.
The Go Treasure Chest - Covers various aspects as commented games, tournament reports and results. The focus is on tournament-Go in Austria and Europe with photos from european tournaments.
Andre Engels Go Page - With several Go variants.
The Web Go Page Index - A large and organised list of Go web resources, which is maintained by Ken Warkentyne.
Tsume Go Of The Day - Easier and harder daily problems with solutions.
Minoru Harada's Tsumego - Elementary and intermediate weekly problems with archive and solutions.
Go Problems - solve go problems interactively through a Java applet; explore variations and contribute problems to the community
My Friday Night Files - Fansite dedicated to Cho Chikun with over 1000 games.
Takemiya's Most Recent Games - A short biography and a large collection of the games of Japanese professional go player Takemiya Masaki, 9 dan.
Annotated Go Bibliographies - Detailed reviews and reader's comments about books concerning go.
To Test a Powerful Computer, Play an Ancient Game - A lengthy article on the difficulties of programming a computer to play go.
American Go Extra, Summer 1994 - Several articles, including an interview and game commentaries.
Kiwi Go - Articles about go from the journal of the New Zealand Go Society.
The Magic of Go - A regular column covering many aspects of the game, from strategies to tournaments, with problems and answers.
On The Rules of Go - An online version of a book by Dr. Ikeda Toshio.
Book of Commented Games by Go Seigen - Available in various electronic formats.
MindZine Go News - News, information, interviews and articles about the game of go.
British Go Journals - A selection of the articles from 'ancient' British Go Journals.
The Interactive European Go Magazine - Online magazine offering interactive articles on watching, learning, playing and teaching go in several languages. Many require Flash.
Pair RICOH Cup - Annual tournament of Japanese pairs. Past and present tournament schedules and results.
North American Masters Go Tournament - History, schedules of current events, players and game records.
Ari's Go Page - History, past results and game records of Finnish and European tournaments, and songs and related photos.
Austrian Go-Navigator - Lists meetings in Austria.
European Go Tournament Calendar - With links to calenders around Europe.
American Go Association - Includes news, links, and information.
Australian Go Association - Contains tournament and membership information.
French Go Association - Includes game information.
European Go Federation - Includes news, links, information, and members.
Belgian Go Federation - Contains news, ratings, pictures, downloads, and links.
British Go Association - Includes downloads, tutors, history, and reviews.
Dutch Go Association - Includes a calendar, addresses, links, and software.
Czech Go Association - Includes a history, members, and tournaments.
Finnish Go Association - Offers a calendar and newsletter.
Wings Go Club - An online community to promote the enjoyment and fellowship of go. Hosts activities like teaching, matches and tournaments online. Free online go books available.
American Ing Goe - Contains links, pictures, and news.
Nihon Ki-in Go - Includes rules, events, and a history.
Slovenian Go Association - Offers links, history, and clubs.
Romanian Go Federation - Includes links, events, ratings, and clubs.
Swiss Go Association - Includes tournaments, ratings, and events.
The Canadian Go Association - The official website of the Canadian Go Association - features contact information, tournament information and other items of interest to Go players in Canada.
Norwegian Go Association - Contains history, clubs, events, news, and links.
Rhein-Maas-Liga - Tables, schedule and rules for several Go teams from the region around the Rhine and the Maas.
European Go Cultural Centre - Japaneese Go centres around the world. Organize club evenings, tournaments, courses, meetings and seminars.
Israel Go Game - A site to organise Go players in Israel.
Australian Go Association - Contains tournament and membership information.
European Go Cultural Centre - Offers information on the club.
Antony Go Club - Contains registration and tournament information as well directions on how to get to this club located near Paris, France.
Go Clubs in Los Angeles - A listing of go clubs in Los Angeles.
Baia Mare Go Club - Contains news, game information, game rules, tutorials, links and history.
Birmingham Go Club - Contains information about the club, member roster, and links to other Go sites. This club is located in Birmingham, England.
Brooklyn Go Club - Contains information about the club, guestbook, and links to other Go sites. Located in New York, USA.
Cambridge Go Society - Contains member roster, informarion on the club, links to other Go sites and the rules of the game. Located in Cambridge, England.
Santa Monica Go Club - Contains links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in Santa Monica, USA.
Colorado Go Clubs - A listing of go clubs in Colorado with related news and tournaments.
Dublin Go Club - Contains news, tournament information, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in Dublin, Ireland.
High Wycombe Go Club - Contains tournament information, member roster, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in High Wycombe, England.
The Edinburgh Go Club - Contains tournament information, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in Edinburgh, Scotland.
A New York Go Page - Information for go players and organizations in the New York area.
San Francisco Go Club - Contains news, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in San Francisco, USA.
Oxford City Go Club - Contains links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in Oxford, England.
Plymouth Go Club - Contains the history of the game, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in Plymouth, England.
Seattle Go Center - Located near the University of Washington, provides a friendly and educational place to play Go. Affiliated with the Nihon Ki-in.
Swindon Go Club - Contains tournament information, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in Swindon, England.
University Go Club Student Nis - Contains tournament information, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in Nis, Yugoslavia.
Swedish Go Info - Swedish Go Clubs, tournaments and information for go players in Sweden.
Tulsa Go Club - Contains tournament information, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
University of Aizu Go Club - Contains member roster, tournament information, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in Fukushima, Japan.
West Surrey Go Club - Contains history of the game, tournament information, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in West Surrey, England.
Copenhagen Go Club - Contains information on the club and Go in Denmark. Located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Billericay Go Club - Go Club in Billericay, Essex, UK. Within easy reach of East London, and most of South Essex.
Basel - Information about go-playing and go-events in Basel, Switzerland.
Houston Go Club - Contains information on where the club meets, on how to join, club activities, and links to other Go resources.
Massachusetts Go Association - Contains tournament information, links to other Go sites and information on the club. Located in Boston, USA.
Cheltenham Go Club - Contains information on the club and links to other Go sites. Located in Cheltenham, England.
Games of Go on Disk - A collection of around 10000 games distributed on disks.
Professional Games in Smart Go Format - A collection of .SGF format games available for download and study.
Stonetalk - Mailing list devoted to the analysis of professional go games.
Go Record Libarary - Collection of over 20000 go games, including an online viewer. Website in chinese.
Go4Go.net - Go game collection of professional game records with a search engine. An English version that runs independently of the go4go.net main site in Chinese.
PlayGo.to - Including a huge introductory tutorial, as well as some go artwork, computer applications and a go-game trading database.
Go Teaching Ladder - Get your own games reviewed by stronger players to improve your game. Huge game archive with comprehensive indices online.
