Alas, my favorite online chess store, www.chessdiscounters.com, has virtually gone out of business. That place had some incredibly good deals on chess software and equipment - which is, I suppose, probably why they didn’t last. I say ‘virtually’ because you can still visit their site and buy chess books but that is all they now sell. But they do seem to offer good prices on those so you may want to check out their store if you are looking for some good chess reading.
The good news is that chessdiscounters was kind enough to point me in the direction of another online chess store that also seems to have darn good pricing. That site can be found at http://www.wholesalechess.com/ and they sell all kinds of chess material and claim they will “match anyone’s prices online right now.” And I would tend to believe them because they already sell the items I have looked at considerably cheaper than other sites. One example is the Chessbase 9 program - they sell the Mega package for $269.99. Now, while that certainly isn’t a cheap piece of software by any means, consider that it is $30-$100 cheaper than any other place I could find it. You should also checkout their excellent prices on chess sets - especially if you run a club or just want some inexpensive vinyl boards and pieces. They also have a very wide selection of material - if you are looking for it they probably have it.
As a moderator for a school chess club, and fairly frugal individual, I am always on the lookout for inexpensive chess material and http://www.wholesalechess.com/ seems to be a good place to start.
Until next time….
Tom Fleetwood