General:

Chessopolis has links for everything! Chess tutorials and lessons include listings of Free Online Tutorials, Instruction, and Analysis. For correspondence and email chess players there is a list of websites, organizations, software, and tournaments. The chess history and trivia links cover the world, famous players, archaeology, and even humorous fiction: “What would happen if Capa (Capablanca) and Nimzo (Nimzowitch) got in a fist fight?”

History:

The Chess Café is like a chess newspaper online. The journalists write weekly book reviews, articles, columns, and “presentations of some of the most fascinating endings ever.” Visit the Skittles Room to analyze past games.

The Chess History Center includes a page of essential links that includes libraries, online newspapers, organizations, specialized content providers, and selected pages on regional chess history. You can read about Belgian, Argentinian, or Californian chess history. Some of the links need language translation to read.

“Movies with chess scenes” or chess in the cinema starting from 1903’s A Chess Dispute to 2005’s Kingdom of Heaven. 670 current entries listed chronologically with title, director, and some main actors.

Lessons:

Jon Edwards, United States Correspondence Chess Champion, “Chess is Fun” websites. “Don't get discouraged if you lose! Remember, we don't race against motorcycles, and in the weight lifting events, we don't compete against fork lifts!” This site format is split screen/frames. The outline of links and clear, informative instructional text is located within the left frame. Further explanation of each heading, often with diagrams, is located within the right frame. Openings, tactics, endgames, great games {ex. Anderssen-Kieseritsky - London, 1851), and game archive are thoroughly covered here. Other links including book reviews, attempted humor, chess on stamps, and a chess blog link you to Jon Edwards’s newer site http://www.queensac.com/. There may be an overlap of content but both sites are invaluable.

Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) is a place to play and learn. “Whether serious with your chess or just looking for the occasional game…register for free, choose a handle, receive a rating, play online tournaments, save games for later analysis, or have your games annotated by the Teaching Ladder reviewers. The FICS Teaching Ladder (FTL) lets stronger players review your game. You can also review other players’ games. The Help page answers questions like, “What should I do if I lose connection during a game?”

“ChessLab is your online chess tutor.High-speed Java-based interactive chess board will connect you with the biggest 2 million games online chess database for interactive search and analysis.” Ever wonder if Humphrey Bogart was a good chess player? Or was an automaton, “The Turk,” really the first chess playing machine?

Where to play online:

“GameColony.com’s mission is to replicate land-based tournaments of skill in a secure online environment and to provide a thriving online community.” You can read a brief history of the game and rules explaining the basic functions of each piece.

ChessBase.com has news to read and database programs to download.

Organizations:

U.S. Chess Online is the site for the U.S. Chess Federation, “the official sanctioning body for over the board tournament play in the US.” There is a membership fee for the organization but the information on the website is free, including the discussion forums where you must be 13 or older to participate. Tournaments and championships are listed as well as all of the relevant business/governance of this organization. The Clubs page can help you find a chess club or camp near you. (The library's monthly Chess Club is a member of this organization.) This is primarily a text-based resource.

National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF) is a non-profit foundation organized for educational purposes.

Ohio Scholastic Chess Association. Calendar, news and results, ratings, discussion forums, clubs, coaches and camps, and links.

Continental Chess Association is not a membership organization but is affiliated with the U.S. Chess Federation. They have been organizing tournaments since the 1960s.

The Ohio Chess Association (OCA) is the Ohio state affiliate of the United States Chess Federation (USCF). With membership you can receive the Ohio Chess Bulletin twice a month. On this website you can read about Ohio Chess Players in the News and all of the relevant business information about the association.