A Beginner's Introduction to Go - A lengthy introduction covering the rules and basic concepts in detail, with a sample game.
Tel's Go Notes - Notes for beginning players.
How to Teach Go - A novel way to teach go to beginners.
Rafael's Go Page - Rules, strategies and bloopers, as well as a selection of rec.games.go posts.
Weiqi.Com - An introduction and some advice on strategy.
What is Go? - A beginner's introduction to go, with a little history.
Pi: The Game of Go - An introduction to go and its use in the movie Pi.
Go (Wei Chi) Online Guide - A short introduction with a brief history.
Go FAQ - Frequently asked questions about go, their answers, and miscellaneous go-related topics.
Guo Juan's Internet Go School - Take lessons by email from a Chinese 5-dan professional.
Go Lessons Offer - Online go lessons available from a European 6-dan in German or English.
Macfadyen's Go Teaching - Correspondence courses, go seminars, and an assessment of the difficulty level of various go problem books.
The Interactive Way to Go - Java-based interactive tutorial in several languages, in 33 brief lessons.
Kiseido Go Server Tutorial - Java-based interactive tutorial to Go / Baduk / Wei'qi.
Go Servers, Etc. - Details on the various ways to play go online against others. Includes a recent list of go servers, including those without webpages. From the British Go Association.
Richard's Play By Email Server: Go - Sign up to play go with others through email. An ascii copy of the board is emailed to you each time your opponent makes a move.
The No Name Go Server - Use with telnet or with a client. This is a moderately busy go server.
Internet Go Server - Play go online using the IGS protocol with a client or by telnet. Popular and usually busy.
Kiseido Go Server - Server for reviewing games with an opponent, accessible with a client or online using Java.
Neostone3.1 for free online Go (Baduk) game - Play Go(Baduk) on the internet using Neostone3.1, a multilingual software. Play Baduk in Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
World-Wide Internet Gokaisho - Go server based in Japan. Play via telnet or a client, or with java on the web.
Jörch's Go - Play 9x9 Go online with computer programs Jogo and Wally. Uses pure HTML; no Java required.
World Web Go - Play online using Java.
Yahoo Go - Web-based go server with basic features: ability to start, join and watch games of various sizes and options.
World Web Go - Play Go Online.
Australian Othello Federation - Promoting the game of Othello in Australia. Has news, strategy, and information about world championships.
Othello News - Newsletter for othello enthusiasts with interviews, columns, and tournament information.
Othello Association of Singapore - Includes animated archives of the World Othello Championships as well as othello openings.
VOG Othello Club - Includes online reversi gameroom with human and computer play, reversi tournaments, a great section on reversi strategy, and library with archived games.
Andrea Zinno's Othello Page - Includes information about othello game programming, game analyses, rules, strategies, and world championships information.
Jonathan's Reversi Page - Includes rules of reversi, advanced strategy for reversi, programs for playing, practicing, and analyzing reversi, information on internet play, and other miscellaneous information.
Othello Pages - Includes some articles from the British Othello Federation's newsletters.
Bluez' Othello Links - A comprehensive list of othello links on the internet.
Gunnar's Othello Page - Contains information about Zebra, the premier Windows reversi program, information on the inner workings of strong othello programs, and several categorized reversi links.
Goran's Othello/Reversi Website - Contains opening information, tutorials, game analyses, tournament information, and links to other reversi sites.
French Federation of Othello - Includes information about the Othello World Championships, many programs, and a newsletter.
MidnigHt's Othello Site - Blue Manta's reversi articles, game analyses, puzzles, and tournament transcripts.
Ataxx ! The Pressibus inventory - Ataxx is similar to Reversi/Othello, with other moves. More offensive, more parameters. Permanent inventory, many links for download, java applets. Also Hexxagon games.
Ataxx - Origins - History of the game.
Abalone - Includes rules, variations, strategies, online game, chat, and articles. Site requires Flash plugin.
Abalone - Web game version of Abalone
Spelmagazijn - Abalone - Description and pictures about the game Abalone. 2 players try to push the marbles of the other player from the gameboard. English.
The International Abalone Players' Home Page - Collection of information for playing Abalone against a computer.
The now-defunct MIT Abalone Mailing List (26-Jan-1996) - Archive of the old mailing list
Kahuna - Two priests, wielders of Kahuna magic, compete to learn who is the more powerful. They have selected a small group of 12 uninhabited islands and will use their magical powers to build bridges linking the islands. Each bridge gives a priest some control over the forces of the islands.
Siesta - The sun shines over roofs to create shadows. That is the natural way of things. In this beautiful game, players use these natural and man-made elements to score points for long strings of roofs.
Triplejump - Contains reviews, rules, community services and live help.
World Correspondence Draughts Association - Information in both Dutch and English. News, Results, Contacts.
Checkers & Draughts - Checkers and Draughts, rules, champions, problems, famous players and positions. World Championship Matches.
Grooves Speed Team - A "blitz" checker team that plays in Yahoo.
About.com Checkers NetLinks - Annotated links to resources across the Web for checkers and draughts.
Checkers Information at Board Game Central - Information, book, and links about the game of Checkers, as well as software for Windows, Macintosh, and other platforms.
Pond Checkers - Baby frogs and bull frogs, checkers will never be the same, after you played the Pond Checkers game. Ages 6 and up.
American Checker Federation - Official organizational website.
Bob's Canadien Draughts Page - An interesting 10x10 draughts site, With lots of information.
New Style Draughts - Contains rules of the game, and information.
Jim Loy's Checkers Pages - Checkers enthusiast Jim Loy has a whole book on checkers online here. Learn about the game, look at commented old games and read his articles on checkers.
CheckersLinks.com - A checkers directory with categorized links to checkers sites with rules, history, graphics, ratings, books, articles, software, forums, boards, playsites, leagues, and tournaments.
International draughts site - Features rules, news, tournaments, software, forum, photos, history, and problems for international draughts (10x10).
Checker Animations - Learn to play checkers by viewing animated games. Contains familiar themes in checkers, famous positions, end games, openings, traps and shots.
Wikipedia - History and rules of the game.
The Alquerque Family of Games - History, information, where to buy. Also known as Fanorona, Dama, Aracaby, and Damenspiel.
Diamonds Board Game - The first player to collect 25 diamonds WINS the game. If both players collect 24 diamonds, it is a tie.
Gess - Gess (pronounced "guess") is a game for two players that was originally conceived by the Puzzles and Games Ring of the Archimedeans as a generalised form of chess.
King Row Checkers - King Row Checkers is a Chess-Style Checkers boardgame where the classic game of checkers is presented in a significantly more entertaining and enjoyable pastime than before. Twenty game variations added with player options and choices, this board game holds its own against other strategy games.
