Chess Links

News/General

• The Week in Chess
• ChessCafe.com
• Chess City
• Chess Central
• Kasparov vs. the World, 1999
• Fischer's (deranged) website

Tournament Info

• US Chess Federation
  • Upcoming Indiana Tournaments
• Indiana State Chess Association
• Evansville Chess Club (Indiana)

Online Chess Clubs

• ICC -- The Internet Chess Club
• FICS -- The Free Internet Chess Server
• Chessworld.net -- Server-based
  email chess

General Advice

• Exeter Chess Club -- lots of advice
• Chess improvement advice
• Rapid Chess Improvement: Part 1 and Part 2
• Novice Nook -- chess improvement
• Move-by move opening guide
• Downloadable tactics lessons
• David Levin Chess
• The Max Lange Attack
• New Jersey State Chess Federation --
  discussion boards
• Tactics study
• Chess Exchange Forum

Software

Engines

• Fritz 8

Databases and Annotation

• Chess Asssistant 7.1 -- with a
  surprisingly useful "Light" version available
  • Product review
• Chessbase 8.0

Tactics

• CT-ART 3.0 (tactics drills)

Programming

• Computer Chess Programming -- great
  resource
• Implementation notes for "DarkThought"
• Sequential and parallel architectures
• XBoard programmer's page
• Game theory notes
• Anaconda engine
• Bruce Moreland: Elegant algorithms
  for chess programming!

Shopping

• USCF Catalog
• House of Staunton
• Amazon.com

Openings

• How to study
• Chekhover Sicillian (4. Qxd4)
  • Thread 2
  • Thread 3
  • Thread 4
  • Lecture 2
• Alekhine
• Sicilian Rxc3