Chesmayne - http://www.chess-poster.com/english/chesmayne/chesmayne.htm
Raymon Reid's history of chess |
Chess Archeology - http://www.chessarch.com/arch.shtml
Photos, drawings, and other chess history tidbits. |
Chess History Center - http://www.chesshistory.com/
Service center for serious chess historians, clearinghouse of research requests and index to web resources. |
Chess Tournament and Match History - http://www3.sympatico.ca/g.giffen/chess.html
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 - http://www.chessdryad.com/
Topics in the history of California chess, focused on chess personalities. |
Chessmetrics - http://db.chessmetrics.com/
ELO-style ratings for many historical chess grandmasters. |
Goddess Chess - http://www.goddesschess.com/
Chess history and speculative history, with a focus on the role of women in chess. |
History Of Chess - http://www.historyofchess.co.uk
Description, excerpts, and online purchase of chess history books by Victor Keats, with a particular focus on Judaism. |
OlimpBase - http://www.olimpbase.org
Provides history, statistics, and games from team tournaments. Includes articles, results, player profiles, a FAQ and a newsletter. |
On The Origin Of Chess - http://www.mynetcologne.de/~nc-jostenge/
A group of articles with a variety of views regarding the origin of chess. |
Schachtexte - http://www.banaschak.net/schach/index.html
History and relationship of chess versions, focusing on East Asian ones. In English and German. |
Sports Statistics - http://www.sport-stat.ru/chess/index.php
Sortable win-loss records of chess players throughout history. Non-ELO ratings. |
Traditional Games - http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Chess.htm
Description and history of some board games in the chess family. |