Lasca - Checkers with Teeth - A description and how-to of one of the most interesting twists on the game of checkers.
Lasca - Played with draughts pieces on a chequered board. Features rules, annotated game, problems, and information about computer versions.
Terrace ...the purest strategy game - Terracegames.com is the official website of Terrace, a strategy game that was on Star Trek: The Next Generation and won all of the major game awards when it was introduced in 1992. The board game and computer game are both featured on the website. Sahreware versions are free and allow gamers to play via the internet. The history of the game, photos, strategies and tactics, lists of Terrace fans and stores that carry the game.
Terrace 6x6 Board Game - Terrace Games Web Page.
Contagious Dreams - Review by Andrew Looney - Described as "unusual and stylish".
Corx Inc - A promotional site for the product, that includes photographs and instructions.
Yahoo Discussion Group - Zertz is a checkers variant with a shrinking hexagonal board. Discuss strategies and tactics, post problems or puzzles, analyze game transcripts, announce tournaments or trade anecdotes here.
Bosworth - Contains useful information, the rules and reviews for Bosworth.
Out of the Box Games - Each player in Bosworth controls a small kingdom represented by 16 cards. The characters illustrated on the cards move just like the chess piece silhouetted behind them...if you've ever played chess, you're ready to play!
Ed's Ever-Growing Chess Page - Chess pictures, stories, tournaments, games and problems.
My Obsession with Chess - Scott McCloud recounts his childhood and adult addiction to the world of grids, knights, and checkmates.
Chess Galaxy - Photo gallery, downloads, games, problems, and a diary.
Chess Corner - Includes quotes, rules, tactics, chat, and Internet play.
Chess Poster - Problems, news, games, history, players, and rules.
The Chess Centre - Contains reviews, learning sections, workshops, free competitions, book reviews, and user game of the month.
PawnPusher - Chess comedy, stories and opening theory.
Peter's Chess Page - History of chess as well as some interesting facts and useful chess links.
Chess Set Collection - A pictorial site of a personal collection of over 50 chess sets from around the world.
Chess Stories - Short stories related to chess.
Avler Chess - Featuring chess products, strategies, forums, and games.
Kasparov Chess - Play online, read the latest chess news and analysis, and improve your game with online tutorials and multimedia lessons.
GilaChess Website - Contains forums, tournament news, games in PGN files, and links.
MyChessSite - Information about gambits, email chess, Internet chess, chess sets and chess software.
Miguel Garcia's Chess Sets Gallery - A gallery of chess set photos.
Chess World - Games, software, PGN files, news and links.
About.com: Chess - Information includes rules, tactics, clubs, software, and Internet play.
Chess Geek - Puzzles, books, PGN files, software reviews, news, and links.
Derek's Chess World - Learning, tournaments, games, fun, humor, polls, and news.
ChessGames.com - Online PGN chess game database with java viewers, and chat forums.
Chess Megapage - Chess Theory, Openings A00-E99, commented games by grandmasters from recent chess tournaments, and sections devoted to Judit Polgar and Bobby Fischer.
Chessville - Instructions, reviews, downloads, web-directory, trivia, and history.
Chess - Chess problems, studies and games. You may play chess against the computer and see the ratings of the top 100 chess players.
Alekhine Game Of The Week - A site dedicated to Alekhine's Defense (1. e4 Nf6). Annotated games, game viewer, and message board.
Greekbase - Download Greek chess games in pgn format.
The chess quiz - Test your knowledge of the official FIDE rules with this interactive chess quiz.
Winning Chess - A chess information site including chess openings, problems, news, solitaire chess, learning/practice with a large games database with a Java player.
The Chess Drum - The purpose of the site is to champion the success of black chess players around the world, to give a greater sense of community, and for sharing ideas and knowledge.
Kids' Chess Network - Chess book reviews, chess education services and tournaments.
The Chess Coach - Quality chess lessons for children.
National Scholastic Chess Foundation - Promoting chess in schools.
Chess For Juniors - Runs national chess camps and workshops for youth and Colorado's Scholastic Chess Club.
Chess Camps - Summer chess camps in northern and southern California, taught by International Master Larry D. Evans.
Chess Kids - The wit and wisdom experienced by young chess champions and how they ace the world's oldest game.
The Right Move - Provides news, results, and schedules for tournaments and workshops.
Agawam High School Chess Club - Comprehensive site containing chess problems, tutorials, and an email chess directory.
US Chess Federation's Scholastic Chess - Quarterly news reports, resources for coaches, parents, and players, and information on featured coaches and players.
Chess Class - Includes information and tips on setting up and running a chess club for children.
Clatskanie Chess Club - A resource for scholastic chess players and their parents. Find out about local tournaments and order chess equipment.
Dean of Chess - International Master of Chess, Dean Ippolito, provides group & private chess lessons to students and players of all ages and levels. Other resources such as supplies, online problems and upcoming events can also be found here.
Chess Technologies - Provides chess training softwares using the educational technique known as flashcards.
Chess is Fun - Clear instructions on how the chess pieces move.
The Basics of Chess - Tutorials on three levels.
Chess Doctor - Free newsletter and tips for all inexperienced chess players.
Chess Rules - Rules, basics on how the pieces move, books, and a downloadable freeware chess game.
Midwest Chess Academy - Chess lessons, games and links.
Learning Chess - Concise, step-by-step instructions that will teach you to play chess. Explains the board set-up, the pieces, strategy, special moves, and how to win.
Internet Chess Page - Chess trivia, openings, and games.
Chess Sites - Learn how to play chess well, browse chess information from the Huntsville Chess Club.
Chessolutions - Free chess lessons, e-books, and membership.
Online Chess Coach - Chess coach will instruct you to play chess better.
Chess for Success - Learn the ideas behind the chess moves without memorizing.
Chess Notes - Dedicated to the average and above average player who wants to get better.
64 Commandments of Chess - Summary of hints, pointers and precepts of chess.
Glenn's Chess Page - Chess tips, study, lessons and instruction links.
A Chess Realm - A chess web site with free online tutorials, chess history, information & news, debate forums, product reviews and chess links.
Chintan's Chess Page - Chess problems, openings and tutorials.
Checkmate - Educational webpage designed to teach people about chess. Supplemented by a glossary, forum center, guestbook, and interactive games.
Allexperts: Chess Strategies - Volunteer experts answer your detailed questions about chess strategies and tactics for free.
ConradCHESS - Chess problem solving event with prizes, and links to free email chess clubs.
Chess Instructions for Beginners - Appropriate for those seeking to learn to play chess.
