Chess websites

Here is a growing list of websites available for playing chess online, and learning about the game:

• chess.com - the most popular with an estimated 12 million new players annually, which charges a fee for excellent analysis; it has many players at both the top and low ends in skill levels;
• lichess.org - an open source website that is both free to users and free of ads, which is enjoyed by many moderately advanced players
• chessbase.com - good for practicing openings with variations
• chessgames.com - a tremendous resource of historical games and relative merits of different openings and defenses
• chess24.com
• fide.com
• The Chess Website - a terrific repository of famous games
• Chess Only - contains some good tricks and traps
• US Chess Federation Club - an informative website
• Saint Louis Chess Club - a club having a wealthy benefactor, a fabulous facility, some top players who have been recruited there, and many school programs

In addition to the above

Here are additional ".com" chess websites which are popular:

1. gameknot
2. chess-results
3. chesspro.ru (the leading chess website in Russia, the country where chess is most popular)
4. 2700chess
5. thechessworld
6. chessdom