E.T. Chess
perso.orange.fr
Includes download and screenshot.
How to use Crafty with WinBoard
au.geocities.com
Step by step instructions on using WinBoard with Crafty.
Chess World
very-best.de
Play a casual game or participate in one a tournament (thematic, round robin, swiss system). Games can be timed or not. There is a test area where you can go to play a few moves in non-counting games just to see how the site works.
Winboard and Chess Engines Setup FAQ
aarontay.per.sg
A comprehensive FAQ answering many questions about Winboard and chess engines.
Vunzzz Chezzz
vunzzz.net
Play Chess online with existing users or invite your friends.
Checkmate
flagrantdisregard.com
Freeware, Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. It should also run on Windows 95 and NT4 but is untested on those systems.
Dorky Chess
home.insightbb.com
A freeware Windows chess engine compatible with Winboard.
Pirate Chess 2003
geocities.com
Java-based gameplay. Includes instructions.
ICC Interfaces
chessclub.com
A thorough collection of Java, Windows, Macintosh and UNIX clients which will work correctly with the ICC chess server.
Kiwi
ascotti.org
Winboard and XBoard chess engine with opening book.
Golem
geocities.com
An engine.
Egg Chess
etek.chalmers.se
Linux or Windows version involving eggs. [Open Source]
GNU WebChess
chess.delorie.com
Chess servers hosting multiple games.
Sakk
webdesign.hu
Solitaire chess server offering three difficulty settings. Requires Javascript.
GameSite 2000-Play Online
gamesite2000.com
Play chess online using the customizable interface. Challenge worldwide opponents or try your skill against computer players, in time-limited games.
Internet Chess Club
chessclub.com
Top level competition for serious players. Chess variants are played here as well. There is a small fee for use of the server.
Icarus
randomly.com
A very featureful and polished interface for ICC. Freeware, Windows only.
NagaSkaki
geocities.com
Windows version by Neels Groenewald with a computer opponent.
Chess.net
chess.net
Free site with for-pay premium services. Requires client which can be downloaded (Windows only) or play with Java client in browser. (Does not appear to work on Macintosh.)
Mid-East Wild Internet Server (MEWIS)
unknown
Telnet address of the server.
Parmen's Page
hemptrek.com
A Star Trek variant.
JavaBoard for FICS
freechess.org
A Java Applet allowing to play on the Free Internet Chess Server. Not very featureful, but gets the job done if you can't install an interface. Freeware, Platform independent.
InstantChess.com - Play chess online
instantchess.com
The computer automatically pairs you up with an opponent from around the world. No registration is required.
iNemesis
ideabuilders.com
Based on CClient but has a completely new user interface and some interesting features. Works on ICC and FICS, freeware, Windows only.
Pro Deo 1.1
members.home.nl
Full stregth Rebel now freeware as Pro Deo.
Chess Fans
chessfans.com
Correspondence and real-time playing site including a shop and links.
Lyapko George's WinBoard related page
geocities.com
Winboard continuous blitz tournament.
CowPlay Chess
cowplay.com
Offers news and gameplay. [Membership required.]
GameKnot Chess
gameknot.com
Online chess community. Online play, tournaments, chess league, and thematic mini-tournaments.
SLICS
dfong.com
A fairly old and no longer developed interface. Not very pretty, but very fast and is quite featureful. Shareware, Windows only (including 3.1)
LightningRulez
thebugboard.net
Based on Winboard, offers enhancements for playing speed chess on ICC and FICS. GPL licensed, Windows only.
Chess Client
geocities.com
Interface for FICS and ICC. Freeware, Windows 95/98 or NT.
Blitzin
chessclub.com
The Internet Chess Club's proprietary client. Freeware, Windows only. Several languages supported.
CompuChess
inertiasoftware.com
An 3D chess client for Windows.
Green Light Chess
7sun.com
Free program that plays chess, either with its own graphical interface, or using Tim Mann's Winboard program. Estimated ELO 2300.
The Friendly Chessboard
goloops.com
Challenge new or existing friends. Not real-time. Game analysis by Crafty.
TheChessKing.com
thechessking.com
Online turn-based chess games played against live opponents. Includes player rankings.
