Other chess sites on the web
This is a selection of useful and entertaining chess web sites. If you know of any others, please email the webmaster.
Chess in Nottingham
Other local clubs
Notts League
Derby & District League
National and international chess
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Midland Counties Chess Union
The regional governing body.
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English Chess Federation
The governing body of English Chess. Includes details of forthcoming
events (including the British Championship) and links to county
associations and leagues.
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Britweb
UK Web Chess Guide: a portal to many other chess sites around the UK.
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FIDE
The international governing body.
News
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The Week in Chess
A weekly round-up of international chess news, including all of the
week’s games from various tournaments available for download.
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ChessBase News
Reports on the latest news from around the chess world.
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British Chess Magazine
News from the world’s oldest continually published chess periodical. - English Chess Forum
Discussion of all things related to chess in England.
Playing chess on the Internet
There are many ways to play chess online. Here are a few:
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The Internet Chess Club (ICC)
A hugely popular site – many of the world’s top players are members.
Annual membership costs US$49.00, but you can play individual games as
a guest for free.
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The Free Internet Chess Server (FICS)
FICS is similar to the ICC, but costs nothing to join.
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myChess.de
Play correspondence chess via email. Basic features for free; extra features by subscription.
Books, equipment and software
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British Chess Magazine shop
A large selection of chess supplies.
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Chess and Bridge Ltd
Another general chess supplies store. If you happen to be visiting
London, the BCM and Chess and Bridge shops are only one stop apart on
the underground.
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ChessBase
Home of the ChessBase database program and the very strong Fritz chess-playing program.
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XBoard and WinBoard
Free programs for Linux and Windows that you can play against or use as an interface to ICC or FICS.
Game collections
Coaching
Our very own David Levens coaches many of Nottinghamshire’s top juniors. Find out more at David’s site.