Internet Chess Resources
Here are some chess resources on the internet which Camberley Chess Club members have found 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 below shows you 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Chessgames.com | Website | Big database of games and opening explorer; interface a bit outdated | 3 | Free/pay | https://www.chessgames.com |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 |
Camberley Chess Club | Website/YouTube Channel | Great resource for members with many features including links to BCA and SBL results, videos of meetings etc | 7 | Free | https://camberleychess.co.uk |
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 | ||
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 |
English Chess Federation (ECF) | Website | English chess news, events etc | Free | https://www.englishchess.org.uk | |
FIDE | Website | World news, ratings, events | Free | https://www.fide.com | |
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 |
Tornelo | Website | Tournament management platform from the European Chess Union | Free/pay | https://home.tornelo.com |