Official site for GNU Chess by the Free Software Foundation (FSF)
gnu.org
The official web site for the Free Software Foundation's chess program. This can be used as an engine for Xboard & Winboard.
Tim Mann's Chess Pages
tim-mann.org
Tim Mann's chess pages, author of XBoard and WinBoard user interfaces.
Faile
faile.sourceforge.net
A free engine runs with WinBoard and Xboard. The source code is also available under the GNU GPL software license.
CompWebChess
compwebchess.com
CompWebChess is an open source chess program and application which allows users to play chess over the internet.
Arasan
arasanchess.org
Program for Windows and Linux allowing free distribution.
Chess Mail
chessmail.org
E-mail and browser based correspondence chess with multilingual ability.
eChess.org
echess.org
Browser based chess service that makes it possible to play chess through email.
KChess Elite
arkangles.com
Playing program for beginners and experts. Offers play-by-email, analyse variations, and PGN capability.
Postcard Chess
postcardchess.com
Offers correspondence chess with web based postcard system. Includes book store, problems and a chess playing CGI program.
Dutch Internet Chess Server (DICS)
freechess.nl
Online chess including atomic, blitz, suicide, bughouse, and crazyhouse variants, with tournaments and problem competitions.
How Stuff Works
howstuffworks.com
Several short articles illustrating how computers play chess. Very basic and easy to understand.
Online Chess at Lokasoft
lokasoft.nl
Play a game of chess against Lokasoft's chess program or solve a chess quiz.
Chess5
chess5.com
With Chess5 you can store your chess games online and send them by email, or let other members evaluate your chess games.
Eboard
eboard.sourceforge.net
An interface for FICS. Quite featureful. GPL, Unix/Linux only.
Red Hot Pawn
redhotpawn.com
Online correspondence chess played against friends or other members. Includes community forum and email notification of moves.
OnJava.com Article on BitBoards
onjava.com
Article about bitboards implemented in Java.
Thor's Hammer
geocities.com
Winboard chess engine in C++. Executable and source code available.
PlayChess
playchess.de
Offers private chess games with list of challengers, tournaments, PGN downloads, message boards, and directory of annotated games. Requires paid membership and includes free trial as a guest.
Chess program Pirat
go-pirat.de
Graphical interface for classical correspondence and email chess players. Includes instructions, endgame databases, engines and links.
ChessWorld.net
letsplaychess.com
Web based play-by-email server. Features include tournaments, leagues, forums, voting, and annotated games.
Knights Chess Interface
knights.sourceforge.net
Knights is a relatively new graphical chess interface for KDE. It is, however, already quite featureful and very nice looking. Doubles as a chess engine front end. GPL, Unix (KDE) only.
Chess Stop
chessstop.com
Offers online chess, play-by-email, and PGN files.
Croatian ICS
unknown
Telnet link to the server.
Xadreco
geocities.com
XBoard, WinBoard and UCI compatible engine. Includes source code and e-groups.
Jim Ablett's Winboard Projects
homepages.tesco.net
Contains links of Winboard projects like MSCP chess engine, java executables, Pgn-Extract-XP.
Chess On The Web
chessontheweb.com
Chess On The Web is a browser based correspondence chess server.
Swedish ICS
unknown
Telnet link to the server.
Chess Board
chessboard.de
An online game which provides unique URLs indicating each move. Users play by sending the URLs to each other.
ChessGames.com
chessgames.com
Free, searchable chess game database and community.
Protej
e4e6.com
A WinBoard chess engine. Includes software download, opening book and contact information.
Scheming Mind
schemingmind.com
Club offering correspondence chess and variants in-browser.
Dalek Chess
dalekchess.sourceforge.net
Includes news, downloads, and FAQ for an open source, animated Linux chess game using Doctor Who characters.
GrandMaster Chess
gmchess.com
Grandmaster site of 1999 FIDE World Chapmpion Alexander Khalifman and other top Grandmasters. Instruction, news, links, gamebase, and puzzles.
Chessplayer.com
chessplayer.com
Presented by 1994 US Open Champion IM Georgi Orlov. Instruction, articles, and puzzles.
