Online Chess

Clubs and OTB tournaments have been around as long as people have been playing organized chess. Their disadvantage is that you have to respect their schedules.

Web-based resources let you play Chess online at any time of the day against opponents anywhere in the world.

See Free Chess Games where you'll find sites which specialize in online Chess play. Registration is required for most online play resources, but some offer limited play without registration and are free.

See Paid Chess Games where you'll find sites which specialize in paid online Chess play. You have to pay to play. The advantage to paying is that you can be confident that generally the competitors will be serious about the game.