The Orang Utan, Sokolsky, Polish... the Chess Opening: 1.b4! - The only page on the Sokolsky (also known as Polish and Orang-Utan) chess opening. Information on tournaments, CAP data, games, history and even facts on the animal itself.
Easy Chess - Offers chess analysis, lessons, and educational information about chess.
Jim's Chess Page - Strategies for defeating mechanical opponents.
Jon Levitt's Chess Site - A British grandmaster discusses chess talent and aesthetics with humorous articles and photos.
ChessKIDS academy - Free online chess lessons and quizzes for kids. Resource center for parents and teachers.
Chess Tutorial Page - Offers chess lessons, instruction for beginner and intermediate players.
Animated Chess - Includes move animations, wallpaper, animated games, and puzzles.
Avler Chess - Online chess resource for learning to play chess, learning strategies, buying chess products, discussing chess with other chess fans and players.
Encyclopedia of Chess Openings - This site contains games downloadable by ECO code, A00-E99 most of the games are good, but you just have to keep your eye out for the bad ones.
Chess Archives - History, tutorials and end game basics.
IntellectWorld.com - Chess Tactics - Graphical tactics tutorial which can immediately improve your play, plus complimentary diagram service and an archive of 16,000 classic games.
Learnthat.com - A basic guide for beginners on the complex game of chess. It provides many helpful tips and teaches you the movements and openings every chess player should know with great ease.
National Chess Network - Master Chess lessons - Master chess lessons at an affordable price. Any and all levels. Chess lessons for children and adults, experienced and beginner.
About Chess.com - A wealth of chess resources.
Beginners Chess Page - Information about chess play and chess notation as well as a glossary for chess terms.
Adam's Page - Material about chess openings, openings statistics, puzzles, and an essay on how to beat chess computers.
50 Chess Games for Beginners - An interactive chess tutorial site for new players. Includes chess openings, notation, grading, links and a free competition. Requires modern browsers to participate.
Unusual Chess Openings - A collection of twenty of the most unusual chess openings around. Includes the Hippopotamus Defence.
Chess Openings - Website with assorted openings.
Chess Warrior - Animated move instructions, other general information, popular games modified for chess, and games in pgn format.
Roman's opening theory chess and math website - Original chess opening thoery of pirc defense, latvian gambit, and correspondence games.
Test Your Chess - Improve your chess with free interactive chess lessons. Find the Move puzzles to help junior and adult chess players to improve their playing strength.
Michal Rudolf's Chess Page - Detailed analysis of some endgame positions, mainly from master-level games.
Grandmasters Chess Academy - Chess training, downloads, skill evaluations and improvement guides, and a wide range of chess software and books.
Chess-puzzle - Chess puzzles, tactics and strategy in a test yourself format. Chess problems for sale.
A beginners guide to chess - Made by Kirkules.
The Great Pawn Hunter Chess Tutorial - Free chess concepts without having to memorize moves from an instructor. The teacher has taught many how to play chess.
Chess Visualisation Training - Free online step-by-step exercises which help you to increase your chess visualisation.
Alex Miller's Chess Basics - Chess basics, history, notation, pieces, draws, and special moves.
Alex Miller's Chess Basics - Guide to chess basics, history, notation, pieces, draws, and special moves.
ChessBase - Chessbase European Site. ChessBase is a multi-featured chess database program.
Chess Graphics - A site devoted to all aspects of chess graphics. Photographs, cartoons, ray tracing, paintings, drawings and much else.
Lokasoft - ChessPartner 4.0 a strong Chessgame for W95/98/NT. Features: 3d pieces, database, PGN support, internet play, print diagrams, create books, copy and paste games, analyse games, speaks, shows opening name, score histogram.
Tasc ChessSystem - Commercial site offering programs, databases, openings, and a tutorial.
Computer Chess - PGN files of tournaments, test suites, and links to chess programs.
Turbo Prolog Chess - A simple chess program, written in Turbo Prolog. Executable and source code available.
How to Beat Chess Computers - Chess - Advice and tips on how to beat Chess Computers
Chess World - Chess programs and utilities, including a rating calculator, a PGN viewer, and a program for online play.
Chess Marvel - Traditional chess software.
Interchess email chess - Play chess via email. Seemlessly integrates with your email client to send and receive your moves as emails. Fully validated chess board, graphical interface, very customisable.
Chess Clock Software. - Marco software presents Take-Turns with Chess Clock. The Take Turns part helps kids share the PC. The Chess Clock speeds up chess games.
Play It Again Chess - Free download of Casablanca Chess, the toughest electronic chess game on the WWW.
CompuChess.com - An advanced 3D chess program for Windows.
Official Wacky Chess Homepage - Why Wacky Chess? Who's seen a board of blue and green squares that keeps score?
Chess, Computers and Stuff - Online games, including the "Great Moments of Computer Chess"; software cover art gallery.
Actual Chessware - Free software for playing chess -freeware, shareware & demos- and chess resources.
Chess Puzzle Games - Chess tutorial games and training simulators for kids. Free software downloads.
ChessWorks - Multiplayer chess game that is playable over the internet or a LAN. Can be played on Mac OS 8 - 9, Mac OS X, and Windows operating systems.
Tom Kerrigan's Simple Chess Program - Open source chess program, with comments, for Windows and Macintosh systems.
MSCP - Marcel's Simple Chess Program. Source code download only. Released under the GNU GPL free software license. Run's with XBoard.
ICCA - The ICCA was founded by computer chess programmers in 1977 to organise championship events for computer programs and facilitate sharing of technical knowledge via the ICGA Journal (formerly the ICCA Journal).
Rémi Coulom's Home Page - Free chess software: a pgn->epd file converter, auto232<->winboard adapters, and The Crazy Bishop, a chess-playing program.
Montreux - A multi-featured graphical chess game viewer. It understands PGN and other game formats. It is an applet which can easily be integrated on web pages.
Omid's Computer Chess - Home of the Genesis chess engine and latest computer chess research by Omid David.
Chess Publishing (Norresundby) - The definitive site for chess publishing on PCs. Diagrams, fonts, graphics. Original content and many links.
Alpine Game Fonts - Fonts for chess diagrams and other games.
Chess Captor - [Shareware - $25] Create chess diagrams in GIF, BMP, JPEG, print. Windows 95/98/NT required.
EPD2diag - [Freeware] Convert chess positions to HTML, GIF, RTF, PGN, EPD, BMP. Windows 95/NT only.
Internetowe Centrum Szachowe (Polish Internet Chess Center) - Chess Diagrams and Fonts
ChesSaver - Chess Screen Saver - ChesSaver is a personal chess screensaver for windows and mac that allows you to enter your own games and view them as a screensaver. Now with PGN import.
chessgeek.com screensaver and pgn viewer - Load your favorite Portable Game Notation (*.pgn) format chess games. Runs as a screensaver on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP.