BabyChess
user.cs.tu-berlin.de
Edit and play games on Unix or Windows, supports PGN, and FEN format. Includes a chess engine and client for ICS. [Open Source, GPL]
ChessAnyTime.com
chessanytime.com
Free online chess game played against live opponents. Includes top 100 players list.
RDCHESS
groups.msn.com
Chess with a Windows GUI and most of the features of commercial programs.
Alternative Crafty Compiles
freewebs.com
Offers optimised versions of Crafty.
uChess
uchess.com
Global community of blitz chess players. Includes chat and game analysis tools.
Victorian Chess Pages
home.vicnet.net.au
This page has demo versions of several chess related programs written by Fide Master and ex Australian correspondence champion Bill Jordan.
Exeter Chess Club
ex.ac.uk
Advice and discussions of opening strategy, sorted by chess rating relevance.
JohnGin Chess
sweb.cz
Offers a screenshot, game description, and download.
Gambit Chess
gambitchess.com
Specialty site devoted to chess players who enjoy playing various opening gambits. Features online play in gambit-themed tournaments, notes, articles, analysis.
Chess.net
chess.net
Play live chess on the Internet with players from around the world.
ChessHere.com
chesshere.com
Browser based online chess with database, forums and links.
Net Blitz II
netblitzchess.com
Playable over the Internet or against a computer.
Interchess
interchess.co.uk
Email shareware chess program that allows you to play a game of chess with another opponent via email. Customizable chess sets choose from those supplied or make your own. [Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000]
Maniac
maniac10001.tripod.com
Windows chess program that plays multiple variants of chess. Users may play with the computer or with other users on the Internet.
Internet Chess Assistant Club
chessassistantclub.com
Chess playing server with lectures, tournanments, and Nalimov tablebases.
ANS Forth Chess
ultratechnology.com
Very simple, free chess program written in ANS Forth, by Jeff Fox of UltraTechnology.
Robert Hyatt's Home Page
cis.uab.edu
High quality chess programming papers from the inventor of rotated bitboards and the author of Crafty, a popular open source chess engine.
Chess Lab
chesslab.com
Play Chess real-time online. No downloads needed. Search and analyse over 2 million chess games in current database. Does not behave well on Macintosh, particularly with System 9+ and not at all with IE.
SSDF rating list
web.telia.com
See how the programs stack up in cyber-cyber combat. The top five or so are typically too close to call.
Rebel
rebel.nl
One of the strongest PC programs. Free version is Rebel Decade - #2 on Komputer Korner freeware list #113.
ChessPartner
lokasoft.nl
3D Chess game that lets you play against the computer or against opponents across the Internet. Has various levels of play and can take many challenges. [Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000]
Free Internet Correspondence Chess and Go Server
ficgs.com
At FICGS you can play class, rapid and special chess tournaments for free.
Absolut Chess
overlans.com
Chess playing software with multiplayer ability.
SoundChess
soundkeepers.com
Email chess application playable against a friend.
Delfi
msbsoftware.it
A freeware engine.
Beowulf
frayn.net
WinBoard and XBoard chess engine that runs on Windows, UNIX and Linux. Source code is available.
A Tribute to Winboard
edcollins.com
An excellent page from a Winboard fan, that has everything from A to Z about Winboard.
XBoard and WinBoard
tim-mann.org
A graphic interface program. Includes news, FAQs, and downloads.
Winboard Engine Overview
winboardengines.de
A directory of engines with tabulated features and downloads.
MindZine - Chess News
msoworld.com
Chess news and articles from all around the world by Mind Sports Worldwide. News, features, polls, updated roundups of other chess Web site contents.
Gargamella
digilander.libero.it
An Italian engine. Includes downloads.
Chess Mentor
chess.com
Includes support, a demo, and purchasing information.
ChessWise's Free Chess Lessons Online Chess Training
chesswise.com
Audio lectures by Grandmasters, lessons, and numerous sponsored activities highlight this chess-learning site.
Electric Chess
electricchess.net
Web based play-by-email site with instructions and statistics.
