Online Chess for Amateur and Hobby Players – Stefan Breuer (PDF)

Chess on the Internet is booming! Millions of amateur and hobby players play chess online around the clock, fighting in tournaments for victory and rating points. World and grandmasters are also increasingly using this new form of chess.

Stefan Breuer, himself a passionate amateur player and Arena Grandmaster (AGM), illuminates the various aspects of online chess and does not omit topics such as good behaviour and the fight against cheating. He offers an overview of the most important chess portals such as chess.com, Lichess, Playchess and the online arena of the World Chess Federation FIDE and gives tips on the right choice of tournament offers for amateur and hobby players. By the way, he explains what online chess and online poker have nothing to do with each other.