Gargamella WinBoard chess engine - Gargamella is a new Italian winboard chess engine. A free download is available. There are some theory pages about computer chess programming.
KChess Elite - Full featured chess playing program for beginners and experts. Play by e-mail, analyse variations, and PGN capability.
Green Light Chess - Free program that plays chess, either with its own graphical interface, or using Tim Mann's Winboard program. Estimated ELO 2300.
E.T.Chess's web page - A simple DOS freeware chess program that plays around 2000 Elo and that comments your playing style in a quite irritating way
Victorian Chess Pages - This page has demo versions of several chess related programs written by Fide Master and ex Australian correspondence champion Bill Jordan.
ANS Forth Chess - Very simple, free chess program written in ANS Forth, by Jeff Fox of UltraTechnology.
KingShine OpenGL Chess Board - KingShine is a 3d openGL chess board, featuring selectable chess sets, boards and skins.
Cheops - Free, open-source chess software written in C++. Includes extensive documentation on the program structure.
Parmen's Page - Free game: 3D chess on Spock's board - plays 2D (classic) also.
Delfi - Delfi 2 is a freeware Winboard chess engine, designed to emulate the human chess play. Delfi uses a complex evaluation function to analyze the position, to achieve a good positional play (example: it cares about good and bad bishops).
Fortress - WinBoard/XBoard chess engine that runs on Windows and Linux
Golem - WinBoard chess engine
LordKing - WinBoard chess engine
Faile - Faile is a relatively strong (expert to master strength, ~ 2050 - 2250 ELO, depending on the computer), runs with WinBoard and Xboard. Free. The source code is also available under the GNU GPL software license.
Beowulf - WinBoard and XBoard chess engine that runs on Windows, UNIX and Linux. Source code is available.
Phalanx - WinBoard and XBoard chess engine. Released under the GNU GPL free software license.
Esc - Winboard chess engine. An opening book available.
A computer chess program in python 2.0 - A GPLed, complete, but compact (< 3 kloc) chess program in Python (2.0 or later) is downloadable from the site. It has ab-search, pondering, complex evaluation, iterative deepening, and a graphical user interface. Searches around 200 nodes per sec on modern hardware.
Full ZX-81 Chess in 1K - Describes a 672 bytes program that plays chess.
Kuro5hin - Chess program by David Horne, which is run on the ZX81 with just 1k of memory.
Crafty - Download site for top-rated freeware chess program. Winboard compatible.
How to use Crafty with WinBoard - Step by step instructions on using WinBoard with Crafty.
Bob Hyatt - The Crafty father personal page.
EXchess - Freeware, WinBoard compatible chess program.
GromitChess - Freeware chess, Winboard compatible. #4 on Komputer Korner Freeware list #113.
Rebel - One of the strongest PC programs. Free version is Rebel Decade - #2 on Komputer Korner freeware list #113.
Chessmaster - The world's best selling chess program, and one of the very strongest PC/Mac chess programs.
Junior - One of the very strongest PC chess programs. Uses the Fritz/Chessbase interface.
WBEC Ridderkerk - An automatic Winboard Chess Engine competition.
SSDF rating list - See how the programs stack up in cyber-cyber combat. The top five or so are typically too close to call.
Lyapko George's WinBoard related page - Winboard continuous blitz tournament.
Official site for GNU Chess by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) - The official web site for the Free Software Foundation's chess program. This can be used as an engine for Xboard & Winboard.
GNU Chess version 4.0b5 for Apple Mac - Apple Mac port of GNU Chess.
Tim Mann's Chess Page - GNU Chess - Tim Mann's GNU page. A very useful resource for GNU Chess. It includes an extensive FAQ.
GNU Chess - Contains GNUChess Atari, Chess, Computer chess and source code of these for different platforms
HIARCS - Home page of one of the strongest chess programs. Commercial. PC & Mac versions on one CD.
Chess Mentor - Includes support, a dmeo, and prchasing information.
A Tribute to Winboard - An excellent page from a Winboard fan, that has everything from A to Z about Winboard.
The Official Winboard/Xboard/Amyboard Site - These are free chess front ends to: 120+ chess engines, Internet chess servers, PGN games on the web.
WinBoard Forum - Information and discussion about WinBoard and related topics.
Winboard-Overview - 120 Winboard engines, with tabulated features, download links. Part of a much larger computer chess site.
Winboard and Chess Engines Setup FAQ - A comprehensive FAQ answering many questions about Winboard and chess engines.
Crafty 11.14 GUI - [Freeware] Master-strength chess program, with graphic chessboard.
Virtual Chess - [Commercial $15] Grandmaster strength chess program for PowerMacs. Currently must be run from CD or top level of hard drive / RAMdisk named "VIRTUALCHESS".
Crafty Mac 18.08 text - [Freeware] Master strength chess engine, text interface only. Updated March 2001.
HIARCS 7.0 Mac - Grandmaster strength. Rated the world's strongest microcomputer program by "Selective Search" in 12/98.
Vanessa Chess - Shareware $10 Beautiful antialiased chess set, easy-to-beat levels, speech, color printing, ExaChess compatible. V2.1 posted 4/2002.
Crafty 14.11B - [Freeware] Version of Crafty with code added so that ExaChess can be used as a GUI interface and computer-computer umpire.
Sigma Chess 6.02 Lite - [Freeware] Master strength free Macintosh chess program with 3D set, prints games with diagrams, OSX compatible. Many awards, ExaChess compatible.[v. 6.02 released Sept 15 2002]
MacChess - [Freeware] Master strength freeware program, ExaChess compatible, and with English/German/Dutch/Italian versions available.
GNUChess 4.0b5 - Freeware download, expert-strength Mac chess program.
MacUpdate: ChessMate 6.3.5 - ChessMate 6.3.5 - Play chess against your computer or friend.
MacUpdate: ChessKing 1.0 - ChessKing 1.0 - Challenge a friend to a game of chess.
RChess 2.2.2 - [Freeware] Chess playing program with many easy levels for beginners to win against.
Chess++ Download link - [Freeware] A weak free Macintosh chess program - doesn't know castling or en passant.
Screamer - [Freeware] Master strength program, also works as ExaChess engine. Separate OSX, PPC and 68K versions.
Vektor3 - [Shareware $10] The OSX version of Vanessa Chess (q.v), using the Aqua interface and requiring OS X 10.1 V3.1.7 posted 10/30/02.
Hoyle Board Games (with chess) - Mac/PC CD-ROM includes chess, checkers, backgammon, 13 other games.
