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Other useful sites about computer chess
Fora: CSS, Hiarcs, ProDeo, Schachcomputer.info, Schachfeld, TalkChess, Outskirts
Chess programming WIKI, RWBC chronology
WBEC, Norbert Raimund Leisner, Pavel Hase, Wiki downloads, Jim Ablett - 15.12.2024 -

 

Chess sites (organizations, ratings, private) ... well-assorted in alphabetic order!
BDF (Deutscher Fernschachbund) by Deutscher Fernschachbund e.V.
DSB (Deutscher Schachbund) by Deutscher Schachbund e.V.
DSS (Deutsche Schulschachstiftung) by Deutsche Schulschachstiftung e.V.
FIDE (International Chess Federation) by International Chess Federation
ICGA (International Computer Games Assoiation) by IOS Press Amsterdam
Schwalbe (Deutsche Vereinigung für Problemschach e.V.) by Schwalbe
WFCC (World Federation for Chess Composition ) by World Federation for Chess Composition
ACCC (Arnaud's Computer Chess Corner) by Arnaud LOHEAC
Berlinthema (Problemschach) by Ralf Krätschmer
Bill Wall's Chess Page (More on chess than any website in the world) by William D. Wall
CCRL (Computer Chess Rating Lists) by an International group of users
CEGT (Chess Engines Grand Tournament) by an International group of users
Chess.com (play live chess) by chess.com
Chess Archaeology (great material about our chess history) by Jacques N. Pope
ChessCache (games, engine logos) by Dusan Stamenkovic
CHESSENGERIA (about chess engines, interviews, reviews) by Dariusz Domagała
Chess History and Literature Society (founded as Ken Whyld Foundation & Association) by Chess History and Literature Society
Chess problems and programs (great link selection) by Vaclav Kotesovec
Chess Tempo (trainieren, lernen, spielen) by chesstempo.com
CSS Online (older computer chess newspaper) by Dieter Steinwender
ECO codes (list of chess openings) by 365chess.com
EVComp (News, Links) by Emil Vlasak
FGRL (Fast GMs Rating Lists) by Andreas Strangmüller
Glarean Maganzin (Musik, Literatur, Schach, Rätsel) by Walter Eigenmann
Infinity Chess (chess server) by Innovative Solutions
Ipman (computer chess ratings, compiles) by Mr. Z (name unknown)
Les Diodes du Roi (around chess programs) by Eric TERRIEN
lichess.org (chess server) by lichess.org
Live Ratings (current ratings) by 2700chess.com
Perlen vom Bodensee (das Schachmagazin) by Conrad Schormann
Retro Chess and Chessmaster (Ratings, Chessmaster, engine logos) by Wilhelm Hudetz
RWBC (Computer Chess) by Günther Simon
SCCT (SEDATCHESS) by Sedat Canbaz
Schachcomputer.info (around chess computers) by Michael Völschow & Sascha Warnemünde
Schachgeschichte (historische Schachthemen) by Dr. Harald E. Balló
Schachmuseum Löberitz (ältester Schachverein in Deutschland) by Konrad Reiß
Schachseite von Ralf Jürgen Binnewirtz (Problemschach, Schachbücher, Links) by Dr. Ralf Jürgen Binnewirtz
Schachspieler, Krimifans und Beamte (Schachbücher) by Uwe Bekemann
SPCC (Engine-Test, Test-Sets, Ratings & Tools) by Stefan Pohl
SSDF (Swedish Svenska schackdatorfoereningen) by a Swedish group of users
TCEC (Top Chess Engine Competition), TCEC wiki by Anton Mihailov
TWIC, The Week in Chess (Daily Chess News and Games) by Mark Crowther
TWIC 01 - 1571 = 4.192.509 games, own last database update - 16.12.2024 -
GUI's, utils, Elo calculation ... well-assorted in alphabetic order!
