History

• Games: History  (4)

Chess History Center :

  - Service center for serious chess historians, clearinghouse of research requests and index to web resources.
Bill Wall's chess page :

- Articles and information collections on a variety of chess topics. Particularly focused on history and curiosities.
Chesmayne :

- Raymon Reid's history of chess
Chess Archeology :

- Photos, drawings, and other chess history tidbits.
Chess Tournament and Match History :

- A timeline of major matches and tournaments in chess history with crosstables and games in pgn format for free download. Lists of world records.
ChessDryad :

- Topics in the history of California chess, focused on chess personalities.
Chessmetrics :

- ELO-style ratings for many historical chess grandmasters.
Goddess Chess :

- Chess history and speculative history, with a focus on the role of women in chess.
History Of Chess :

- Description, excerpts, and online purchase of chess history books by Victor Keats, with a particular focus on Judaism.
OlimpBase :

- Provides history, statistics, and games from team tournaments. Includes articles, results, player profiles, a FAQ and a newsletter.
On The Origin Of Chess :

- A group of articles with a variety of views regarding the origin of chess.
Schachtexte :

- History and relationship of chess versions, focusing on East Asian ones. In English and German.
Sports Statistics :

- Sortable win-loss records of chess players throughout history. Non-ELO ratings.
Traditional Games :

- Description and history of some board games in the chess family.
US Chess History :

- Articles by the US Chess Hall of Fame about the history of chess in the United States.