Note: The best place for news & schedules
of regional, non-major events is from your local chess
club or organization.
News about correspondence chess is on the correspondence
page.
In English
International
Chess.FM - Internet
Chess Radio. Broadcasting live coverage from chess events, as well
as the "Chess & Books" show and other specials.
Chessplayer
- From IM Georgi Orlov. Has tournament reports, books, reviews, and
tutorials.
Chess World Magazine
- This Italian site is back with a slicker look. News & tournament
coverage from around the world.
FIDE Online
- Official page of FIDE has ratings and a bit of news.
GM Chess - Chess
news and chess advice from Alexander Khalifman and friends.
Leonid's Megapage
- Current chess news, new ideas in opening theory, and pictures of
Judit Polgar.
Lost Boys Chess
Page - Online coverage of major tournaments. You can follow the
games live in most cases.
NetChess
News - Current chess news with a bit of opinion. Pretty good.
The
Week In Chess - The main place on the internet for chess news
and tournament results (including gamescores). Also has a few reviewers
& columnists.
USA
ChessNews.org - Commentary
on the USCF and U.S. chess in general (U.S. chess politics).
Chess News
- News from the USCF, updated weekly.
USCF
Politics - A growing collection of documents of interest to USCF
members, especially voting members.
Australia
Australian
Chess Columns - Several different regular columns collected from
Australian newspapers.
UK
Chess Circuit - U.K.
tournament organizer Adam Raoof's page. Has a great tournament calendar
of U.K. events.
Chess Oracle
- Keeping track of British chess.
Other
Chess Ireland
- Irish chess scene.
Chathurangam
(India) - Comprehensive site devoted to chess in (and players
from) India. Tournament reports, player profiles, etc.
Chess Mate (India)
- Tournament news and ratings of India, from Chess Mate magazine.
Russian
Chess - Coverage (sometimes live) of Russian events, tournament
calendar, and GM analysis.
Chess
Sector (Ukraine) - News from the Ukraine.
Viking
Chess - Scandinavian chess coverage.
In Dutch
Top Schaak -
In Dutch. News from the Netherlands.
In French
Notzaï -
In French. Daily chess news, and a great tournament calendar.
In German
Schach News - In German.
News, tournament calendar, recent games, opening database.
In Spanish
AjedreChess
Multiweb - In Spanish. FIDE Master Rubén Casafús
covers the chess world.
Ajedrez
de Estilo - In Spanish. Great news page.
Ajedrez Siglo
21 - In Spanish. Comprehensive site from Argentina with
news, columns, the works.
Ajelibre - In
Spanish. News and columnists.
Super
Ajedrez HispanoAmericano - In Spanish. Coverage of current
events, columns, etc.
In Portuguese
Clube de Xadrez - In
Portuguese. The view from Brazil.
Xadrez
Amazonense - In Portuguese. Another view.
Other Languages
Chess
Kingdom - In Arabic (and English). Arab chess.
Iceland News
- In Icelandic. Iceland chess scene.
Yu Chess
- In Serbian (some in English). News from Yugoslavia.