Note: Since taking the helm at About Chess, I've expanded my interest in chess links from the chess history sites which were once listed here. Many of the links here were duplicated on About Chess and, as everyone knows, maintaining duplicate sources of information is inefficient and leads to errors.
All of the English-language sites which used to be listed here are now on About Chess, although not necessarily under the category called Chess History. On the page you're reading I now link to the categories where those sites can be found (Art/Literature, Game downloads, etc.) and include a brief explanation about why the category is relevant to chess history. Of course, you'll also find sites in those categories that were never listed here.
Sites which are not in the English language continue to be listed here. - Mark
| About.com Chess History | ||
|---|---|---|
| History | General chess history, origin of chess | |
| Events | Tournaments, matches; World Championship, Olympiad | |
| About.com related to Chess History | ||
| Art/Literature | Libraries, images | |
| Blogs/mags/columns | General chess sites often have articles on chess history | |
| Computer Chess History | Computer chess has its own history | |
| Game downloads | Game archives | |
| Players/people | Historical personalities | |
| Reference | Encyclopedias | |
| Variants | Precursors of chess | |
| Not on About.com | Language | |
| Breve storia degli scacchi | by Andreas Vogt | I |
| Chess art and culture | by Coco & Crispi | I |
| Culture et Curiosités | by Gérard Demuydt | F |
| Index of /naocc/histoire | by Pierre Albert | F |
| La grande storia degli scacchi | by Claudio Sericano | I |
| La storia, personaggi e biblio | by Marco A. Alberti | I |
| Les jardins de Caïssa | by Luc Winants | F |
| Max Euwe Centrum | Amsterdam, NL | NL |
| Old in Chess | by Oscar Alfredo Zaiko | E |
| Palmarès des principaux tournois | by Eric Delaire | F |
| Schach-Ereignisse | by Erhard Frolik | D |
| Schach-Zettel | by Harald E. Balló | D |
| Schachgeschichte | by Fred Kahl | D |
| Schackets Kulturhistoriska Sällskap | by Sthig Jonasson | S |
| Segerschach | by Lutz Seger | D |
| Preprogrammed searches | ||
| Chess History News Search (Google) | Search 'chess history' in Google groups | |
| Amazon.com | Search book titles 'chess+history' | |
| Tools | ||
| Google translator service | Full page language translation | |
| InterTran Translation | (Ditto) | |
| Related discussion groups | ||
| !Home page | Yahoo! Groups 'Chess History on the Web' email list -> Closed | |
| Yahoo! Chess History | Yahoo! Clubs 'Chess History' -> Yahoo! Groups -> Closed | |
| Deja Chess History | Deja 'Chess History' discussion group (pre-Yahoo) |