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Lichess FREE

Free, open-source chess platform with zero ads, zero paywalls, and a full suite of tools.

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Chessgames.com FREE

Historical game database with over 10 million games, player bios, a forum, and a puzzle archive.

Stockfish FREE

The world's strongest open-source chess engine, used in nearly every major platform.

Chess Engine Desktop
Leela Chess Zero FREE

Open-source neural network chess engine trained through self-play, with a distinctive style.

Chess Engine Desktop
Maia Chess FREE

AI engine trained to predict human moves at specific Elo levels, for realistic sparring.

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ChessDB FREE

Cloud database of 40M+ chess positions with optimal engine moves, built for opening research.

FIDE FREE

The governing body of chess. Official ratings, world championship news, and the Laws of Chess.

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ChessBase News FREE

Daily chess news, tournament reports, and analysis articles from ChessBase.

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2700chess FREE

Live ratings tracker for the world's top players, with tournament calendars and rating charts.

Lichess Database FREE

Open dataset of all Lichess games, available for free bulk download in PGN and other formats.

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Syzygy Tablebases FREE

Online interface to Syzygy endgame tablebases, with perfect play for positions up to 7 pieces.

TCEC Chess FREE

Continuous live tournament between the world's strongest chess engines.

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Chess Programming Wiki FREE

Wiki covering all aspects of chess engine programming, from search algorithms to evaluation.

Opening Tree FREE

Personalized opening explorer that analyzes your games to show your actual opening stats.

ChessDriller FREE

Free open-source opening repertoire trainer with spaced repetition, for any PGN file.

Chesspath FREE

Opening explorer that visualizes common paths through the opening phase as a decision tree.

Chesspuzzle.net FREE

Free daily chess puzzles with a large archive, filterable by theme and difficulty.

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BlitzTactics FREE

Speed tactics trainer: solve as many puzzles as possible within a time limit.

Listudy FREE

Free chess training combining spaced repetition for openings, blindfold tactics, and endgames.

Goated Chess FREE

Pattern recognition trainer using real rapid and blitz positions to build fast tactical vision.

Chesscanon FREE

Strategy trainer for positional concepts and middlegame planning through interactive problems.

Endgame Trainer FREE

Endgame training with positions from basic K+P endings to complex rook and queen endgames.

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eval.bar FREE

Visualizes evaluation trends and lets you explore your games with engine commentary.

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PGN Mentor FREE

Curated PGN game files organized by player, opening, and tournament for free download.

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FICS Games Archive FREE

Archive of millions of FICS games, available for free bulk download by month.

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The Week in Chess FREE

Weekly chess news and PGN download service covering all major tournaments, running since 1994.

365chess FREE

Searchable game database with millions of games, an opening explorer, and player statistics.

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FIDE Ratings FREE

Official FIDE rating lookup and list archive, plus a performance calculator.

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STL Chess Club FREE

Saint Louis Chess Club's YouTube channel, with GM lectures and tournament broadcasts.

Hanging Pawns FREE

YouTube chess channel by Stjepan Tomic with opening repertoire videos and middlegame concepts.

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Chess Fundamentals by John Bartholomew FREE

Free YouTube series by IM John Bartholomew on foundational chess principles for beginners.

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Chess-Results FREE

Database of OTB tournament results used by organizers worldwide for pairings and reporting.

Lichess Broadcasts FREE

Lichess's free live broadcast feature, covering major OTB tournaments in real time.

Chess Stack Exchange FREE

Q&A community for chess players covering rules, strategy, history, and general chess questions.

r/Chess FREE

The main chess subreddit, with 2M+ members discussing news, games, and improvement.

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Perpetual Chess Podcast FREE

Chess interview podcast hosted by Ben Johnson, with GMs, authors, and adult improvers.

ChessBase Live FREE

ChessBase's live tournament coverage with real-time boards, engine analysis, and commentary.

Grand Chess Tour FREE

Official site of the Grand Chess Tour, the annual circuit of elite over-the-board events.

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CCRL FREE

Independent rating lists for chess engines, tested by a volunteer community.

PyChess FREE

Free, open-source chess server with over 60 variants alongside standard chess.

PlayStrategy FREE

Open-source strategy server with chess variants, draughts, Go, Backgammon, and more.

