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There's no better way to improve at chess than to play lots and lots of games. Unfortunately, we don't have an online play feature here at Chess Strategy Online, but there are plenty of servers out there where you can find opponents of all levels, day and night. Here on this page are links to the best of them.

Chess.com

With over 28 million members, chess.com is the internet's biggest online chess community. You can play both live chess at various time controls, or correspondence-style games with days per move. Basic membership is free, but premium users gain access to extra training features, videos, and statistics.

chess24

Founded in 2014, chess24 has rapidly become one of the top chess playing and learning sites on the net. Basic membership is free, but a premium upgrade allows full access to a wealth of training material such as video series and ebooks. Premium members also have the opprtunity to challenge titled players during a live stream.

Lichess

Lichess is notable for being a free and open source online chess server. You can even embed it in your own website. It provides a variety of online play modes, as well as training features, and the competition is decent. Although it lacks the training content of chess24 and chess.com, Lichess has a slick and fast interface and round the clock tournaments.

Internet Chess Club (ICC)

ICC was, for a long time, the premier chess playing site. If you wanted to play against International Masters and Grandmasters, ICC was by far the best choice. However, in recent years it has been overtaken by rivals such as chess.com and lichess. Membership is not free, but there is a one month free trial period.

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FICS: Free Internet Chess Server

FICS is one of the oldest online chess servers. It was originally set up as a free alternative to ICC when ICC started charging players for membership. As there is no official interface, in order to play you need to download a compatible interface.

Playchess.com

Playchess.com is run by ChessBase, the makers of the most popular chess database software. There are fewer strong players than on ICC, but the site is fully integrated with the ChessBase software and other ChessBase programs such as Fritz.

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GameKnot

GameKnot is one of the larger correspondence-only sites, with over a million members, and is free to play. The interface is pleasant and there are other features such as a game databaase, tactics training, and annotated games.

Red Hot Pawn

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Another correspondence-only site with a large player base, Red Hot Pawn has tournaments and ladders, as well as teams (called 'clans' on the site) and other play modes. Basic membership is free, with a subscription for advanced features.

Chessworld.net

Chessworld.net is a popular online correspondence chess site, founded by popular online chess vlogger Tryfon Gavriel, aka Kingscrusher. Basic membership is free, but there are a host of extra features available to paying members.

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ItsYourTurn.com

A much more basic option than the others, and better for casual players than those in search of serious competition, ItsYourTurn.com provides simple correspondence-style play without any bells or whistles. The great advantage of this site is the large number of other games you can play in addition - from Xiangqi and Go to Backgammon and Battleships!