FIDE www.fide.com. This is the official site of the World Chess Federation and has lots of information.

Oceania Zone of FIDE www.oceaniachess.com. This site gives the latest news in Oceania Chess, including Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Australian Chess Federation (ACF) www.auschess.org.au. The official site for Australian Chess - contains lots of information.

Chess Association of Queensland (CAQ) www.caq.org.au. Queensland's official site with plenty of information.

Chess Base www.chessbase.com. World chess news.

The Week in Chess (TWIC) www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html - news about the latest top class tournaments worldwide.

Chess Café www.chesscafe.com - an excellent online chess magazine.

Swiss Perfect Pairings computer programme www.swissperfect.com - used for pairings and submissions for ratings Australia-wide.

www.chess.com - for a cool site where you can play chess players from all over the world, get an online rating, play against a computer, learn about tactics and openings, and have a lot of fun.

Internet Chess Club (ICC) www.chessclub.com - this is the number one site for serious players to play online.

Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) www.freechess.org - another very good free chess playing server.

Chess Chat bulletin board

A chess club on the Gold Coast at www.kingsofchess.biz