Chess References

Archive of Weekly Articles
About Chess offers a brand new article almost every week. Although most of our articles are linked from our other pages, here's a list of all articles in chronological order, most recent first.

Chess Dictionary
Over 700 terms explained; from Chess Odyssey.

Chess Encyclopedia by Maurizio Mascheroni
'Who, When and Where' plus lots of links.

Chess On Stamps by Colin Rose
Chess philately organized by country.

Chess Translator
Chess terms in 17 different languages. Pieces and terms covered.

Directories (9)

Glossary (3)

Resource Reviews (7)

Variants (6)

ECO/Nomenclature Archive
Openings classified by ECO code. From Chess Archaeology.

ECO Codes
List of all openings by ECO code, with moves. Opening variations not named. From the Exeter Chess Club.

Free-definition.com
Encyclopedia style entries with hyperlinks to related topics.

Philatelic Site of Riccardo Andreis
Chess and Philately - Stamps, phone cards, postcards, old prints, magazines.

Statistics & History of Chess
Statistics on games, players, record holders, and ratings.

Wikipedia : the free encyclopedia
Chess rules, concepts, and history. Maintained by volunteers from the general public.

World Clock : time zones
Find current local time in different cities and countries, all time zones. Useful for calculating when online games in major tournaments will start in your local time.