Internet Chess Resources
There are a huge number of online resources relating to chess. Sometimes the problem is finding the right ones.
Here are some chess resources on the internet which Camberley Chess Club members find useful. This is a living document and members are encouraged to recommend additions and suggest improvements.
To go to a particular resource on the internet, just click on the link.
The Video # shows you which video (in the video gallery below the table) explains more about the resource, to help understand them better.
Name | Type | Headline features | Video # | Free, pay | Link |
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Chess.com | Website | Multi-featured, huge "one-stop"website | 1 | Free, pay | https://www.chess.com |
Lichess | Website | Good for on-line play and organising tournaments | 2 | Free | https://lichess.org |
Chess 24 | Website, YouTube Channel | The main site for watching GM level matches live; also beginners courses/learning | 5, 11 | Free, pay | https://chess24.com |
PlayChess.com | Website, software | Good for on-line play. Part of ChessBase. | 10 | Free, pay | https://play.chessbase.com |
Chessgames.com | Website | Big database of games and opening explorer; interface a bit outdated | 3 | Free, pay | https://www.chessgames.com |
Chessable | Website | Top of the range learning courses & training content, e-books - some content free to subscribers, some expensive | 5 | Free, pay | https://www.chessable.com |
Chessbomb | Website | View tournaments and realtime computer analysis/evaluation | Free, pay | https://www.chessbomb.com | |
Gameknot | Website | Good for on-line play, daily puzzles & tactics | Free | https://gameknot.com | |
Chesstempo | Website | Good training content, database, onlineplay | 6 | Free | https://chesstempo.com |
Internet Chess Club (ICC) | Website | Good for online play, training content, videos | Free, pay | https://www.chessclub.com | |
365Chess.com | Website | Big database of games and opening explorer, training content | 4 | Free, donate | https://www.365chess.com |
TheChessWorld.com | Website | Good training content, video courses | Free, pay | https://thechessworld.com | |
Chess publishing.com | Website | Up to date analysis of opening theory at quite high level, downloads etc | 6 | Free, pay | https://www.chesspublishing.com |
Playmagnus | Website, app | Learning site for children & beginners | 6 | Pay | https://www.playmagnus.com |
TheWeekinChess (TWIC) | Website | News and analysis of recent games & events | Free, pay | https://theweekinchess.com | |
AimChess | Website | Import your own games from Chess.com and Lichess get analysis & computer coaching | 8 | Free, pay | https://aimchess.com |
British Chess Problem Society | Website | The world’s oldest chess problem society | Free | https://www.theproblemist.org/ | |
Camberley Chess Club | Website, Events, YouTube Channel, Online Club, Over The Board Club | Great resource for members with many features including links to BCA and SBL results, videos of meetings etc | 7 | Free | https://camberleychess.co.uk |
English Chess Federation (ECF) | Website | English chess news, events etc | Free | https://www.englishchess.org.uk | |
British Chess News | Website | UK chess news, book reviews, biographies of historic British players; run by CCC member John Upham | 6 | Free | https://britishchessnews.com |
FIDE | Website | World news, ratings, events | Free | https://www.fide.com | |
Tornelo | Website | Tournament management platform from the European Chess Union | Free, pay | https://home.tornelo.com | |
ChessBase Reader | Viewer | Starting point for ChessBase applications, loading engines, videos etc | 9 | Free | https://en.chessbase.com/pages/download |
Stockfish | Engine, Program | Quickest engine | 10 | Pay, but older versions available free | https://stockfishchess.org |
Leela Chess Zero | Engine, Program | Good engine | 10 | Free | https://lczero.org |
Komodo | Engine, Program | Good engine | 10 | Pay, but older versions available free | https://komodochess.com |
Houdini | Engine, Program | Good engine | 10 | Pay, but older versions available free | https://www.cruxis.com/chess/houdini.htm |
Fritz | Engine, Program | Good engine | 10 | Pay, but older versions available free | https://en.chessbase.com/products/fritz-17 |
Rybka | Engine, Program | Good engine | 10 | Pay, but older versions available free | http://www.rybkachess.com |
Lomonosov | Tablebase, App | Tablebases for analysing and solving endgames | Free, pay | http://tb7.chessok.com | |
HIARCS | Engine, Program | Engine and phone App | Pay, but older versions available free | https://www.hiarcs.com | |
Shredder | Engine, Program | Engine and phone App | https://www.shredderchess.com | ||
Camberley Chess Club YouTube | YouTube channel | GMs, IMs, Top player talks | free & online member pay options | https://www.youtube.com/c/CamberleyChess | |
PowerPlayChess | YouTube channel | Entertaining videos of current and historic matches by English GM Danny King; pitched at average club players | 11 | Free, donate | https://www.youtube.com/user/PowerPlayChess |
Agadmator's Chess Channel | YouTube channel | Entertaining videos of current and historic matches by Serbian Master Antonio Radic, pitched at average club players | 11 | Free, donate | https://www.youtube.com/c/AGADMATOR |
IM Andrew Martin Chess Explorations | YouTube channel | Quality content with videos covering many areas by a top presenter (and CCC member!) | 11 | Free | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnYyZx44oRDkSnm_jxG674w |
St Louis Chess Club | YouTube channel | Quality content with videos covering many areas; includes lectures by GM Yasser Seirawan | 11 | Free | https://www.youtube.com/c/STLChessClub |
Kingscrusher | YouTube channel | Quality content with videos covering many areas by UK Candidate Master Tryfon Gavriel | 11 | Free, donate | https://www.youtube.com/c/kingscrusher |
Gothamchess | YouTube channel | Quality content with videos covering many areas by US IM Levy Rozman | 11 | Free, donate | https://www.youtube.com/c/GothamChess |
John Bartholomew | YouTube channel | Videos covering many areas including material for beginners by US IM John Bartholemew (founder of Chessable) | 11 | Free, donate | https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnBartholomewChess |
Ben Finegold | YouTube channel | Entertaining videos covering many areas by US GM Benjamin Finegold | 11 | Free, donate | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6EnFbK-P5q0zeaqI5yobKg |
Levitov Chess World | YouTube channel | news, interviews, streaming and commentaries of the strongest tournaments made by the best players in the world | free | https://www.youtube.com/c/LevitovChessWorld/ |


01 websites chess com

02 websites Lichess org

03 chessgames com

04 websites 365chess com

05 websites chess24 chessable

06 websites others

07 websites Camberley Chess Club

08 websites others 2

09 ChessBase and engines 1 intro

10 ChessBase and engines part 2

11 YouTube
