Welcome to chess4u.net

   This is a web site for begginers and for players who want to improve their chess with a lot of chess resources: openings, rules, games, software, elo ratings, sites to play, links, etc. Enjoy it!
Chess Openings
Chess Openings
All the openings according to Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO). You can search the openings by ECO code or by name and view them in our chess openings viewer.
Chess Rules
Chess Rules
If you have questions about the rules, you can see them here. Learn to play chess with the official FIDE laws.
Play Chess
Play Chess
Test what you've learned playing against our computer. Beginner level but not so easy to beat.
Chess Books
Chess Books
There are many ways a person can learn chess, but reading chess books is one of most important. Here are some recommended books.
Games Collection
Games Collection
Enjoy with the games of the world champions. You can download games from the Unofficial World Champions, from the Official World Champions or from the World Chess Championships.
Chess Downloads
Chess Downloads
Download chess software: Chess Playing Programs, Chess Databases and Utilities and Chess for Pocket PC.
Online Chess
Online Chess
Another way to learn chess is to play everything you can. There are a lot of sites where you can play online, and for free!
Elo FIDE Rating
Elo FIDE Rating
Every two months FIDE publishes the Elo list. See all changes and use our searcher to find chess players.
Calculate Elo Rating
Calculate Elo Rating
In this page you can calculate the Elo Rating change, the performance, expected result, etc.
Chess Links
Chess Links
Here are some links to great sites where you can find more chess resources. The list is expanding all the time.