Seconded. Extremely addictive. Very easy to find a game online anytime. Part of "why it's great" is the neverending amount you can learn about it, the way you c

Seconded. Extremely addictive. Very easy to find a game online anytime. Part of "why it's great" is the neverending amount you can learn about it, the way you can relive and learn from the games of great players back to the 1850s[0] and much earlier, and the chess community/chess world. But what I enjoy most these days is watching grandmaster-commented videos of games and tournaments. And banter blitz, where a GM plays the public while telling you what they're thinking. Just watching them makes you a better player, learning to think like a grandmaster. My favourites: Many GMs on chess24 (favs: Gustafsson, Svidler) https://www.youtube.com/user/chess24media/videos#top https://www.youtube.com/user/chess24media/videos#top Many GMs on St Louis chess (favs: Finegold, Seirawan) club https://www.youtube.com/user/STLChessClub/videos#top https://www.youtube.com/user/STLChessClub/videos#top Daniel King analyzes games https://www.youtube.com/user/PowerPlayChess/videos#top https://www.youtube.com/user/PowerPlayChess/videos#top Simon Williams (GingerGM) isn't a top GM, but his enthusiasm/joy in playing is wonderful. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClV9nqHHcsrm2krkFDPPr-g/videos#top https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClV9nqHHcsrm2krkFDPPr-g/vid... Chess24 en español features El Divis, maybe my favourite commentator/player of all. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTzRQxC3i7GOT4jtiTq4e0w/videos#top https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTzRQxC3i7GOT4jtiTq4e0w/vid... Chess + internet is a wonderful combination. At the moment is the Wijk an Zee (Tata Steel) tournament, with an incredible lineup. Being able to watch 5-6 hour commentary videos every day from Gustafsson/Svidler (plus their analysis of the best games) is amazing. Chess24's commentary team for the last world championship was even better: Svidler/Giri/Grischuk - all are/were top 10 players and unique characters. What got me into following tournaments years ago was how the commentary is often very funny, not the serious affair you might expect. (Finegold takes that to an extreme, and is often as packed with gags as chess.) [0] Paul Morphy, the world's best player in the late 1850s, is the earliest player whose games are considered an essential part of chess education.