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Lichess: Play Online Chess Game Against Computer or Others

TehseenBaweja — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:01:10 +0000

Many gaming websites allow you to play chess online but the hassle of going through their account registrations, plugin-in downloads and other formalities just kills all the fun. Lichess makes playing chess simple by eliminating all the hassle. Just go to Lichess.org and start online chess game against computer, a random opponent or a friend.

While playing with a random opponent you can specify how many minutes each opponent would have for a single step. Before the game starts, you have the option of switching sides and selecting either the black or white color. The interface is awesome, clutter-free and lets you focus on the game.

Features:

Play chess online with other players.
Play with the computer, a friend or a random opponent.
Play with people who meet your desired settings.
Discuss everything chess on the forum.
No registration required.
Similar Sites: ChessKid, Chess.com and FlashChess3.
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Visit Lichess @ www.lichess.org

ChessKid: Teach chess to kids & do multiplayer chess matches online

MOin — Sat, 22 May 2010 23:01:09 +0000

The secret to playing great chess is starting early. All the great chess players started playing at an early age. The consensus is: the earlier, the better. If you are a parent whose child is showing an interest in chess, ChessKid is the best resource to teach chess to your son or daughter.

ChessKid is a free to use website that lets parents and coaches enter their children or student into quick friendly games. The site is primarily aimed at children up to 13 years old but even adult amateur chess players can benefit from what ChessKid has to offer.

We can sign up for an account and play blitz chess, regular chess games, tactics and puzzles, and tournaments. The site also has many tutorials and video lessons which provide great learning material.

ChessKid gives the parent total control over the child’s account; this way a safer online environment for children is created.

Features:

Chess lovers can add their friends and do matches.
Easy way to teach chess to your kids.
Contains simple and blitz chess.
Stats on your past scores.
Contains easy tutorials which help learn chess.
Similar tools: Chess.com and FlashChess3.
Also read related articles: The Best Online Sources To Play & Learn Chess and Play Games Online with ItsYourTurn.com.

Check out ChessKid @ www.chesskid.com

Chess.com: Play Game Of Chess Online

azim — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:50:56 +0000

Chess.com is #1 chess learning and playing destination online. You can play game of chess with a computer, with other users, join teams, enter tournaments, browse featured live games and more. The site has close to 600,000 registered members with over 2000 live users playing 100,000 games at any moment online.

If you are a beginner, you can learn the basics (openings, tactics, strategies etc) with free articles and online training tools and start playing with a computer. Advanced players can enter chess tournaments, create or join teams and study games of chess Grandmasters.

Play multiple games at the same time at a pace convenient for you (e.g. 1 move in 3 days). Sign up to start playing.

Features:

Learn and play chess online within your browser (no software to download).
Most popular online chess resource with over 600,000 registered members.
Around 2000 live users playing 100,000 games at any moment online.
Learn chess basics (openings, tactics, strategies etc) with the Chess Mentor.
Play chess against a computer or compete with live chess players.
Enter chess tournaments, create and join teams, browse and replay ongoing live games.
Study games of chess Grandmasters.
Play chess from your mobile.
Sign up for free to get started.
Also see The Best Online Sources To Play & Learn Chess.

Check out Chess.com @ www.chess.com

FlashChess3: Play Chess Online Against Computer

abhijeet — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:59:51 +0000

I love playing chess and hence when I came across a hassle free and cool online chess game, I just couldn’t resist posting about it. FlashChess3 is a website which offers offline as well as online versions of a flash based chess game. The offline version would set you back by $7.95, however the online version is free to use.

I mostly play chess online against the computer and love it because it’s fast, quick to load, clear instructions and no hiccups. It offers 3 different difficulty levels to play with the computer. Just play a knock-out with the computer and see how you perform in the game.

Features

Free online flash based chess
Quick to load and easy to use
3 different game difficulty levels
Also download it for a nominal price and play on your PC, Mac or Linux

Check out FlashChess3 @ www.flashchess3.com ( Contributed by Abhijeet from Jeet Blog )