Chessmaster 6000 - [Commercial] CM6000 uses the senior master strength CM4000 chess engine plus many new training features. CD-ROM must be in drive to launch.,
ExaChess - Commercial version prints games in two-column format, exports RTF, etc.
Free Chess fonts - [Freeware] A download link for an archive of several chess fonts.
Chess Utrecht - [Freeware] Truetype chess font - 4th link on page is Mac download link. (c) Hans Bodlaender
Mac Chess Fonts 1.1 - [freeware] 7 Truetype fonts for Mac: Cheq, Chess Berlin, Chess Marroquin, Chess Maya, Smart Regular, Tasc Chess Figurine, Traveller Standard (also Cheq PostScript).
Nørresundby Chess Fonts - Almost every free Mac chess font available (with pictures) - part of a very comprehensive (mainly PC) chess publishing site.
Sigma Chess - [Shareware-$15] Prints games to printer or web (as HTML) in two-column format with annotations and color diagrams.
Fonts: Alpine - [Commercial] Three chess fonts for Macintosh (Truetype and PostScript): Linares, Hastings, Zurich.
Vanessa Chess - [Shareware-$10] Prints games to printer or web (as HTML) in two-column format with annotations and color diagrams.
Vektor3 - [Shareware-$10] Prints games to printer or web (HTML) in two columns with annotations and color diagrams. Requires OSX.
ChessWriter - [Freeware] Software for editing/publishing/studying chess (it does not play chess).
ChessBase 1.1 Mac - (Under "Macintosh Corner" at this link) A very capable chess database.
BOOKUP Mac - [Commercial] Chess database program (available on Mac and PC)
MacPGN - [Shareware] A program for displaying games from PGN databases.
PGNTalk - [Shareware] Reads chess databases in PGN format, lets you play over games. Will read the games out loud.
Essentia - [Commercial-$74] 1 million chess games on CD-ROM, with included database browser, various freeware Mac chess software.
ExaChess - [Shareware] Reads/writes chess game databases in ChessBase, NICBase, PGN, EPD and ExaChess formats. Supports seven "plug-in" chess engines.
Fixation 1.41 - [Freeware] Graphic interface for Internet chess servers. Does not require Power Macintosh.
Internet Chess Club - Macintosh Interfaces for the ICC - Fixation and Internet Chess for the Macintosh
HyperNetwork CHESS - [Shareware] Play computer, or humans via modem or network.
Internet Chess for Macintosh - Interface for the commercial "Internet Chess Club" server (ICC)
Fixation - [freeware] Client which lets you access the ICC, FICS, USCL and chess.net chess servers. Carbonized to run both on OSX and earlier systems.
Fixation Chess Sets - Traditional pieces you can use, with how-to.
OTChess 1.5.2 - [Shareware $5] [Download link] Peer-Peer internet chess game.
MacICC - [Freeware] Beta version of a Mac interface for FICS
Chess On the Web - A guide to Web-based chess servers - Java based sites where Mac users only require Netscape/IE Explorer to play. This guide recommends Excite.
Craig Knelsen's Online Chess Links - Links and descriptions for 11 sites by the author of Fixation 2.0.
PowerICS - [Freeware] Graphical interface for the free internet chess servers.
Chessic 1.1 - Freeware OSX interface for the Internet Chess Club (ICC)
ChessWorks - Multiplayer chess game that is playable over the internet or a LAN. Can be played on Mac OS 8 - 9, Mac OS X, and Windows operating systems.
Jin - Java chess client for ICC and FICS. Works on OS X only, not classic.
Chess Club Manager - Macintosh software for school chess clubs. Tutorials and club management.
ChessEvent - [Freeware/commercial] Software for tournament directors (Macintosh only)
ATPM Chess Roundup - Review/ratings of 5 free Macintosh chess programs: Sigma Chess(Excellent), MacChess (Very Nice), ChessWorks (Good), GNUChess (Okay), Vampire Chess (Rotten)
Chess And Your Macintosh - This Mac Observer article discusses software for learning chess, playing chess over the internet, and free chess-playing programs.
More On Mac Chess - Followup to "Chess and Your Macintosh" - discusses game collections, software, chess database, starting sites.
MacChess 4.0 Review - by The Game Guys in My Mac Online
ATPM: Mac Chess Downloads - Review of Sigma Chess Lite 5.12, Vanessa Chess 2.01, with tournament results.
ExaChess vs. ChessBase - Virginia Chess Federation review compares these two Mac chess databases, favors ExaChess
Chessmaster 6000 Review at MacReview - 1 page review with many screenshots, rating
Chessmaster 6000 review at Mac Gamer's Ledge - About a two page review - thumbnail screenshots link to large screenshots.
Archives at Info-Mac - Use the search facility, keyword "chess". Over 40 downloadable chess software files are here.
Mac Game Database: Chess - Thirteen Mac chess programs, with screenshots, descriptions, links.
The Mac Chess Page - Software descriptions and download links, chess files in Mac format, other chess links.
Chess Software at Board Game Central - 9 Macintosh chess software links with 3-line descriptions.
Apple 3rd party product directory - Search this directory for the keyword: "chess" - 17+ Mac chess products
Chess Workouts© - Commercial: Intermediate lessons - 4 volumes at $16 each: (1) Tactical (2) Checkmate (3) Ending (4) Opening
Chess Mates - [Commercial - $19] Teaches rules, elementary tactics, and provides graduated opponent to ages 9+ with animation, digitized voice.
Maurice Ashley Teaches Chess - $9.95 - ages 10 and up - good for beginners and intermediate players.
List of internet chess server clients - FICS's list of interfaces supporting FICS.
Winboard/Xboard - An interface supporting ICC, FICS, chess.net and other ICS based servers. A rather old, practically legendary interface - still the most popular FICS interface. Doubles as a PGN viewer, a chess engine front end and a chess engine interface to the servers. GPL, Winboard - Windows only, Xboard - Unix/Linux.
Chess Client - A rather old but still fairly used interface for FICS and ICC. Freeware, Windows only.
A tribute to Winboard - One user's reasons why Winboard is his favorite chess server client.
Eboard - An interface for FICS. Quite featureful. GPL, Unix/Linux only.
Jin - A Java application (not an Applet) interface for ICC and FICS. GPL, Platform independent.
Blitzin interface for ICC - The Internet Chess Club's excellent proprietary client. Freeware, Windows only.
Checkmate! interface for the Free Internet Chess Server - A client for playing chess on internet chess servers like FICS. A relatively new client with several interesting features. Freeware, Windows only
JavaBoard for FICS - A Java Applet allowing to play on the Free Internet Chess Server. Not very featureful, but gets the job done if you can't install an interface. Freeware, Platform independent.
