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Useful places to play, learn, study, watch, and explore—selected by hand.

LPlay↗

Lichess

Free, open-source chess with fast matchmaking, analysis, studies, and tournaments.

lichess.org
FreeOpen sourceAll levels
CLearn↗

Chessable

Structured chess courses with spaced repetition for openings, strategy, and endgames.

chessable.com
CoursesSpaced repetition
CTTactics↗

ChessTempo

Deep tactical training with custom sets, detailed statistics, and endgame practice.

chesstempo.com
TrainingAnalytics
♙Learn↗

Chess.com Lessons

Guided interactive lessons covering the fundamentals through advanced concepts.

chess.com
LessonsAll levels
CGRead↗

Chessgames.com

A large searchable archive of notable games, players, openings, and collections.

chessgames.com
GamesArchive
OTTools↗

OpeningTree

Explore a player’s opening repertoire directly from their online games.

openingtree.com
OpeningsExplorer
CNWatch↗

ChessNetwork

Clear game analysis, tournament coverage, and instructive chess videos.

youtube.com
VideoAnalysis
CPRead↗

Chess Programming Wiki

The technical reference for chess engines, search algorithms, and evaluation.

chessprogramming.org
EnginesReference
LCTools↗

Lucas Chess

A broad desktop training suite with engines, exercises, and guided practice.

lucaschess.pythonanywhere.com
DesktopTraining