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Chess

Only submit sites providing chess gameplay within a browser window. Chess software should not be listed in this category.

Browser Based

Houses sites facilitating actual Chess play within a browser window.

Only submit sites providing chess gameplay within a browser window. Chess software should not be listed in this category.

Competitions

Chess software competitions

Please submit only sites that give information about chess software competitions in this category.

Free software for any platform that allows you to play chess, a challenging board game for two players with sixteen pieces that move across a board with eight rows and eight columns, with fixed rules. The object is to checkmate the opponent's king.

Free chess games that can be played in your web browser should be submitted to Games/Internet/Browser_Based/Board_Games/Chess. They may only be submitted here if anyone may download the games to use in their own web pages.

Games that are under construction should not be submitted until they are complete. Site visitors should be able to download a playable version.

For quicker placement in the directory please follow these Submission Tips:

Title: Name of Site or Organization

Description: This describes the website and should note distinguishing features found on the site without the use of hype, personal pronouns, or repetitive terms.

Handheld

Chess software for personal digital assistants - PDAs, palmtops, PalmPilots, WinCE computers, what have you.

Sites in this category should relate to software for the PalmOS ( Palm, Handspring, Sony, TRG, etc.). These can be home pages for software authors, reviews of chess software for PalmOS, etc. If your site does not meet this description, please see if there is a more appropriate category elsewhere.

Linux

Holds Linux and Unix based programs.

Macintosh

This category covers links to pages related to chess software for the Macintosh. This includes both home pages and download links for such software, but review pages as well. There are many types of chess software: chess-playing programs, chess database programs, chess publishing programs, chess interface programs, and more. The category itself is reserved for links to software whose primary purpose is to allow a Macintosh to play chess against a human. Other Macintosh chess-related software should fit in one of the subcategories.

Software whose primary function is to let your Macintosh play chess against you belong here. Other chess-related Macintosh links should fit in one of the subcategories.

Programming

Pages with information on programming techniques for software that plays chess, analyzes chess, etc.

Please submit only sites that have information helpful to those who want to write chess software.

Windows

Includes Windows platform versions of Chess.

Please submit only sites that deal with specialized chess software to be loaded on your computer to interface with specific chess sites that support them. Sites that provide a place to play chess on the Web without requiring specialized software should be submitted to the Servers category which is a related link in this category.