Play & Major Websites

About Play & Major Websites

Where to play, watch, and study chess online.

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Lichess — Free, open‑source platform: play, puzzles, studies, analysis.
Chess.com — Largest chess site: play, lessons, puzzles, news.
Chess24 — Play, videos, events coverage (now part of chess.com media).
Internet Chess Club (ICC) — Long‑running server with shows and tournaments.
PlayStrategy (multi‑variant) — Open‑source server for chess variants and strategy games.
365Chess Database — Large opening explorer and game database.
ChessGames.com — Historic games, commentary, kibitzing.
Study Chess at Lichess — Community studies, repertoires, and shared analysis.
MultiplayerChess — Simple online chess rooms with friends.
FIDE — World Chess Federation – ratings, events, regulations.
US Chess — United States Chess Federation – news and events.
Chess Variant Pages — Rules and resources for many variants.
Chess Programming Wiki — Definitive resource on chess engines and algorithms.