The internet is a huge boon to chess players. With thousands of chess-related sites it would be easy to make this page a list of hundreds of links.
Instead, here are a few excellent sites and free resources, each of which can direct you to other good sites.
Canadian Chess
Chess Federation of Canada
ChessTalk (Discussion board)
Eastern Ontario Chess Association (tournaments)
LEO - Mat Outaouais (Gatineau Chess Clubs)
Canadian Chess (history)
AmanHambleton.com the RACC's resident IM-elect.
World Chess News and Games
ChessBomb - Live games with chat and computer evaluations.
ChessVibes - News, videos, reviews, interviews.
The Week in Chess - everybody uses TWIC: the essential site for the latest games.
FREE STUFF
Play Online
Free Internet Chess Server - As the name says, FICS is a free alternative to ICC and Chessbase
Tactics Practice (java enabled on-line tactics exercises)
ChessTempo - Tactics, endgames, problems.
Database and Playing Programs
SCID - Shane's Chess Information Database allows you to play against your computer or search and manipulate databases. Supports every major OS.
SCIDonTheGo - Android version of SCID for phones and tablets.
Arena - play against your computer or online against others.
Free Chess Engine
Stockfish - Super-strong, open-source engine for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, or iPhone. Runs in SCID and Arena, as well as commercial GUIs from Chessbase and Convekta.
Searchable Database
Chesslab.com - Set up a position on its Java board and it finds games, which you can click through online or download.
Endgame Tablebases
Shredder Endgame Db- Set up an endgame position of up to six pieces and it shows best play.
Video Lectures
ChessVideos.TV - Titled players explain games, openings, and strategy.
Chess Books
The Ottawa Public Library System has an excellent selection of chess books. Recommended are:
Beginner
Chess for Juniors: A Complete Guide for the Beginner - Snyder, Robert M.
Chess From First Moves to Checkmate - King, Dan
A World Champion's Guide to Chess - Polgár, Zsuzsa (Susan)
Novice
Winning Chess Tactics - Seirawan, Yasser
Discovering Chess Openings, Building Opening Skills from Basic Principles - Emms, John
Simple Chess - Stean, Michael
Intermediate
Chess Endings Essential Knowledge - Averbakh, Yuri
Heroes of Classical Chess: Learn from Carlsen, Anand, Fischer, Smyslov and Rubinstein - Pritchett, Craig
The Giants of Strategy: Kramnik, Karpov, Petrosian, Capablanca and Nimzowitsch - McDonald, Neil
Chess Strategy for Club Players: The Road to Positional Advantage - Grooten, Herman
Advanced
Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors Part 1 : Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine - Kasparov, Gary
Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances since Nimzowitsch - Watson, John L.
Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual - Dvoretsky, M. I.
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