Below are some chess sites, which contain a lot of interesting information and
further chess links:
Steve Pribut's Chess Page
ChessWorld
Internet Chess
Chessoppolis
Chessco
Chess Graphics
FIDE Rules Chess Quiz
Bruno's Chess Problem Of The Day
WiseBoard Editor
Interactive online chessboard: set up an arbitrary position, make moves, and navigate through
the history of your moves. Play chess positions which require more pieces than you have available
or use for position analysis.
123 Greetings Chess
SchemingMind.com Online Correspondence Chess Club
Ace Chess
A Chess Resource List!
Complete UCI Engine List
Winboard Interfaces
CSS (Computer Shach und Spiele) Rating list
Chess-City
A very comprehensive Chess Resource Directory!
Chess : play or learn
You may play chess or learn the rules of chess and chess tactics. There are also
chess problems, studies and quiz..
Chess Webs
A Valuable Chess Information Resource and Website.
Chess Sets
ChessBaron has over 100 designs chess sets and boards with exceptional design and quality.
Chess Set Shop
Buy variety of chess sets and other board games.
Chess 4U
Many useful chess links!
My Chess Set
Offering a wide variety of chess sets, boards, individual chess men, clocks,
chess tables and components.
Free chess school ChessZone
Rare downloadable free e-books, free Chesszone Magazine in ChessBase
format, training databases, chess soft collection and so on.
iNetChess
Online correspondence chess using a web browser interface! No download required!
Selectable chess pieces & boards, team & tournament play, thematic games, email
move notification, challenges..
KidChess
Offers tutorials on the basics of chess and individuals can play chess puzzles
and games including standard chess, easy chess, monster chess, and the knight's tour.
Chess Circle Forums
The place for Chess!
Free Chess Games Download
Chess
SetsOnline retailer of chess sets, boards, tables and
pieces in wood and marble.
http://www.schaken.opzijnbest.nl
UCI Engines for Mac OS X
Sigma Chess 6.1 supports the free, open UCI (Universal Chess Interface) protocol.
This means you can now run 3rd party chess engines within the Sigma Chess GUI.
HIARCS 11
The strongest Mac OS X chess engine. The unregistered version is bundled with
Sigma Chess 6.1 and can be downloaded here.
Ruffian
Very strong commercial chess engine (on CD).
Deep Sjeng
Very strong commercial chess engine (on CD).
Fruit 2.3.1
Very strong freeware download.
Shredder
One of the strongest chess programs ever. Many times World Computer Chess Champion!
Gothmog
Strong freeware download.
Glaurung
Strong freeware download.
Homer
Strong freeware download.
Toga
Strong freeware download.
Gaia
Strong freeware download.
GambitFruit
Strong freeware download.
Hamsters
New freeware download.
GreKo
Download including source code.
When you have downloaded/installed a new UCI engine on your Mac, it must be added to Sigma's list
of UCI engines by clicking the Add... button in Sigma's Engine Manager
dialog.
Nalimov Tables
Nalimov tables are like Sigma's endgame databases, but many more endgames are available.
Nalimov tables require both Sigma Chess Pro and a compatible UCI engine, such as the
registered version of HIARCS (the built-in Sigma Chess engine currently doesn't support
Nalimov tables).
The links below include download links (if you have a fairly fast Internet connection!),
and links where you can purchase DVDs.
http://horizonchess.com/FAQ/Winboard/egtb.html
An excellent discussion of the Nalimov tables, their use and where to download/buy them.
ChessLib
Free download of Nalimov Tables!
3 & 4 piece tables
Free download 30 MB zip file with 3 & 4 piece tables!
store.convekta.com
"Nalimov Ending Tablebases, Complete Set, DVD".
All 3-4-5 piece tables available on DVD.
www.chessbase.com
"DVD Endgame Turbo 2".
3-4-5 and selected 6-man tables on 5 DVDs.
Where to find PGN Games
Apart from playing games yourself, it is also
a great pleasure to replay games of the great chess masters. Sigma Chess
includes some sample games, but only a few in order to keep the file size
down and hence reduce the download time. You are instead urged to download
additional games yourself.
There are many games available on the internet
in the PGN format, which can easily be imported into Sigma Chess
(see also the games in Sigma Chess format at
www.salasnet.com/chess).
Here are a few links:
ChessWorld PGN files
ChessLab Position Search
The Hasting Tournaments from 1921 to the current date
Comprehensive list of GM Games
Chess "Pearls" (in Spanish & Italian)
Games of the great players in chess history
Games from University of Pittsburg
Online Chess
Although chess programs are tireless and faithful opponents, it is highly recommended
to play against human opponents too. The Internet is a great place to meet other chess
players. All you need is a graphical internet chess client
(such as Fixation),
and an account on a chess server:
FICS (Free Internet Chess Server)
ICC (Internet Chess Club)
LetsPlayChess.Com