GameColony.com

Play free online games at GameColony.com, and enjoy the thrill of competition in one of their daily cash tournaments. Games include Chess, Checkers, Gin Rummy, Cribbage, Dominoes, and Backgammon. The games feature true peer-to-peer and tournament play for fun or for cash with no downloads, full chat and instant message functionality, and no aggravating ads or anything else that gets in the way of what you want to do -- play games!

Experience the breathtaking action of online tournaments in which you can win an instant cash prize just for playing solitaire! Think you're the best? Prove it and win huge cash prizes by outperforming others with your speed, precision, logic, and skill in the Big Money tournaments that range from as few as two to many thousands of competitors. Games include Chess Challenge, Backgammon, Mah Jongg Solitaire, Mine Sweeper, Jigsaw Genius, 8-Ball Pool, Mini-Golf, Hangmania, Scrabble Cubes, Brickout, Bejeweled, Luxor, Solitaire Rush, Free Cell, Hearts, Spades, and many more great games.

Net Chess lets you play chess against computer or live opponents. Have fun playing this ancient game, and so you don't spend too much time planning your next move, you should set time limits for the game. Pieces and board are attractive and digital sound effects add to the fun. Options let you pick from four pieces and squres sets; choose from ten animation speed settings; and much more... Shareware $14.00.

Atlantic Chess

Playing chess online at your own pace. You don't have to wait for your opponent to make their move. Instead you can spend time making moves on other games (if you decide to begin more than one game), browse the web or come back later. Atlantic will automatically email you when your opponent has made their move and it is your move! You don't need a fancy browser either - this site does not use Java or Active content. Just simple, straight-forward chess!

Train with Grandmasters; play with friends. Play live chess on the Internet with players from around the world. Use training programs to improve your game. Players at all levels welcome. Play via Telnet, Windows client, or Java client.

The Free Internet Chess Server -- play chess in real time on the Internet for FREE!. You can use a Telnet client to play, or use one of the many graphical front ends available for download from the site.

The Internet Chess Club (ICC) is the premier place to play chess on the internet. It's been around longer, has more features, more tournaments, more learning opportunities, more computerized opponents, more anti-cheating features, more titled players, more customer service, and more fun than anywhere else. Membership costs $49.00 per year.

Play free online games including Backgammon, Battleboats (Battleship), Chess, Checkers, Othello, Pente, and more - over 35 different games and variations. No Java, no downloads. Tournaments and extensive message boards are part of this active community.

A large selection of unusual online board games, including Chess, Grand Chess, and many more. All games require Java, and most can be downloaded for offline play.

Welcome to the world of GNU Chess, linked to the Web.

Play games on Yahoo! with people all across the Internet. All games are FREE and require NO extra plug-ins. Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, and other board and card games are available.