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20WebsitesThatWillMakeYouaBetterChessPlayer
WrittenbyYuryMarkushin
Tuesday,29October201300:00

Anyonewhowantstoeducatethemselvestobecomeabetterchessplayer,orjusttoreadlatest
newsaboutwhatsgoingonintheworldofchesswillfindthefollowinglistofwebsitesveryuseful.
ThisisthelistofthechesswebsitesIusetolearn,improveandgetinspired.
Thereare1000sofblogs,portalsandwebsitesthattalkchess,writechessandlivechess.Thesites
inmylistmaynotbethemostknownorinfluential(atleastsomeofthem)buttheyprovidehigh
qualitycontentandhelpyouonthewaybecomingthetopplayer.

Note:thewebsitesarenotorganizedinorderbytheirsignificance

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ChessLessons:

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OnlineChessLessons

OnlineChessLessonsoffersadviceforchessplayersofalllevelfromnovicetoadvanced.Theirarticlestouchmanyconceptsof
chessincludingstrategy,openingsystemsandmastergamesanalysis.

COMINGSOON!

NewinChess

Newinchessfocusesonchessopeningnoveltiesandanalytics.Theypublishachessmagazinewhichcoversmanyaspectsof
differentopeningsingreatdetails,whichisespeciallyimportantforcompetitivechessplayers.

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ChessPublishing

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Bethefirstofyourfriendstolikethis
ChessPublishingprovidesindepthanalysisofmanyopeninglinesandexplainstheopeningplansbehindeachline.Italso
includesadatabaseofmorethan20,000grandmastercommentedgameswhicharegreatforborrowingopeningideasand
improvinggeneralunderstandingofthegame.

ChessVideos

ChessTalk

ChessVideosspecializeonproductionofhighqualitychessvideoswhichcovermanychesstopicsfromopenings,toendgame
strategyandpositionalstudies.Chessendgamesimulationtoolisespeciallyusefulforpracticingcertaintheoreticalendings
againstthecomputer.
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ChessBlogs:

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Iamnewtochesspleasetellwhat
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3AdvancedChessRulesExplain...
Youcannotcastleifthereisapiece
betweenyou...
TypicalPawnStructuresinthe...
HelloElliot,goodcatch,therewas
anissuewith...
TypicalPawnStructuresinthe...
Tiviakov'sgamesarevery
instructive.Butthisar...

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PogoninablogprovidesmanyinterestingarticlescoveringrecentchesseventsandchessasasportingeneralwrittenbyWGM
NataliaPogoninaandPeterZhdanov.

ChessCafe

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ChessPlayersOnline:
Wehave211guestsonline

ChessCafeisoneoftheoldestandwellestablishedchesswebsites/blogsintheworld.Theywriteprettymuchabouteverysingle
aspectofchessincludingendgamestudies,bookreviews,detailedopeningsexplanations,etc.ChessCafealsocoverscurrent
eventsintheworldofprofessionalchess.

SusanPolgarChessDailyNewsandInformation

ThisblogisrunbyGMSusanPolgar.Ittalksjustabouteverythingthathastodowithchess.Ifyou'reinterestedinthegameand
lookingforwaystoimprove,thisplacehavematerialsyoushoulddefinitelycheckout.

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ChessTactics:
ChessTempo

ChessTempoisanumberonedestinationforserioustacticstraining.Theyhavemanysophisticatedtacticalproblemsavailableto
solve,varyingbydifficultyfromacompletebeginnertoasupergrandmasterlevel.Theyalsoofferendgametrainingstudies,
chessdatabasesandacasualgameagainstacomputer.

WFCC

Forthoselookingforaserioustacticalchallenge,theWorldFederationforChessComposition(WFCC)isanothergreatresource
forfindingnovelandextremelydifficultchessproblems.

ChessGym

ChessGymoffersalargedatabaseofchesspuzzlesofvariousdifficulty.Therearemanydifferenttacticssolvingmodesavailable
includingmemorizationofpositions,timedsolving,blitzexercisesandsoon.

Arves

Arvesisanonlinechessclubwhichspecializesonendgamestudies.Ifyouarelookingtotestyourendgameproblemsolving
skills,thisisamustgosite.

