There's no better way to improve at chess than to play lots and lots of games. Unfortunately, we don't have an online play feature best online virtual games here at Chess Strategy Online, but there are plenty of servers out there where you can find opponents of all levels, day and night. Here on this page are links to the best of them. Playchess.com is run by ChessBase, the makers of the most popular chess database software. There are fewer strong players than on ICC, but the site is fully integrated with the ChessBase software and other ChessBase programs such as Fritz. Our Live Chess Server is filled with activity ‘round the clock. With thousands of players online all the time, you will never run out of games to play. Just pick the time control you want – 5, 3, or even 1-minute chess, send out a challenge, and the system does all the hard work.