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Welcome to AtlanticGames.net
The home of free, visual correspondence gaming for over
60,000 registered players.
Do you sometimes feel you want more time to play chess?
Atlantic Games allows you to play chess and a variety of other games at your own pace. The
nature of Correspondence Gaming means that moves are made within an agreed time
limit. Games can last hours, days or even weeks if you need time. Choose
from chess, chequers, reversi and stack4, plus a host of variants. Chat with
your opponents via live-chat, or via email-style messaging.
Match play Play for fun or for points in the AtlanticGames world rankings.
Tournaments
Compete in the various tournaments in the Atlantic Games tournament calendar.
Each tournament givs varying amounts of move times so you can choose the tournament
that suits you.
PGN notation
All chess games are annotated following the PGN (portable game notation)
standard.
Practice board Want to plan and practice your next few moves before you commit?
AtlanticGames offers a pop-up practice board to help you test your strategy before
making your killer move!
Private notes Make notes about your game, your opponent or anything you want during a
game. Notes are private and only visible to you.
Player chat Send messages to your opponents during gameplay.
How do I start? Just start a new game and, if you don't know an opponent, your game will
appear in the waiting room.
Can I choose my move times? Yes, you can choose from 30 minutes up to 30 days per move.
I'm going on vacation. Can I suspend my games? Yes, each game you have can be suspended once for two weeks.
What is VIP membership? VIP membership is cheap and allows you to compete in all tournament, remove all
advertising and be included in the AtlanticGames world rankings.
You can still play in selected tournaments without VIP membership.
Do you have game variants?
Play minature chess, progressive chess, miniature reversi
and many more.
How do I know when its my turn? You will receive an email when its your turn to move. In chess games,
the email will include information on what move was made.
LATEST NEWS
World Federation Takes Notice of Young American Players 27 June 2009 - Source: NY Times
Last week, the World Chess Federation, the game's governing body, officially anointed Robert Hess, a student at Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, as a grandmaster, and it confirmed three other Americans, Daniel Ludwig, Rusudan Goletiani and Enkhbat Tegshsuren, as international masters.
Daniel Pulvett wins Junior Championship for the blind
25 June 2009 - Source: Chessbase news
Being blind or visually impaired does not mean you cannot enjoy chess. Naturally the games cannot be conducted as in normal events ¨C the blind need a separate pegged board which they can touch during the games. And the moves are naturally exchanged verbally. The Junior Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Taby/Stockholm was won by Daniel Pulvett of Venezuela.
High standard at Junior Open chess championship 25 June 2009 - Source: Republikein Online
THE second Namibian Junior Open chess championship 2009, sponsored by Bank Windhoek, attracted 201 participants in seven different age groups. An astonishing total number of 1 407 chess games were played over seven rounds.
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