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Chess References

Here are some classic references on Chess and Chess Variants:

Regular Chess:

• Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch (Dover reprint, 1990).
• Learn Chess: A Comprehensive Course by C.H. O'D. Alexander and T.J. Beach (Cadogen Cooks, reprint 1995)
• Modern Chess Openings by Walter Korn.
• The Art of Defense in Chess by Andrew Soltis (David McKay Company, Inc.).

Variants:

• The Encyclopedia of Chess Variants by David Pritchard.
• Popular Chess Variants by David Pritchard.

Links:

• Internet Chess Club - The World's Most Active Chess Club
• New in Chess Your Link to the Chess World
• U.S. Chess Federation - USCF Membership, Improving Your Play

Stores that sell Physical Boards & Variants:

• Gameboard Online - Stores all over Tennesee, but they ship all over the world.
• Blakkat "Best of the Web" Game Stores - A large list of stores that sell physical games.
• Board Game Central - There are several variations as well as several different types - ie: chess, checkers, reversi, etc., for sale here. There's even a list of other board game stores .
• The Game Preserve - A very nice game store web site with products that include beautiful physical versions of regular chess, three dimensional chess and a particular beautiful African Chess variant (among others).
• Are You Game - They seem to have quite a bit at this online store, but you'll need to use their search function to find the chess (and other) variants.

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