ALASKA CHESS PLAYERS ON THE INTERNET

Leshy - Bryan Smith
Rising - Artem Ratchkovski
Solarisman - Abraham Nebuchadnezzar
Walla2 - Richard Clendaniel
Hinde - Tom Hindermann
MrHyde - Travis Norman
Lance-R - Lance Roberts
Hardway - Les Hardesty
Bugs - Bohlen Eric
TheCanuck - Dave Allum
paatzerboy - Russ Ridlington
Firebolt - Scott Mason
Chugach - Bob Kean

Sunsolarisman -  Abraham Nebuchadnezzar
aer68 -  Artem Ratchkovski
knot_tyer -  Daniel Callahan
dkdusty -  Dave Kirby
polarglacier77 -  John Eibeck
fncchess -  Lew Brown-Coon
Kingup -  Ron Campbell
shschesschamp - Andrew Duren


Irondawg -  Scott Thebodeau
AkHuckster -  Rick Everett
PoisonPawn -  George Lombardi

LINKS

Chess Organizations

US Chess Federation (USCF)
FIDE
Chess Federation of Canada
UsWeb

Scholastic Chess Organizations

National Scholastic Chess Federation
Scholastic Chess Update

Chess News

The Week in Chess - Latest world chess news.  Good source for latest tourney downloads.
Chess Cafe - This has to be the best general chess site around.  Book reviews, endgames studies, columns, it has it all.  Easy navigation.
Chessopolis
- No news, but has absolutely the largest collection of chess links around.  Well laid out and sorted.
London Chess Centre - Ok, maybe this is the best general site.  Reviews, downloads in many formats, links etc.  Basically has everything. Good bookmark to have.  

Online Chess

Papa's Chess Room - Play Online Chess - Free!
World Chess Network - A Huge New Site!
US CHESS Live! - USCF Official Members Only Site.  Download the interface and enjoy.
Internet Chess Club (ICC) - Best place to play (in this player's opinion). 7 day free trial (try it!)
Yahoo - Another free site.
FICS - Free Internet Chess Server.  Download an interface and enjoy. 
Chess.Net - This Site rivals ICC mentioned above.  Use the Java interface or download an interface and enjoy.
Lets Play Chess - This is a friendly online chess club where you can play chess with players from all over the World! ChessWorld.net is rapidly becoming the best place to play, compete in tournaments, join teams, learn, keep in touch with old friends and make new friends worldwide.

Online Databases

Chess Lab   - Massive online database (over 2 million games).  Java Interface.
BritBase - Downloads from British tournaments.  Goes back many years.
Pittsburgh Chess Archives - Another huge database sorted by various categories and formats.
Ace Chess - A Chess Resource List!

Other Chess Connections

The Chess Portal - Is a comprehensive, sorted and commented link collection about chess.
World Chess Links - Best collection of chess links and free chess online resources.
Jacksonville Chess Club
- has some good general chess instruction info under their "Chess Instruction" link.
Chess Doctor: Free Online Downloads, Secrets, and Battle Strategy for Chess Games ! - This site is particularly good for the up and coming chess enthusiast. Lots of what might be called basics by some, but everyone needs fundamentals!
Jeremy Silman - International Chess Master - In these pages you'll find raves, opinions, book reviews, movie reviews, astrological forecasts by famed astrologer and actress/author Joyce Jillson, links, games, instruction, opening analysis, news, and much, much more.
Mechanics Institute Chess Room - The Mechanics' Institute building houses the oldest chess club in the United States. It was organized in 1854 when San Francisco was a frontier community. The first meeting of the Mechanics' Institute was held on December 11, 1854 and The Institute was incorporated on April 24, 1855 and this is considered its founding date. The early years of the Chess Room are not well documented but chess ....
Chess Game Collections - Free downloads
Chess Visualisation Training People tend to lose "sight" when calculating the moves in their heads. When making a search for "blindfold chess" on the internet you soon find information that one of the most important advances in your chess life is to master the art of visualization. That's why there is this web site. By the way: It's all free :-)

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