ChessTacticsServer

ChessTacticsServer(CTS)providesmany10,000sofchessproblemsavailableforyoutosolve.Basedonthenumberoftries,
timeandgeneralperformancetheyassignyoua'tacticssolving'ratingbasedonGlickosystem.

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InformationalWebsites:
FIDE

FIDEisthemostofficialchesswebsiteintheworld.Enoughsaid.

ChessBase

ChessBasecoversalloftheinternationalchessnews,varyingfromAnandCarlsenWorldChessChampionshipMatchtorecent
cheatingscandalsinBulgaria.

ChessVibes

ChessVibesissomewhatsimilartothesitedescribedabove,inotherwordstheyalsocoverchessnewsfromaroundtheworld,
butjustfromalittledifferentperspective.Visitandjudgeforyourself.

ChessDom

Chessdomisaninformationalportalwhichbroadcastslivegamesfromallofthemajorchesstournaments,alongwithaGM
commentary(formostimportantgames)andabuildincomputeranalysis.

ChessNews

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ChessNewsisaninformationalwebsitethattalksjustabouteverythingthathastodowithchesstournaments,grandmastersand
currentratingstandings.Anexcellentresourceforchessfansandimprovers.
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OnlineChess:
Chess.com

Chess.comisthebiggestonlinechesscommunityintheworld.Itfeaturesvariouschessrelatedforums,onlinechessgames,
tacticstrainer,opening/endgamesanalysis,educationalvideosbytitledplayers,etc.

ChessCube

Chesscubeprovidesaniceandaveryuserfriendlychessplayingenvironmentforplayersofanystrengthandskill.Theyemploy
virtualcurrencythatcanbeearnedbywinningratedgamesandusedto'buy'videolecturesondemand.

FreeChess

Freechess(FICS)isoneofthelargestonlineplayingserversintheworld.

ICC

Chessclub.com(ICC)issomewhatsimilartoFICSbutalsoincludesannotatedgamessection,livevideolectures,grandmaster's
gamesbroadcastsanalysis,etc.MostoftheICCfeaturesrequirepaidsubscription.
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Bonus:
Hereisalittlelistoftheadditionalchessresourcesthatmaybehelpfultosome:
FindingStrengthsandWeaknessesofYourChess
ChessTrainingProgramOutline(forupto2100ELO)

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Comments

#17chessbibliophile 2014120409:22
Dearreader,
Sadly,Chessvilleisdefunct.
However,itsoldmaterialisinpublicdomain.
Youmaytakealook:
web.archive.org/.../...

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#16leandro 2014120407:35
Verynicehints
IcouldaddCHESSOPOLIS,verygreatsite
andCHESSVILLE
CHESSGAMES
anyway,hereit'sverynicesites:)

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#15Yury 2014012623:27

HelloDaniloandDavid,thewebsitesyoupresentedareverygoodandmaymakethenexttoplist Staytuned!
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#14danilo 2014012613:49
Aniceplacetofreelyplaychess: en.lichess.org

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alsocomputeranalysisisfree!
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#13DavidH 2014012613:41
IthinkPowerplaychess,byDanielKingisanexcelentyoutubechanneldedicatedtochess,maybewillbeniceto
addit
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#12chessbibliophile 2013120411:29
Dearreaders,
ARVESEnglishpageisavailable.
Dotakealookifyouareinterestedinendgamestudies:
www.arves.org/.../index.htm

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#11Yury 2013110323:23

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QuotingReurbz:

Veryinformative.Nicecompilation.

Thanks,Reurbz!
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#10Reurbz 2013110320:33
Veryinformative.Nicecompilation.

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#9Kendr. 2013103010:23
Myantivirus(Norton360)didnotseeanyissueswithanyofthesites.Yes,Ivisitedallofthem!!!

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Anyway,arealnicelist,Yury.
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#8Yury 2013103009:34
QuotingNimzo:

Arvesisinfected.Atrojanwasblocked.

HeyNimzo,thanksfortheinfo.Ibelievethearves.comissafe.Icheckeditwithmultipleonlinevirus/malware
scanners.Youcancheckoneofthereportsbelow:

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