Chess Commander
Chess Commander is a next generation chess game for the PC. It has many features to make the classic game of chess even more enjoyable to play - including legal move display, realistic voices, orchestral soundtrack and board annotation. Chess Commander supports multiple computer opponents, free... You can also improve your game by studying 1000s of matches played by grandmasters, or create your own game databases for future reference. ... 20 adds access to the new online service "Chess Planet" - search for opponents by skill level and play them live online, with built in instant messaging.
http://www.chesscommander.com/files/ChessCommanderLite.exe - 6Mb - Download - Screenshot

Fantasy Chess
Play the game of chess while transforming into fantasy creatures. Choose from different character sets for your chess pieces including dinosaurs, insects, traditional pieces, and more. This chess set is excellent for learning to play chess in that moves are highlighted and the difficulty levels... Play against another person or the computer. ... Veteran players will find it a good chess set for practicing strategic moves. ... There's also an option for setting up the board with situations.
http://www.datawaregames.com/download/chesspk.exe - 797Kb - Download - Screenshot

Icarus
Tired of playing chess against your computer--a near-infallible machine with no real flavor to its game? Wouldn't you rather play a human instead? Icarus is the newest interface for the Internet Chess Club, an online group of thousands of chess players. ... Join an online chess community that offers lectures, lessons by grand masters, over a hundred IRC-like chat channels, tournaments, simul exhibits, chess variations, and more! ... Its beautiful, easy-to-use interface will help you get connected and playing chess in no time.
http://www.randomly.com/pub/icarus.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

Chess Marvel
Play a traditional game chess against a computer opponent, or play against another human player. Set up the game board for practice play. Play at different levels, for beginning or experienced players. Change the colors of the chess pieces.
http://members.aol.com/agcrump/chess.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

Grand Master Chess
Grand Master Chess cannot possibly leave any professional or amateur chess player indifferent to all the new possibilities. The game features multi-playing; a new sound effects algorithm lets you choose your own mp3 directory. Computer intellect adjustment is capable of selecting preset... ) Grand Master Chess supports network gaming, so you can communicate with your opponent, as well as enjoy a network chat. ... The scaling algorithm is so remarkable that you can actually see all the small details of the chess figures.
http://www.alawar.com/gmchess.exe - 4Mb - Download - Screenshot

dfg ChessExpert XP
Chess software programs for playing chess are fun and help you improve your chess game. d. f. g ChessExpert XP  is not just a chess playing monster, it is a friendly chess partner for beginners to professionals. Many of the world's strongest players already use d. ... The operation is clear and simple, while at the same time giving you a large number of options for computer chess. ... A MUST for anyone interested in improving their chess skills. ... Optionally you can highlight pieces in danger, pause the game and more ...
http://dfg1.netfirms.com/bin/a_chess.zip - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

Chess
A 3D chess game for beginners and experts. Play solo or challenge your friends. Try your skill and patience against computer with different difficulty levels and enjoy 3D effects of this stylish game.
http://www.softinformer.com/zango/Checkers Ultimate.exe - 114Kb - Download - Screenshot

3D Chess Unlimited
Beautifully designed for the best comfort of playing and learning chess, this full 3D chess board will attract a large variety of players. The board and the pieces seem to be finely carved from the same precious woods as the interior of some prestigious British cars. ... This game will grow as the skills of the players do, since TLK games guarantee, for the registered version of this game, a life long guarantee for updates. ... A chess clock and an emulation of ELO levels will give more expert players the opportunity to compete in a close to tournament atmosphere with the computer or with...
http://www.tlkgames.com/share/3d_chess_unlimited_share.exe - 3Mb - Download - Screenshot

ChessPartner
ChessPartner is a full-featured chess game that lets you play against the computer or against opponents across the Internet. With ChessPartner you can: choose from ten different sets of chess pieces (including a 3D chess set), choose from various levels of play, read and write PGN and EPD files,... It also features timing clocks for speed matches, hints, a list of moves, a large opening book (and the ability to create your own books), a game histogram that gives a graphical overview of the scores in the game (which makes it easy to spot where you made a mistake), a database capable of...
http://www.lokasoft.nl/downloads/chesspartner53.exe - 6Mb - Download - Screenshot

Absolut Chess
Absolut Chess (AC) is a funny and complete chess for all players. It allows battles in computers nets (LANs and Internet) where your opponent plays remotely with you, or front-to-front battles, where the two players combat in a single computer. When the choice is to face the machine, AC presents...
http://www.overlans.com/ACSetup.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot