The World vs Gert Jan Timmerman In 1996, Gert Jan Timmerman was the highest rated correspondence player in the world; in 2002, he became the 15th World Correspondence Champion. He's accepted the Chessgames Challenge, and he's ready. Are you?    » JOIN NOW  (free for everybody)

	Fischerandom Team Game Fischerandom (or Chess960) is a chess variant where the pieces start on randomly selected squares. Join a team and venture into unexpored territory.    » JOIN NOW  (premium membership required)

	The Battle of the Brains In this consultation game, computer aided analysis was strictly prohibited. For those who prefer to analyze chess the "old fashioned way", this was a fun and enriching experience. Team White ultimately triumphed.    » SEE GAME HERE

	The World vs Arno Nickel Correspondence GM Arno Nickel gained international attention when he crushed the world's strongest chess supercomputer, Hydra. But he was no match for the the combined brainpower of the Chessgames members!    » SEE GAME HERE

	Yury Shulman vs The World Consistently among the top players in the USA, and winner of the 2006 US Open, Grandmaster Yury Shulman is an excellent analyst--however, he could not survive the combined efforts of over 2,500 players.    » SEE GAME HERE

	The First Chessgames.com Team Game The first consultation game at Chessgames now has over 100 players per team. Things took a surprising twist on the very first move, when Team Black voted for the rarely played St. George Defense.    » SEE GAME HERE

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