Looking for places to play chess? Play against a computer, in a club, in a tournament, or online.
Computer and network technologies have revolutionized the royal game. There are now more ways to meet opponents and play chess than at any time in the long history of the game.
Shopping for a computer to play chess? Our
Before You Buy links to the main manufacturers, and our article gives a few more tips about where to look online.
Hooked on Windows? Our
Before You Buy lists eight commercial chess play products for Windows, including some World Champion programs. Pay attention to the difference between the user interface and the chess engine for each product.
Maybe you don't do Windows. Our
Before You Buy lists five non-Windows computing platforms and technologies plus a few important subcategories where chess play software has taken hold. As certain as spring leads to summer, whenever a hardware engineer develops a new computer processor, a software engineer follows with a new program to play chess. We can't list all chess play products for each platform, but we can lead you to the experts.
Looking for a club or a local tournament to play chess? Here are some quick links to the national federation pages which list clubs and events for the English-speaking countries.
Web-based resources let you play chess online at any time of the day against opponents anywhere in the world. It is no exaggeration to say that they have revolutionized chess play. Registration is required for most online play resources, but some offer limited chess play without registration.
Email chess play via a server is an evolution of email play. You make your moves using a Web interface, which are then transmitted to your opponents via email. You also receive notification via email when your opponent has moved. Sometimes called 'turn based' online chess play.
