Best Chess Website?

[Diplomat]

Trying to get back into chess, any thoughts on what the best websites are for playing chess and for analysis?

I don't mind paying for a membership so long as the site is decent.

-Diplomat

[Shooby]

I'm actually interested in this info,too.
Anyone know what the 2 + 2 site in the chess world is?
Steve

[Diplomat]

I think the better ones are pay sites (play/discussion combo), but I could be wrong.

-Diplomat

[Perplexity]

http://www.chessclub.com/

[bigpooch]

I am somewhat biased in favor of ICC at chessclub.com for
playing chess, especially blitz. It's probably not a good
site if you aren't close to expert level or better though,
but you'll probably see many grandmasters visit the site in
one day.

For information, I like chessbase.com.

I don't know of any good chess forums, unfortunately, even
though I know the admin of a chess site that often posts
there.

[lastchance]

ICC is pretty much the site for playing chess.

[Diplomat]

[ QUOTE ]
It's probably not a good
site if you aren't close to expert level or better though,
but you'll probably see many grandmasters visit the site in
one day.


[/ QUOTE ]

Well that's bad and good. I am pretty bad, so I'm looking for a site that I can play at and learn from.

-Diplomat

[lastchance]

Novice Nook on chesscafe.com is good, I think.

And even if you're n00b, play at ICC.

[chocaholic]

Both chessgames.com and chesscafe.com are good. As far as playing, ICC is good for live games and gameknot.com is good for correspondence games (and free).

Dan

[Diplomat]

Thanks for the posts. I'll probably sign up at ICC, seems steep but meh. I'm playing right now at chessworld.net as a non-registered player, which is ok, but lacks resources and you can't be ranked until you pay the fee.

I'm definitely a noob at chess, well, in the sense that I've played for years but never really put in any serious thought about the game.

-Diplomat