Icarus - A very featureful and polished interface for ICC. Freeware, Windows only.
Fixation - A nice, recently revived interface for ICC, FICS, USCL and chess.net (limited support). Freeware, Macintosh only (classic and OS X).
Chessic - A very pretty looking interface for ICC. Freeware, Mac OS X only.
Knights Chess Interface - Knights is a relatively new graphical chess interface for KDE. It is, however, already quite featureful and very nice looking. Doubles as a chess engine front end. GPL, Unix (KDE) only.
NetBlitz - Interface for direct network and internet playing.
SLICS - A fairly old and no longer developed interface. Not very pretty, but very fast and is quite featureful. Shareware, Windows only (including 3.1)
Shit My Queen - You can chat online and play chess using free client program.
Free Downloadable Nalimov tablebases - Free Downloadable Nalimov tablebases from the Crafty FTP site
Nalimov Tablebase Server - Online query of the server. All 3,4, and 5 piece endgames are available. For programmers; the service is also accessible from within your own application.
A guide to endgame tablebases. - Answers common questions regarding the use of endgame tablebases.
Chess Program Reviews - Reviews many commercial chess software packages. The site also contains book suggestions and software tips.
ChessReviews - Reviews of software and other products.
Chess Geek - Reviews popular chess software.
Chess For Less Web Site - [Commercial] Home of Essentia, Master Chess, other large, cheap databases of chess games.
Bookup - Chess database program.
Rob Weir's ChessBase Utilities - Rob Weir's ChessBase Utilities
ChessBase USA - American ChessBase site. ChessBase is a chess database program. The site also includes news and information.
KenChess Home Page - Software program is a database that users create by importing PGN files. Openings database and correspondence games saved in database. Advanced options for correspondence game setup. Create databases, easy query, sort finds make finding games easy and fast.
Deska - A program for use with Crafty that allows PGN file viewing, use with analysis programs, games searches, and gameplay.
ChessPad - A free chess database program for Windows 95 and NT. Includes download, change log, and information on how to use Crafty as chess engine with ChessPad.
SlipperyParrot.Com Chess Databases - SlipperyParrot.Com provides the world's largest and most complete chess databases and database software.
Scid - Free chess database for Windows and Unix
Problemiste - (Freeware, PC) Problemiste is a freeware program entirely dedicated to the chess problem: Solves orthodox chess problems: direct mates, helpmates, selfmates from 2 up to 6 moves, Writes and prints the solutions with many options, Prints diagrams using your Truetype fonts, Manages archives which can contain thousands of problems.
CHEST - (Freeware, Unix/Windows , source code) CHEST solves non-trivial orthodox mate problems, selfmates, helpmates, and stalemates. Fairy chess is not supported.
Euclide - Solves orthodox proof game problems.
Retractor - (Freeware, Win95/NT) Retractor is a program for Retrograde Analysis chess problems. It allows one to set up a position and play backwards from it.
VKSACH - (freeware) program for composing and solving fairy chess problems by Vaclav Kotesovec. In Czech.
Natch - (freeware, 386+, DOS/Linux) Solves retrograde problems - e.g., "how did this game go?"
MateMaster - [Shareware] Mate solver for Win95/Win98/WinNT.
Popeye - (Freeware, Unix/DOS, source available) You enter a (fairy-) chess-position and a stipulation, Popeye tries to solve this (fairy-) chess position.
EGChessPro - Freeware program that helps to compose, to solve and to store endgames studies and chess problems with FEN, EPD and PGN formats. It converts Windows programs that admit these formats in graphical interfaces for Crafty, Popeye and Chest.
chessgeek.com puzzles - Solve some online puzzles
Mater - (Freeware, DOS, source code) Solves orthodox direct mates, emphasizes clear code at expense of speed.
Explorer - Windows program for solving chess problems - Mates, Self Mates, Helpmates
WinChloe - [ Commercial-200 Euros] Solves chess/fairychess problems with up to 20 stipulations, 100 aims, 700 fairy pieces, 500 fairy conditions.
PocketChess 1.2a for Epoch - [Freeware] Greyscale set, move list.
PocketChess 1.0 for Royal DaVinci - [Freeware] Chess-playing program, black & white with 8 levels.
ChessReviews.com - Reviews of 6 PDA chess programs: For Palm: Chess Tiger, Chess Genius, PalmChess and Chess Pad, For PocketPC: Pocket Fritz, Pocket Grandmaster.
Little Monsters - Article on chess-playing programs for Palm and PocketPC, discusses Chess Genius, Chess Tiger, Pocket Fritz.
Chess in Your Palm, Chess in Your Pocket - About.com's description of the strongest PDA chess software.
Mobile Chess games by VEL Technologies - Interactive chess games and puzzles for BREW phones, PALM, PocketPC, RIM Blackberry and other advanced mobile devices.
Chess Programs for Palm OS and Pocket PC - an Ezine review of 7 Palm chess programs. Those that also run on Pocket PC are noted.
Chess Tiger 15.0 for Palm - [Commercial - $20] The strongest Palm chess program, color/greyscale, reads/writes PGN. Uses 295Kb RAM [updated 12/22/2002].
Chess Timer for Palm - Utility for the Palm line of devices which replaces a mechanical chess timer.
ChessGenius 1.6 for Palm - [Commercial -$25] World chess champion engine, color/greyscale, reads PGN, saves games, play over infrared link. Uses 83Kb RAM [updated 12/6/2002].
ChessPad - [Shareware $25] Reads/Writes chess games in PGN format. Does NOT play chess itself - it lets you play over games.
Chromagames 1.4 - [Shareware-$20] Chess, checkers, and backgammon in one 198kb package. Greyscale/color display.[Updated 12/12/2002]
Double Chess - [Shareware-$15] Plays chess against you, includes double-board option.
Palm Chess Client - [Freeware] Play chess on the Internet Chess Servers (FICS/ICC) with your PDA.
PalmChess - Chess Database for PalmPilot (different from PalmChess for WinCE) like ChessPad.
PocketChess Deluxe 2.5 - [Shareware - $25] Full featured chess for Palm with color, PGN, infrared, variation support, 3000 game database (234Kb).
Chess Tiger 14.5 vs Chess Genius 1.3 - A USCF Life Master reports on a 26-game match between these Palm programs.
Chess Tiger for Palm Handhelds - Review of Chess Tiger chess-playing program.
Chess on the Palm OS - Review of Chess Genius 1.3 and PocketChess 2.2.
PocketChess 2.0 vs. Chess Genius 1.2 - A report by Toby Robison about a seven game match between these two chess programs, at various time controls.
