Last Updated 25 Oct 2006
First Things
Introduction to Chess (PDF file) Starting position, piece values, piece movement, castling, check, checkmate, draws, castling, en passant, pawn promotion, algebraic notation, and descriptive notation explained. Written by Tom Sprandel for adults and middle school students.
Basic Chess Lessons (PDF file) Written by Tom Sprandel as a guideline for parents teaching children ages 7 through 10. Contents include Structure of a Game, Starting Advice, More Advice, Two Rooks vs Lone King, Queen vs Lone King, Checkmate Patterns, Stalemate Patterns, Tactics.
Chess Kids Quiz Site A website that offers interactive chess lessons for beginners. The first lessons are appropriate for absolute beginners whilt he later lessons become quite challenging. Highly recommended for home study.
Resources for Organizers
Chess In Education An economical place to buy chess sets and supplies for your club. They say "wholesale" and it is.
Places to Play and Watch Chess Online
Free Internet Chess Service A great place to play blitz and standard chess after you've tuned up your game a bit.
Internet Chess Club A very good place to for advancing players (USCF 1000 and up) to play. This site is not free, but offers features you can't find anywhere else. The "Five-Minute Blitz" classifiaction is possibly the fairest hardcore, no-excuses blitz play available on the web. Other time controls are available too. Not free, but very high quality. Watch GM's IM's and NM's play blitz anytime by typing "obs *f".
Yahoo Games This is not my favorite site. Play is essentially unregulated so there is too much poor sportsmanship. Still, the learning curve for the software is quite low, so try it if you like.
Miscelaneous Unsorted Links
Chess Tactics Server
Chess Diagram Software
Chess informant
Wholesale Chess
Chess Lab Position Search Look up games by players and date.
Download PAWN a great chess program for beginners and those returning to the game after a long absence.
University of Pittsburg Chess Site A free site with extensive game collections in various formats.
Chess Diagram Software
Chess Corner
Chess in Chicago Cross tables for Scholastic Events
Professor Chess
Jeff Ashton