Arena (GUI, v3.5.1) by Martin Blume
Banksia (GUI, v0.58 RC1), Chess Tournament Manager (GitHub) (v3.0) by Nguyen Hong Pham
Bayesian Elo Rating (v0086, Elo calc.) by Remi COULOM
Bayesian Elo Rating (v0087.3, Elo calc.), JA changes by Ferdinand Mosca, projects (GitHub)
BookUp (Professional Chess Openings Software) by CB Software
Chess Artist (GitHub) (v3.2, Analyze tool) by Ferdinand Mosca, projects (GitHub)
Chessbase (CBase 16 v23, CBase 17 v31, CBase 18 v04, PFritz 18 v20, Fritz 19 v16) by ChessBase GmbH, Matthias Wüllenweber
Chess GUI n.a. (GUI, v0.245m) by Matthias Gemuh
Chess OK (GUI Aquarium 2024 / GUI Chess Assistant, 2024) by Convekta Ltd.
ChessPad (GUI, PGN database, v2.0.9) by WML Software
ChessTutor (GUI, Learning software), review own material by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
ChestUCI (mate solving UCI engine, CB-Emu & Tasc-Emu & DOS) - 15.12.2024 - by Franz Huber
ChessX (GUI, PGN database, v1.6.4a) by Jens Nissen
Cute Chess (GitHub) (GUI, v1.3.1) by Ilari Pihlajisto & Arto Jonsson
Droidfish (GitHub) (GUI, v1.90, Android OS) by Peter Österlund, projects (GitHub)
Elo+ v1.2 (Elo calc.) own site by Marcus Kästner
Elostat 1.3 (v1.3, Elo calc.) own site by Frank Schubert
en croissant (GitHub), web (GUI 0.11.1) by Francisco Salgueiro
Hiarcs Chess Explorer Pro (GUI, v1.3.3, with Hiarcs v15.3.1 UCI engine) by Mark Uniacke
Jerry (GitHub) (GUI, v4.3.0) by Dominik Klein
Kvetka (v4.1.1, program for chess game analyses) by Dmitry Bodyagin
LiGround (GitHub) (GUI, v0.4.0) by Johannes Czech
LittleBlitzer Chess (GitHub), web (v2.77, tournament manager)  by Kimien Software
Lucas Chess (GitHub), Lucas Chesss (GUI, R 2.17f) by Lucas Monk
Nibbler (GitHub) (GUI, v2.4.8) by Mr. X (name unknown)
Norm Pollock's Chess Downloads (*.pgn & *.epd & *.txt tools) - 29.10.2024 - by Norm Pollock
Ordo (GitHub), webpage (v1.2.6, ratings for chess and other games, Elo calc) by Miguel A. Ballicora
pgn4web (website tool ... live broadcast, game-viewer) by Paolo Casaschi
PGN-Extract (v24-11, important *.pgn tool) by David J. Barnes
PgnHelper (GitHub) (v0.10.2) & ECO (GitHub), information in, TalkCh. 80006 by Ferdinand Mosca, projects (GitHub)
PGN Mentor (v5.0c, *.pgn database & study program) by Mr. Y (name unknown)
Popeye (v4.89) by Thomas Maeder, et al.
Python Chess (pure Python chess library) by Niklas Fiekas
Python Easy Chess GUI (GitHub) (GUI, v1.18.2) by Ferdinand Mosca, projects (GitHub)
Scid (GUI, v5.0.2), vs.PC v4.25 (GUI, Shane's Chess ID), n. a. Caissabase - 27.04.2024 - by Shane Hudson
Sevilla (v20.2.2, organization of chess tournaments) by JBF Software
Shredder Computer Chess (GUI, v13 & shredderbases) by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
Swiss-Chess (v9.52, organization of chess tournaments)  by Dipl.-Ing. Franz-Josef Weber
The Tarrasch Chess GUI (GUI, v3.13b) by Bill Forster
Winboard (GUI) by Tim Mann
Winboard (GUI, v4.8.0), v4.9.1 by Harm Gert Muller
wb2uci.zip (v13 b15-b22, wb-uci adapter) own site by Odd Gunnar Marlin
Chess computers ... well-assorted in alphabetic order!
