Chess websites
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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
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