Free Internet Chess, Go (weiqi) games, play chess online

FICGS is a fast-growing organization, player community and an international correspondence chess server. Here you can play chess online for free in rated class tournaments, two players matches and a unique correspondence chess world championship in a big knockout tournament. The winner will play current world champion in a 12 games match.

We also organize special events, thematic chess, big chess, chess 960, poker texas holdem tournaments, some with money prizes. Check the waiting lists.

At last on FICGS, you can play Go (围棋, 바둑, 囲碁, Cờ vây, Го) tournaments and world championship. Because Go will become the last game where computers supremacy won't be, at least before decades. Play this fascinating and complex game at FICGS.

Edward Kotlyanskiy is new FICGS chess champion...

After his win in the final match of the 3rd cycle, Edward kindly accepted to answer a few questions on the match and shared his views on correspondence chess and the influence of chess engines (Rybka 3, Fritz 12). You can read the complete interview in the forum.

Svante Carl von Erichsen is FICGS Go champion...

After his win in the 2nd world championship final, Svante Carl gave us his impressions on the games and his views around the world of computer Go (of course "Go" as Weiqi, Baduk). You may read the complete interview here.

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Freestyle chess...

Dear chessfriends, the winner of the 2nd FICGS chess freestyle cup is David Evans, congratulations to him! The next tournament should occur in a few months, the format may change until there. Thanks to all players who participated.

Play games on your mobile phone...

Now you can play online games (chess, Go & poker holdem) on your mobile phone, ie. Iphone, Google Phone, HTC, Blackberry or Samsung player, any phone that you can connect to the world wide web, please just connect through the mobile form to use the slight interface.

Chess, poker & casino games...

Online gaming isn't all about chess, there are casino games such as Blackjack and slot machines as well. In online casinos one can play casino games for free or for money. All of these games are played at a long-term advantage for the casino, however in some casino games, such as Spanish 21 and Blackjack, the player makes decisions so the house edge may be reduced to about 0.5%, even without using card counting.

Seo forums, social network, news & more...

Search engines optimization is probably the most popular game nowadays, webmasters are the players, world wide web is the giant board and Google is the referee, editing the constantly changing rules of the game.

FICGS also hosts its own SEO forums, a social network and a news blog.

See also the last discussions.