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FIDE Calendar FREE

Official FIDE tournament calendar listing FIDE-rated and FIDE-recognized chess events worldwide.

Chessmonitor FREE

Analytics tool for your Lichess or Chess.com game history with detailed stats and trends.

Chessmadra FREE

Free, open-source chess training app for tactics, opening drills, and game review.

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ShareChess FREE

Creates animated GIF, MP4, and WebM videos from a PGN game for sharing on social media.

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ChessPastebin FREE

PGN sharing tool: paste a game, get a shareable link with a built-in interactive board viewer.

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Apronus Chess Tools FREE

Free browser-based chess utilities: a PGN editor, animated GIF creator, and puzzle editor.

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Chess Rating Comparison FREE

Compare your rating across FIDE, USCF, Lichess, Chess.com, and other rating systems.

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Scid vs PC FREE

Free, open-source chess database and analysis GUI for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Game Database Desktop
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ChessX FREE

Free, open-source chess database and PGN viewer with a clean interface for game management.

Game Database Desktop
Free Chess Club FREE

Web interface for FICS, one of the original free online chess servers.

Chessiverse FREE

Chess platform focused on play against bots of varied personalities, with minimal setup.

ChessKit FREE

Free analysis tool that highlights brilliancies and key moments, cleanly presented.

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Wintr Chess FREE

Analyzes games for brilliancies and accuracy scores, with a shareable results summary.

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Chessle FREE

Wordle-style daily game: guess the opening move sequence from a real master game.

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Chessguessr FREE

Daily game where you guess the sequence of best moves played in a real master game position.

Chessort FREE

Puzzle game where you sort the top engine moves by evaluation rather than finding the best move.

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Chess Coordinates FREE

Simple trainer for drilling chess board coordinate recognition quickly and accurately.

ChessFox FREE

Reference site with illustrated lists of tactics, checkmate patterns, and strategic concepts.

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The Chess Variants Pages FREE

Encyclopedia of chess variants with rules, history, and links to playable implementations.

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ICCF FREE

The governing body for correspondence chess, hosting official rated events worldwide.

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Chessboard Magic FREE

Browser-based chess tools: glossary, puzzle generators, board editors, and training utilities.

Lichess for Schools FREE

Lichess classroom tool for teachers to create classes, assign students, and run tournaments.

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Caissa FREE

Correspondence chess platform with online play, tournaments, and analysis tools.

ChessInsights FREE

Free analytics for Chess.com players with detailed performance breakdowns and opening stats.

Chesswatch FREE

Directory of chess streamers and content creators, with news aggregation and viewer statistics.

Esports Charts Chess FREE

Viewership stats and peak audience data for major chess tournaments across streaming platforms.

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Chess Dojo Talks FREE

Podcast from the Chess Dojo team with improvement discussions and titled player interviews.

Champions Chess Tour FREE

Online rapid chess tour with the world's top players, organized by Play Magnus.

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Chess Game Analysis FREE

Free browser tool to download and analyze your Lichess or Chess.com games with Stockfish.

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ChessGoals FREE

Chess improvement resource with guides, rating comparisons, and structured advice.

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LucasChess FREE

Free offline chess training software with engines, tactics, openings, and a competition system.

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Arena Chess GUI FREE

Free Windows chess GUI supporting hundreds of engines, built for tournaments and analysis.

Chess Engine Desktop
Lichess Forum FREE

Lichess's community forum, covering improvement, platform features, and general chess topics.

Chess.com Forums FREE

Chess.com's community forum with millions of members and active discussions on all things chess.

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Folio Chess FREE

An interactive force-directed graph of all 3,704 ECO chess openings, colored by volume.

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r/ChessBeginners FREE

Reddit community for chess newcomers, with Q&A, analysis requests, and a beginner wiki.

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r/AnarchyChess FREE

Reddit's chess meme community, known for absurdist humor and an obsession with en passant.

Prince Chazz FREE

Daily chess roguelike where you navigate as a chess piece, capturing enemies to survive.

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Perpetual Chess Podcast (YouTube) FREE

Video versions of the Perpetual Chess Podcast, Ben Johnson's long-form chess interview series.

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Chess Checkup FREE

Enter your Chess.com or Lichess username and get a start/stop/keep-doing report from your games.