BearChess (GUI, v1.0.10.1 for Certabo, Millennium Chess Link, chess computers) by Lars Novak
Certabo (chess computer) by Invethio Srl
CT800 (v1.4.6, chess computer) by Rasmus Althoff
DGT projects (Digital Game Technology), v1.0.102 - eBoard drivers - by DGT projects
Graham's programs (DGT driver, for Arena GUI and others) - 23.08.2024 - by Graham O'Neill
PicoChess, Google Group, v0.9n, v3.0 (GitHub), News-17, News-32 by Jürgen & Dirk, Wilhelm, others!
Millennium 2000 GmbH (chess computers) by Millennium 2000 GmbH
Polyglot ... opening book format!
Polyglot (chess opening book program, description by Fabien LETOUZEY)  by Leo Dijksman
Polyglot (chess opening book program, description) by Harm Gert Muller
Polyglot-1 (GitHub), Polyglot-2 (GitHub), (chess opening book program)
v1.4.70b, v1.4.67b-1, v2.0.3
by Fabien Letouzey and ...
Huang Chen & Michael Van den Bergh & Fonzy Bleumers
Endgame bases ... well-assorted in alphabetic order!  
Kirill Kryukov (endgame bases overview) short text file to 5-man
Gaviota (endgame bases), Mirror lichess (directory "standard") by Miguel A. Ballicora
Lomonozov (7-man online, Lomonozov endgame bases) by Computer Science department of Moscow State University
Nalimov (4-man endgame bases) by Eugene V. Nalimov & Andrew Kadatch
Nalimov & syzygy (endgame bases) by Steinar H. Gunderson
Scorpio (GitHub)
latest "egbbdll64.dll" (November 13th, 2020, 66.048 bytes) for NN
latest "egbbdll64.dll" (March 24th, 2014, 181.760 bytes) without NN, v4.1
latest "nnueprobe.dll" (October 07th, 2021, 57.856 bytes)
latest "nncpuprobe.dll" (February 15th, 2022, 57.344 bytes)
latest "nnprobe.dll" (December 12th, 2020, 76.875.776 bytes)
by Daniel Shawul
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end of the site the download link for v4.1
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Shredderbases (6-man online, shredder endgame bases) by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen
syzygy (GitHub) (endgame bases) by Ronald de Man
syzygy (7-man online, syzygy endgame bases) by Ronald de Man
Chess shops, publishing company's ... well-assorted in alphabetic order!
Albino Schachverlag (knifflige Schachaufgaben, Heinz Däubler) D-92224 Amberg
Anitquariat A. Klittich - Pfankuch GmbH + Co (Auktionshaus für Schachbücher) D-38100 Braunschweig
Anitquarian Book Shop (große Auswahl an Schachbüchern) Helsinki
Caissa Chess Store (shop) Kozuchow
ChessBazaar (shop) Mohali, Punjab
Chess & Bridge (shop) London
Chessgate (older shop, have a look to iSchach) D-50226 Frechen
Chess Informant (Sahovski, shop) Beograd
CHESS STARS Publishing (publishing company) Sofia
Chess USA (shop) North Massapequa
ChessWare (shop) D-89264 Weissenhorn
De Beste Zet (schaakboeken) Best
Der Schachtherapeut (publishing company) D-67304 Eisenberg-Stauf
Edition Jung (shop, publishing company) D-66424 Homburg
Edition Marco (shop, publishing company) D-14059 Berlin
Edition Olms (publishing company) Zürich
Elektroschach (shop) D-01201 Berlin
Elk and Ruby (publishing company) U.S.A.
