Links for Organizations, Clubs & Groups, and Online Playing Sites

Organizations

FIDE - link opens in new window
FIDE-World Chess Federation
http://www.fide.com

FIDE’s Official Laws of Chess

USCF - link opens in new window
USCF-United States Chess Federation
http://www.uschess.org

USCF’s Correspondence Chess
http://www.uschess.org/cc/

ICCF - link opens in new window
ICCF-The International Correspondence Chess Federation
http://www.iccf.com

Virginia Chess Federation - link opens in new window
http://vachess.org

Clubs & Groups
and Online Playing Sites

LeChess Club
http://www.lechess.com

A great online playing club!

TeamChess.org-45-45 League - link opens in new window
TeamChess.org / 45-45 League - link opens in new window
The Team 45-45 League of TeamChess.org
http://teamchess.org

Designed for slow time play team tournaments with 45-45 time control games. Has its own channel on ICC and provides lectures and learning opportunities galore within slow-time control playing of games!

Pawnmates Slowtimers - link opens in new window
Pawnmates Slowtimers
http://www.maxmetodi.fi/slowtimers/index.html

Another nice group for playing slow time controls games and tournaments.

STC Bunch - link opens in new window
STC Bunch
http://www.stcbunch.org/

STC=Slow Time Controls, for those wishing to play more traditional slower games.

Yahoo Groups - link opens in new window
Yahoo Chess Groups - link opens in new window
Yahoo Chess Groups Links Page

ICC-Internet Chess Club - link opens in new window
Internet Chess Club
http://www.chessclub.com/

Games by Email - link opens in new window
http://www.gamesbyemail.com

Chess Maniac - link opens in new window
http://www.chessmaniac.com/

Free Blubbie Chess Server - link opens in new window
http://home.tiscali.nl/blubbieonline

A free chess server where beginners can challenge the computer while reading the latest news in several different languages. The computer thinks only 2 half moves ahead, so give it a go and try to beat it. It’s possible to change the settings to suit stronger players. Have fun!

GameKnot - link opens in new windowGameKnot - link opens in new window
www.gameknot.com

Play multi-player or single chess games online! Join a team and expand your horizons! If you join as a premium member put in my user name – mal57 – as referrer.

FICS-Free Internet Chess Service - link opens in new window
FICS-Free Internet Chess Service
http://www.freechess.org

Pogo.com - link opens in new window
www.Pogo.com

play chess games online!

Cowplay - link opens in new window
www.cowplay.com

play multi-player chess games online!