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House of Staunton Affiliate Program

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Members and visitors to this site are asked to help support the Club by entering the House of Staunton via this graphical link when making their chess purchases.

The House of Staunton Affiliate Program provides the Club with a way to generate revenue, whilst continuing to provide a completely free service to all members. There is no profit element. 100% of income is used to cover the running expenses of the Club, and support any chess-related initiatives undertaken by the Club.

The only way that income is generated for the Club is by:

clicking on the House of Staunton logo on this page to visit the House of Staunton, and
making a subsequent purchase.

You can, of course, click the link to visit the House of Staunton and browse the site without making a purchase. But if you subsequently decide to purchase something from House of Staunton, you can help support the Club by again entering the site via the logo on this page.

Correspondence / E-Mail Chess Sites

Chess By Message: http://www.chessbymessage.com/
Free mail chess through your web browser. An alternative to normal email chess.
ChessBoss: http://www.chessboss.com/
Play real money chess with leading chess players.
ChessHere: http://www.chesshere.com/
Make moves using your web browser.
Chessworld: http://www.letsplaychess.com/chessclubs/asplogin.asp
Full membership competitively priced.
Correspondence Chess League of America (CCLA): http://www.chessbymail.com/
Deutscher E-Mail-Schachclub (German): http://www.desc-online.de/
German language email chess also available in English.
Echecs Email: http://echecsemail.com/
French language email chess also available in English.
E4EC: http://www.e4ec.org/chess.html
Rated and non-rated server based chess via email.
Free Internet Chess Server (FICS): http://www.freechess.org/
One of the oldest and one of the largest Internet chess servers.
Gambit Chess (SEMI): http://www.gambitchess.com/
Email chess with emphasis on gambit chess.
Gameknot: http://gameknot.com/
Friendly or competitive chess with optional premium membership.
International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF): http://www.iccf.com/
Federation of 65 national member organizations world-wide.
International Email Chess Group: http://www.iecg.org/
Webserver and email chess. One of the oldest email chess clubs.
Internet Chess Club (ICC) & World Chess Live: http://www.chessclub.com/ & http://www.worldchesslive.com/wcn/
One of the oldest Internet chess servers. Paid Membership.
National Correspondence Chess Club (NATCOR): http://www.natcor.org.uk/
Founded in England in 1932. Provides postal and email chess. Participates in BCC and ICCF tournaments.
Net-Chess: http://net-chess.com/
Chess through a web based interface with optional email notification.
Scacchi Eterodossi Club: http://www.eteroscacco.altervista.org/index_en.php
Chess variants email chess such as Italian Progressive Chess, Losing Chess and Fischer-Random Chess
Scottish Correspondence Chess Association (SCCA): http://www.scottishcca.co.uk/
Promotes correspondence chess in Scotland. A full national member of ICCF. Play by postal, email and web server.
SoundKeepers: http://www.soundkeepers.com/
Free mail chess through a web browser.
Thematic E-Mail Chess Club: http://www.pivisoft.com/thematic/index.php
Thematic chess only email chess club.
United States Chess Federation (USCF): http://main.uschess.org/
Governing body for chess in the United States of America.
University of Pittsburg Chess Club: http://www.pitt.edu/~schach/
Large collection of games in PGN format through year 2000.
World Chess Federation (FIDE): http://www.fide.com/
Governing body of international chess competition currently with 158 member nations.

Miscellaneous Chess

Bruno's Chess Problem of the Day: http://chessproblem.my-free-games.com
A new chess problem every day, an archive of chess problems, and a large database of downloadable PGN's of grand master games.
Chess Games Links: http://www.chessgameslinks.lars-balzer.info
A very extensive collectionn of links to downloadable chessgames, compiled by Lars Balzer
Chess Is Fun: http://www.princeton.edu/~jedwards/cif/intro.html
Chess Lessons from Jon Edwards, a correspondence chess champion.
Chess On The Web: http://www.chess-on-the-web.com
A chess store and general chess portal.
Chess Openings Database: http://chessopeningsdatabase.com
An extensive database of chess openings, offering 3 million free PGN's.
Chess Mail by Tim Harding: http://www.chessmail.com
Chess Mail was a chess magazine which ran through nine volumes from August 1996 to January 2006, edited by ICCF Senior International Master Tim Harding
ChessCafe: http://www.chesscafe.com
Chess portal and shop
Chessdom: http://www.chessdom.com
Chessdom is one of the newest chess sites on the Internet. Chessdom aims to enrich the understanding of chess and bring its popularity to a higher level.
Chessella: http://www.amicabile.de/chessella/main.action
This is a web site where you can upload and share your (preferably annotated) chess games.
Chessopolis: http://www.chessopolis.com
A chess portal and web interface to the chess file archive at the University of Pittsburgh Chess Club.
DGT: http://www.dgtprojects.com/chesstheatre.htm
DGT, makers of the FIDE approved Digital Game Timer, develop electronic chess products.
Chuck Ayoub's Unofficial Bobby Fischer Page: http://www.wacklepedia.com/bobby_fischer/bobby_fischer.html
An unofficial biography.
Chesszone: http://www.chesszone.org
A learn chess portal by the chess branch of Sport School No.3, Kharkov, offering chess software and free chess ebooks.
IchessU: http://www.ichessu.com
Ichessu.com is an international chess university. They provide full interactive live chess courses, online.
Improve Your Chess: http://www.improveyourchess.com
A chess training site staffed by a number of Grandmasters and International Masters.
Kid Chess: http://www.kidchess.com
Kid Chess teaches chess to Atlanta Area children in a fun and educational environment, on campus at various schools, with homeschool groups, other locations, and also at Chess Place, their modern facility in East Cobb County.
NM Dan Heisman: http://home.comcast.net/~danheisman/Main_Chess/chess.htm
National Master Dan Heisman's Chess Page
Problem Solving Competition: http://www.angelfire.com/tx4/conradchess/index.html
Over 100 chess and over 100 logic puzzles available.
Supreme-Chess: http://www.supreme-chess.com
A learn chess portal with tutorials, a 500000 game archive, chess software and chess problems.
The London Chess Centre: http://www.chesscenter.com
The London Chess Centre, incorporating an online shop and This Week In Chess (TWIC)
World Chess Links: http://www.worldchesslinks.net
A general chess portal with game database, software, chess problem, and comprehensive chess links.
Chess Artist: http://www.chessartist.com
Chess meets Art, or Art meets Chess? A unique site.

Chess Stores

Note: IECC has no financial interest in any of the products advertised in the stores below but is pleased to provide links to them as they appear to offer quality chess products.

Puzzle Master: http://www.puzzlemaster.ca
Puzzle Master has a large and unique collection of brain teasers & puzzles for sale. In addition they also carry chess, mechanical banks, puzzle books, magic trick books, boomerangs, etc.