Web Directory

» Chesmayne
   Raymon Reid's history of chess
   http://www.chess-poster.com/english/chesmayne/chesmayne.htm

» Chess Archeology
   Photos, drawings, and other chess history tidbits.
   http://www.chessarch.com/arch.shtml

» Chess Tournament and Match History
   A timeline of major matches and tournaments in chess history with crosstables and games in pgn format for free download. Lists of world records.
   http://www3.sympatico.ca/g.giffen/chess.html

» ChessDryad
   Topics in the history of California chess, focused on chess personalities.
   http://www.chessdryad.com/

» Chessmetrics
   ELO-style ratings for many historical chess grandmasters.
   http://db.chessmetrics.com/

» Goddess Chess
   Chess history and speculative history, with a focus on the role of women in chess.
   http://www.goddesschess.com/

» History Of Chess
   Description, excerpts, and online purchase of chess history books by Victor Keats, with a particular focus on Judaism.
   http://www.historyofchess.co.uk

» OlimpBase
   Provides history, statistics, and games from team tournaments. Includes articles, results, player profiles, a FAQ and a newsletter.
   http://www.olimpbase.org

» On The Origin Of Chess
   A group of articles with a variety of views regarding the origin of chess.
   http://www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-jostenge/

» Schachtexte
   History and relationship of chess versions, focusing on East Asian ones. In English and German.
   http://www.banaschak.net/schach/index.html

» Traditional Games
   Description and history of some board games in the chess family.
   http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Chess.htm