ChessManiac.com
chessmaniac.com
Offers turn-based correspondence chess. Also has a forum.
Chess Commander
chesscommander.com
Provides trial downloads, screenshots, and purchasing information.
Chessmaster
chessmaster.ubi.com
Offers purchasing information, an FAQ and support, downloads, screenshots, and a discussion forum.
Queen Alice Internet Chess Club
queenalice.com
Community of correspondence chess players of all levels and ages. Only a web browser is required to play.
iChess
ichess.com
Java based, interactive internet chess game.
Zics
zics.org
Free server located in Australia using FICS.
Kung Fu Chess
kungfuchess.com
A new fast-action version of chess where both players move simultaneously. Registration is required to play.
Croatian Internet Chess Server (CrICS)
jagor.srce.hr
Chess hosting in Croatia.
gChess
hismedia.com
Online email chess game playable against a friend.
Real Chess
realchess.com
Offers Beholderboard and Webchess, also links, shopping, and forums.
3moves.net Communication Chess Server
3moves.net
Free communication/e-mail chess community for single games and tournaments.
Chess.net
unknown
Telnet site hosting chess.
GNU Chess version 4.0b5 for Apple Mac
unknown
Apple Mac port of GNU Chess.
Bob Hyatt
cis.uab.edu
The Crafty father personal page.
The London Chess Center
chesscenter.com
Home base for two British publications, The Week In Chess (TWIC) and Chess Monthly. Downloadable games to study and move-by-move analysis of live events.
PacMall Online Chess Games
pacific-mall.com
Free online unlimited team chess.
Net-Chess
net-chess.com
Host server for correspondence games and sets of related matches. Email notification, ratings, user-selectable interface design.
Hotbabe Chess
stauffercom.com
Freeware chess playing program with chatting and joking ability.
Tim Mann's Chess Page - GNU Chess
tim-mann.org
Tim Mann's GNU page. A very useful resource for GNU Chess. It includes an extensive FAQ.
Pythonchess
kolumbus.fi
GNU/GPL licensed program made in Python. Includes screenshots and download.
Chess
play.pogo.com
Hosted by Netcenter Classic Games.
Caissa's Web
caissa.com
Play against human or computer. Free demo membership - small fee required for full membership.
Play against tkChess
pine.cs.yale.edu
Play chess against a computer at Yale.
GoldToken.com Games
goldtoken.com
Free correspondence chess site with graphical boards and pieces and Elo ratings. The site keeps track of your board, end can email you when it is your turn. Challenge other players.
KingShine OpenGL Chess Board
angelfire.com
An OpenGL-based game. Features selectable chess sets, boards, and skins.
YICS
yics.org
Multiplayer software for using WinBoard, Xboard and other FICS interfaces to play on Yahoo! Chess.
GNU Chess
users.telenet.be
Contains GNUChess Atari, Chess, Computer chess and source code of these for different platforms
Chess On The Web
chessontheweb.com
Play correspondence chess online against fellow chess enthusiasts.
Cheops
nothingisreal.com
Open-source software written in C++. Includes documentation on the program structure.
Crafty
unknown
Download site for top-rated freeware chess program. Winboard compatible.
Yahoo Chess vs. The Chess Servers
edcollins.com
Compares the features of Yahoo chess with those of other chess servers.
BrowserChess
browserchess.com
Online chess game playable against the computer or other players. Includes message board and Hall of Fame.
Chess Hounds
chesshounds.com
Offers gameplay, message board, and chat.
German Internet Chess Server (GICS)
unix-ag.uni-kl.de
Hosting on german servers.
Free Internet Chess Server (FICS)
freechess.org
A free chess server with players of all levels, with lectures to help you improve your play.
World Chess Network - Chess Community for novice to International Grandmaster
worldchessnetwork.com
Play online chess with opponents from beginners to grandmasters. World Chess Network provides free online chess and premium feature rich chess games, lectures, and interactive activities. Windows-only.
ChessAge.com
chessage.com
Offers correspondence chess, tournament reports including online game replay, opening database, and discussion forum.
Yahoo Chess
games.yahoo.com
A free server, for players with skills ranging from beginner to master.