Euro Schach Dresden GmbH & Co KG (shop) D-01159 Dresden
Everyman Chess (publishing company) London
Feenschach (Die Zeitschrift für Märchenschach) D-52064 Aachen
Gambit-Publications (publishing company) Berkshire
Humboldt Verlag (publishing company, offer chess books) D-30130 Hannover
iSchach (shop, publishing company) D-41334 Nettetal
Jens-Erik Rudolph Verlag (shop, publishing company) D-22043 Hamburg
Jugendschachverlag (shop, publishing company, newspaper) D-01159 Dresden
Jussopow Chess Academy (shop, publishing company) D-89264 Weissenhorn
Karl (Schachzeitung, newspaper) D-60596 Frankfurt
Leduetorri (shop) Bologna
Maya & Paul Verlag (shop, publishing company) D-86929 Penzing
McFarland (shop, publishing company) North Carolina
Moravian Chess (shop, publishing company, history) Czech
NEW IN CHESS (shop, publishing company) Alkmaar
Nightrider Unlimited (shop, publishing company) D-37083 Göttingen
Official Staunton Chess Company (shop, publishing company) Shropshire
Pavilion / Batsford (shop, publishing company) London
Quality Chess (shop, publishing company) Glasgow
Rochade Europa (Schachzeitung, chess newspaper) D-71394 Kernen
Royal Chess Mall (shop) Amritsar, Punjab
Russell Enterprises, Inc. (shop, publishing company) Milford
Schaakboek (strong antiquarian bookshop) Utrecht
Schach (Schachzeitschrift, chess newspaper / Exzelsior Verlag) D-10245 Berlin
Schachhaus Mädler (shop, publishing company) D-01309 Dresden
Schachmagazin 64 (Schachzeitschrift, chess newspager) D-28195 Bremen
Schach Niggemann (shop, publishing company) D-48163 Münster
Schach und Münzfirma Fruth (shop) D-06108 Halle
Schachverlag Kania (shop, publishing company) D-71735 Eberdingen
Schachverlag und Schachversand (+ antiquarian bookshop, Reinhold Dreier) D-67061 Ludwigshafen
Schachversand Huber (shop) A-4222 Langenstein
Schachversand Ullrich (shop, Joachim Beyer-Verlag) D-97483 Eltmann
Schachwelt / Schachreisen (shop, publishing company) D-65510 Hünstetten
Staunton Castle (shop) Ontario
The House of Staunton (shop) Huntsville
The Regency Chess Company (shop) Bath
Thinkers Publishing (shop, publishing company) Nevele
Udo Degener Verlag (publishing company) D-14482 Potsdam
Ulbrich Spieledesign (shop) D-91085 Weisendorf
Verlag Chaturanga (shop, publishing company) D-55767 Nohen
Verlag Die Werkstatt (shop, offer chess books) D-26180 Rastede
Verlag und Verlagsservice Schneidewind (shop, offer chess books) D-06112 Halle
Wernis Schachlade (shop, offer chess books) Meggen
Software tips ... well-assorted in alphabetic order!
CCleaner (v6.31.11415, cleaning tool) by Gen Digital Inc
ComputerBase - hardware, software news & downloads - by ComputerBase GmbH
CoreTemp (v1.18.1, CPU information, temps) by Artur Libermann
CPU-Z (v2.12.0, CPU information) by Franck DELATTRE
Crystal Disk Info (v9.5.0, HD / SSD tool) by Noriyuki Miyazaki
Fling Plus (v5.04, FTP client) by NCH Software
GPU-Z (v2.61.0, GPU information) by TechPowerUp
HWinfo (v8.16, system information, temps) by Martin Malik
Notepad++ (v8.7.4, editor) by Don HO
O&O ShutUp 10++ (v1.9.1441, AntiSpy Tool) by O&O Software
PrivaZer (v4.0.96, cleaning tool) by Goversoft
Process Explorer (v17.06, task manager) by Mark Russinovich
ThrottleStop (v9.6, cpu-optimazition) by Kevin Glynn
Total Commander (v11.50 RC3, file manager) by Christian Ghisler
Win32 Disk Imager (v1.0.0, tool for DGT-Pi images) by Michael Casadevall
Often useful ... well-assorted in alphabetic order!  
CUDA Toolkit (v12.6 Update 3)
cygwin (v3.5.4, porting POSIX - Linux for an example - to Windows)
Java SE Development Kit (JDK v23.0.1)
Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE v8 Upd. 4.3.1)
Microsoft.net (v6.0.36 / v8.0.11, v9.0.0 Microsoft
MSYS2 (v20241208)
Open JDK (v23.0.1)
Python (v3.13.1, programming language)
Visual C++ Redistributable Runtimes (Nov 2024)