Chessmaster 1.5.3 for Palm - - [Commercial - $19] Configurable oppoonents, Color/greyscale, uses 342 Kb RAM [updated 12/24/2002]
OpenChess Beta2 - [Free] Port of GNUChess to Palm [revised 12/24/2002]
CEBoard : pgn viewer/writer for Pocket PC - CEBoard is a Windows CE application made to enter and view chess games on a Palm Size PC.
ChessGenius 1.1 for WinCE - [Commercial - $25] World Champion chess engine, 128K hash tables, 130 KB [Updated 10/19/2001].
Graduate Chess - [Shareware-$24] Chess tutorial/trainer, PGN support.
Midnight Chess - $15 shareware for WinCE1.0. 35 levels, for beginning and advanced player.
PalmChess 2.0 - [Commercial - $30] Chess for WinCE 2.0. Downloadable demo.
Pocket Chess Data - See screenshots of 11 PocketPC chess programs side by side.
Pocket ChessPartner - [Shareware-$15] Color chess-playing program with PGN support.
PocketGrandmaster - Fully featured and strong chessprogram for PocketPC. Amateur World Champion 2001.
PocketChess for WinCE - [Shareware-$15] Greyscale set, move list, captured list.
PocketFritz for WinCE - [Commercial - $50] Sold by ChessBase, includes database features (500 Kb).
Mobile Chess 2.0 - [Shareware-$25] Plays chess and serves as interface to the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS).
Palm vs. PocketPC - A Chess Duel - Review of PocketGrandmaster (the PocketPC version of Gromit Chess) on the PDAGold site.
The GM in your shirt pocket - Article on Pocket Fritz for WinCE, written by the publisher.
Windows TD - Commercial software for pairing Swiss and round robin tournaments.
Swiss Perfect - Commercial program for Swiss and round robin tournaments - pairing, rating, and other features.
Swiss Pairing Software Comparison - A brief comparison of Swiss Perfect, Swiss-Sys, and Windows TD
Chess pairing program. - This Windows-based program is for free and has been available in the Swedish language on the site www.schacknyheter.com for several years ...
Chess software - Professional Chess Software (Swiss Perfect) for running tournaments etc.
TwinFeats Software Simple Swiss Pairing Engine - Java source code for simple swiss pairing engine
Swis-Sys - Pairing software for swiss system and round robin tournaments.
Sevilla - A Windows tournament management program for Chess and other sports. Supports various tournament systems, like Round Robin, Swiss, Keizer, and TPR.
WebChess Designer - The official guide to a graphical editing tool for creating chess-related Web pages.
Czech - HTML Generator for Chess Games - Download a trial version of Czech, a program that will generate HTML for chess games under Win95/98/2K/NT.
Art and Applets in Chess - This site demonstrates a Java Applet that is useful for illustrating chess games on web pages. The applet adds less than 10 kbytes to a page.
ChessViewer - Java applet to display chess games from PGN input
PGN to JS - HTML-Tool to generate chess-websites with diagrams and replayable moves using Javascript. Options for solitaire chess scoring and fairy chess.
Palview - HTML/Javascript generator that takes a PGN file and makes it a playable annotated game on your web page.
LT-PGN-Viewer - Free javascript portable game notation viewer especially designed for the use in webpages.
GameDev.net -- Chess Programming Part I: Getting Started - The first article in a six-part series about programming computers to play chess, and by extension other similar strategy games of perfect information.
Computer Chess Programming - Reference material, programming techniques, endgame databases, and computer game research for chess programming.
The Anatomy of Chess Programs - An introduction to how computers play chess.
ICCA - The International Computer Chess Association promotes computer chess programming, through its journal and tournaments.
14.3 Computer Chess - A chapter from a book on programming chess, emphasizing parallel processing.
Chessopolis: Computer Chess - 45 links to information on computer chess programming (bottom section of this web page)
Yellow Bishop Computer Chess Center - 79 articles on computer chess programming, in Postscript format
Computer chess / GNU chess, chess programming - GNUChess programming with GNU versions for Atari, Mac, Windows, Unix. Also contains other games that are using chess programming techniques. Java, C, C++ source code included for all games.
Nørresundby Chess Club - 54+ well-organized links. Chess diagram utilities, chess fonts, chess playing programs, chess games.
Chessopolis Software Links - Over 40 links to chess software.
Chess Software at About.com - 13 Chess Software links
chesstown - Links to chess and computerchess sites,play online chess,download of shareware chess playing software and utilities, quality games,databese and download possibilities
Frank`s Chess Page - Pages about free amateur chess programs.
TOP CHESS Games, Rated by BlueGem7000 - TOP CHESS FREE Downloads. Fritz, Chessmaster, Blitzin, Rebel, Winboard, Crafty . lessons, board sets, Many Free downloads.
Bishops, A Chess Variant - Bishops is a new, unique four player Chess Variant. Take your King "off" the board with the "Bishops" rule and enter a new realm of Chess play.
Cardinal Super Chess & Super Checkers - Variant with new piece. Features description of game, online version, and history.
ChessNex - Chess on a ten by ten board with two new types of pieces as well as new types of movement.
Chexx - A 2-6 player chess variant for a stand alone computer.
Circular Chess - Introducing a new variation on chess using a circular board that adds a few new aspects to traditional strategies. Complete rules and a free downloadable demo program are available.
3D 4 Cubed Chess - Play 3D chess on 4 levels of 4x4. A physical game is available, as well as Windows shareware and free demos.
Edgechess - Download a variant of Chess.
Feudal - A Review of the 3M Bookshelf Game Feudal (1967). In this chess variant, the players maneuver pieces in an attempt to capture their opponent's. Feudal replaces the pieces from chess with the King, Prince, Duke, Knights, Sergeants, Pikemen, Squires and Archers. Like chess, each piece has a particular manner in which it is allowed to move.
Forchess - Get free instructions to this four handed version of chess that uses a single normal chess board and two sets of normal chess pieces.
Gogol - Played on a chessboard between two players, having one king and eight pawns each. Each player seeks to capture the opponent´s king, or to reach the last rank with his own.
Infinite Chess - The traditional rules of chess on a figure eight board.
MetaChess 3-D - A three-dimensional chess game. Site includes rules, screen shots, news, and technical information.
Millennium Chess - Chess variant with a board fifteen columns wide and several rule changes.
Millennium 3D Chess - Millennium 3D chess is a very playable three dimensional chess (8x8x3) variant based on traditional 2D chess rules. Includes rules and commentary.
Omega Chess - Omega Chess revolutionizes the game of chess. Playing Omega Chess will improve your chess skills and open your style of