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Chess is a challenging board game for two players with 16 pieces that move across a board with eight rows and eight columns, with fixed rules. The object is to checkmate the opponent's king.
Only the most general chess sites should be submitted to this category. In order to be listed in this particular category, they must contain information regarding several unique areas. More specific chess sites should be submitted to the appropriate subcategories. Submitting sites to the appropriate subcategories will allow them to be listed faster. In addition, please do NOT submit non-English sites here. They should be submitted to the appropriate World/ categories and will not be listed here.
Submit sites that contain chats, forums, message boards, or mailing lists dedicated to the game of chess.
This directory is for sites offering traditional correspondence email and postal chess.
Please submit sites that are traditional correspondence email and postal chess sites. Do not submit browser based chess sites here. Browser based chess sites should be submitted here: Games: Video Games: Recreation: Browser Based: Board Games
Please submit only sites dealing with chess books. Both in print and electronic books are accepted.
History of the board game chess and its variants.
Submit sites only about chess players.
This category holds computer/PDA software for assistance in playing chess on a board. Sites for playing chess on the computer can be found at Games: Video Games: Recreation: Board Games: Chess.
Only submit sites for/about software that assists playing chess using a board.

Do NOT submit sites with software for playing chess on a computer or PDA. Sites for software for playing chess on a computer or PDA should be submitted to Games: Video Games: Recreation: Board Games: Chess.

All games related to chess yet distinctly different from standard FIDE chess somehow are defined as chess variants.