Chess on the Web [Paperback]

Sarah Hurst (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2000

Play chess with people from all over the World! The chess board is a traditional meeting ground for people of all ages and from all walks of life. Now, this ancient game is soaring into cyberspace! In quick succession you can play against opponents from Alaska to Hong Kong, Mexico to Irkutsk. Chess on the Web is the definitive guide to the vast chess resources available on the internet; game-play to news and software to history.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Sarah Hurst is the editor of the BCF newsletter Chessmoves, and the author of several other chess books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: B T Batsford Ltd; illustrated edition edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713485779
• ISBN-13: 978-0713485776
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,053,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born and raised in England and have lived and worked in Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan and China. Since 2001 I have lived in Anchorage, Alaska.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A true bodice-ripper!, October 11, 2002

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M. E. Lockwood (Chicago, in the rain) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chess on the Web (Paperback)

I found a copy of the first edition of this book while building a website to host games of Go, and as a reference to chess-playing sites, it's very useful. The problem is that websites come and go, so some of the information in the second edition is already out of date.

The interviews with the owners of the sites vary - some are very enthusiastic while others are virtually monosyllabic.

If you are interested in playing Chess over the web, then this is pretty much the only guide available, so it's well worth the price.

Hurst is currently working on a book about Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Kalmykia which promises to be very interesting.