Where you can play chess online
Just the other day someone SMSed me asking me for a FREE and good place to play chess online. I didn’t know who it was but I could only recommend 2 sites:-
http://worldchesslive.com - the “replacement” to World Chess Network - my once favourite place to play
Free Internet Chess Server- closest to the paid ICC game site without having to pay any fees.
Here are others some of which I have not tried out yet:-
- 64squar.es - Simple AJAX chess with a great looking interface.
- Chess.net - Play with anyone - from a beginner to champion Anatoly Karpov for $30/year (or just play for free on Fridays).
- Chess Any Time - Gaming zone with hundreds of players, powered by Java.
- ChessHere.com - Rated games with time limits.
- Chesspark - Beautiful online client with a monthly fee. True Ventures agrees, since they just funded them with $1,000,000.
- Instant Chess - Play against players from anywhere in the world. No registration required.
- Internet Chess Club - Play in tournaments, take chess lessons, and much more from one of the most popular chess clubs on the ‘Net.
- Morfik Chess - Single or multiplayer AJAX style chess.
- MSN Chess - If you don’t mind using IE 6 or higher, you can play real-time chess with anyone with a Windows Live ID.
- Yahoo Chess - You’ll have
to bypass an annoying ad and open a ton of windows, but Yahoo Chess is
one of the biggest chess servers on the web for beginners,
intermediates, or masters.
So tell me, where is your favourite place to play chess online?
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I’ve been playing on 64squar.es for a while now and I’m really enjoying the experience.
If anyone wants to play me - I’m Tinytim.