One of my hobbies is playing chess. Here are my favorite chess websites:

• Chessbase - a great site for updates on chess events
• Kosteniuk.com - homepage to Alexandra Kosteniuk, Chess Grandmaster
• Kramnik.com - homepage for Vladimir Kramnik, World Chess Champion 2000-2007
• Cajun Chess - my favorite online chess store for chess supplies
• House of Staunton - another chess store, with many beautiful chess sets
• Internet Chess Club - the best way to play chess on the Internet
• TWIC - The Week in Chess
• Chesscafe.com - The Chess Cafe
• Chessville.com - Home to Chessville
• Chessgames.com - searchable database of chessgames
• USCF - United States Chess Federation webpage
• FIDE - Home to the World Chess Federation
• JeremySilman.com - Home to popular chess author Jeremy Silman
• Control the Web - page about Judit Polgar