Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) - A free chess server with players of all levels, with lectures to help you improve your play.

Internet Chess Club - Top level competition for serious players. Chess variants are played here as well. There is a small fee for use of the server.

Averbakh InterChess Club - Play chess online, tournaments with prizes, online lectures.

Caissa's Web - Play against human or computer. Free demo membership - small fee required for full membership.

Chess - Hosted by Netcenter Classic Games.

Chess.net - Play live chess on the Internet with players from around the world.

Chess.net - Telnet site hosting chess.

Croatian ICS - Telnet link to the server.

Croatian Internet Chess Server (CrICS) - Chess hosting in Croatia.

Dutch Internet Chess Server (DICS) - Online chess including atomic, blitz, suicide, bughouse, and crazyhouse variants, with tournaments and problem competitions.

The Friendly Chessboard - Challenge new or existing friends. Not real-time. Game analysis by Crafty.

GameSite 2000-Play Online - Play chess online using the customizable interface. Challenge worldwide opponents or try your skill against computer players, in time-limited games.

German Internet Chess Server (GICS) - Hosting on german servers.

GNU WebChess - Chess servers hosting multiple games.

iChess - Java based, interactive internet chess game.

Indian Internet Chess Server (IICS) - Indian server hosted chess games.

Mid-East Wild Internet Server (MEWIS) - Telnet address of the server.

PacMall Online Chess Games - Free online unlimited team chess.

Sakk - Solitaire chess server offering three difficulty settings. Requires Javascript.

Swedish ICS - Telnet link to the server.

Yahoo Chess - A free server, for players with skills ranging from beginner to master.

Yahoo Chess vs. The Chess Servers - Compares the features of Yahoo chess with those of other chess servers.