Advertising with a Chess Theme
Small collection of chess themes used in advertising. Navigate to the home page for other examples of chess in art.
Alphonso X Book of Games
'Libro de los Juegos', commissioned in the 13th century by Alphonso X. One of the first masterpieces of European literature written in a colloquial language.
Baysholiss Collection by Lawrence Totaro
'Site for the serious chess collector. Offers items like signed scoresheets, books, original photographs, and much more.'
BrainyQuote.com
Chess quotes like Woody Allen's 'I failed to make the chess team because of my height'. Use the search box to find more.
Caricatures of Eric Petit
World champions, famous grandmasters, and others. Often published in Europe-Echecs.
Chess Artworks by Keith Halonen
Full color works by an artist who has illustrated for Chess Life.
Chess Composition Books by Anders Thulin
Chess problems. Electronic editions (PDF files) of public domain works.
Chess Graphics by Alan Cowderoy
The best collection of chess related images on the Internet.
Chess Graphics by Eric Bentzen
Images, diagrams, fonts, and icons.
Chess Humour and Crosswords
Short stories (and more) with a chess theme.
Chess in the Cinema
Chess in the movies and on TV. Famous chess playing politicians and celebrities.
Chess On Stamps by Colin Rose
Chess philately organized by country.
Chess quips from Anecdotage.com
Who said, 'I'd rather have a pawn than a finger'? Who replied, 'It all depends: which pawn and which finger?'
Chess Trivia by FunTrivia.com
Trivia quizzes posted by visitors. Submit a quiz yourself!
ChessArtist.com by Peter J Aravena Sloan
Chess art and annotated games by a trained artist and master level player.
ChessPhotos.com by Frank Johnson
'First Online Chess Photo Agency'. Presented in blog format.
Fiction Literature and Chess by Bill Wall
The Internet's best known chess historian lists over 100 works of chess fiction.
FusionAnomaly.net
Musings and images about chess.
Gert Jan's Kijk by Gert Jan Slotboom
Chess sets, chess drawings, and chess players. Click on the images to navigate or follow the links on the English language page.
Goddesschess by Jan Newton
'Chess: The Game of the Goddess. Conceived as an alternative to traditional views on the history of chess and related board games, we act as both a portal for discussion and an archive of research materials.'
Google Image Search
Keyword 'chess'. Use it like any search engine.
Internet Movie Database
IMDb name and title search on 'chess'.
Jim Todd's Home Page
Artist who has been featured on the cover of Chess Life.
Maelzel's Chess-Player
Full text of short work on the chess automaton by Edgar Allan Poe, Southern Literary Journal, April 1836.
Morals of Chess
Text of a famous essay by Benjamin Franklin. 'The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement.'
Mr. T vs. Deep Blue by Scott Watkins
Can Mr. T succeed where Kasparov failed? The future of humanity depends on it! 'Outta my way, ducks!'
Music and Chess by John Greschak
Long list of musical compositions related to chess.
My Obsession with Chess by Scott McCloud
An online comic book 'about 16 feet long'.
Philatelic Site of Riccardo Andreis
Chess and Philately - Stamps, phone cards, postcards, old prints, magazines.
Reality Inspector by John Caris
An online thriller. 'A world championship chess match is the backdrop for this intriguing detective story.'
Sir Tim Rice
'Chess' the musical; lyrics by Tim Rice; music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Production History; Synopsis; Song List; Articles & Reviews.
Tableaux ayant pour sujet les échecs
Paintings with chess as a subject. Many of the descriptions are in French, but you can appreciate the art without them.
The Chess Addict
You know you're a chess addict when... Here are 40 signs that you might take chess too seriously. Do you recognize yourself?
Topical Chess Postcards
'This website should give a possibility for all collectors of vintage chess postcards to show their treasures to others. The aim is to finally have a catalogue with all known postcards with chess motifs.'