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8708 31ST Ave N
New Hope
Mn 55427
Play chess on the web for free.
Jin © by Alexander Maryanovsky.
The Free Internet Chess Server, with over 300000 registered users, is one of the oldest and one of the largest internet chess servers. Whether serious with your chess or just looking for the occasional game, whether looking for another player or eager to challenge a strong computer, whether you like a blitz chess or you are fond of one of the many variants, here you can play chess over the internet for free.



Thanks to our sponsors of ChessLecture.com a new video titled Tactical Motifs: 105: In-Between Moves (Zwischenzugs) can by downloaded for free from their website by FICS users.






Register now for free and reserve your handle forever. You will receive a rating. Moreover you will be able to play our online tournaments, save games for later analysis or have your games annotated by the Teaching Ladder reviewers.
Don't want to run your browser everytime you want to connect to FICS? Is the graphics of the web interface not of your liking? Download one of the interfaces developed by our users and decide for yourself which one you prefer.




Quick Guide
New to FICS and need some help? Read our quick guide to find everything you may need to get started. For further help do not hesitate to contact us.
Teaching Ladder
Do you want to improve your play? Join the FICS Teaching Ladder and submit your games to be annotated by stronger players.
Relay
This is a very busy week for relay with The Dortmund super tournament Anand, Kramnik and Leko. The Aerosvit is not much weaker with Svidler, Ivanchuk and Shirov. The Dutch Championship and the King's tournament complete this week long list of treats.
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Last modified: Mon Jun 25 12:19:52 GMT Daylight Time 2007