Why are there no websites willing to give out free information?

Hi all, my name is Adam Foltin but my handle here is Guavaguy and I'm a huge believer in the power of opensource. Why is it that there is no website on the internet(The most powerful information database of the modern age) that has what would be considered "too much chess information". I think that if there was a website that operated much like a combination of Chess Mentor and Codeacademy it would be a great way to get beginners into chess and help them learn more without having to pay for every little bit of information out there. I understand that there is no such thing as a free meal, but there should be a way for people who have access to less to be able to learn more about chess. If Chess.com allowed more information to beginners, the average rating on the website would rise. If I get my chance, mark my words I will be giving out free chess information, even if its only a lesson a day. Please, tell me i'm not alone in this.

Not everything's free on the net (some people have to make a living), but there's a lot that is free. Have you tried looking around?

If people are not stronger at chess (but do they have to be ?), it's certainly not because there's not enough free information available...

I think there is a wealth of free information on chess on the net, let's not forget the other millions of pages on the net about virtually almost everything and anything. A deep thorough search and you'll find many sites providing an exceptional level of advice tips and theory on most if not all theories. Plus lime someone else said... This could be their means of income.

There's tones of free chess info out there.  Wikipedia, youtube, chessgames.com, chess.com forums.  More than enough for beginners to get into chess... in fact an overwhelming amount of information for beginners.

Seconding what Wafflemaster says. It's not so much there's too little, but too much, and a lot of lazy authors just further dilute that. Taking a quote from Marin "They just take 300 games from a database, plug them in Fritz, and publish".

I offer hundreds of free chess lessons at http://chessskill.blogspot.com/.

Most of those titled "lessons" are aimed at played below 1200.

Have you seen http://www.chesscademy.com/?

3 chess players from Princeton who started a chess-learning site which uses the same kind of system like the famous KhanAcademy.

They have a tactics trainer, without a clock. And also different course from beginner to club player with videos, chess mentor-style puzzles and quizzes.

Enough free information here and on YouTube to help most players progress at chess.

The last thing those of av.site-rating need is dodgy lessons, books or computer software. Isn't going to help one bit.

Get your point but then if someone is unable to sort the 'wheat from the chaff' and ascertain what is useful or not then likely never will be much of a whizz at chess in any case? (Should just have fun playing and not worry about anything)

When I said YouTube meant looking over fine previous master games with useful commentary/analysis. Not that chesswebsite or kingcrusher garbage.

I'm not very good, but the lessons on my blog are top-notch!

There is a TON of free chess stuff out there on the web man. Arena is a fine chess game/ap along with the multitude of free chess engines out there works very well to play and analize games with. Chess hero is free and is a fine addition to anyones tactics and opening training. Youtube has a TON of free videos. Be sure to check out St. Louis Chess club vids. And the one's chess.com has up. SCID, SCID VS PC, and Chess DB are nice programs. Each with their own strengths. Chess Openings.com is an excellent resource for free. Be sure to check out Chessgames.com they have a huge database of games in PGN format you can download and learn from. That's a HUGE asset to anyone wanting to learn the game and it's free.

Agree.

The titled-players/staff members blogs are useful free resources as is the 'explorer' functions (when working properly!)

YouTube/videos generally are good for motivation and enthusiasm if you like the game. (Can be more involving than simply playing through chess notations in a book.)

Don't think anyone should take any chess coaching at all unless they can reach approx. 1600 USCF through their own 'look at the board and play' abilities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbKzMnNuqAY&list=PL55B2E0491289D108

http://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-openings/petroff-defence-thread-one-line-a-day

Here is one more for casual players:

http://mccorkles.org/ChessLab.html

Free database:

http://www.365chess.com/opening.php

There is plenty of free info on the web. I've learn a lot just of being a free member here. Not to metion youtube, chessgames.com (where you can study master games), wikipedia. Plenty others. I suggest you just google  "chess", then go from there.

Great links on this thread, thanks.

Let me add some more. I use this one for chess puzzles.

http://gameknot.com/chess-puzzles.pl

I think what OP means is coaching and mentoring for free. There must be some chat and a mentor answering questions for hours and hours.

What OP is something not the internet atm. Well, why does OP not creat one? So everybody can access it for free.

I doubt whether anybody would do that for free. Books and videos are the nearest that you can get to that. The OP also mentioned the average rating on the site going up. Free mentoring will not achieve that- only hard work will.

Mildly speaking, Bull. I am using Linux since I remember and all software I am using is free, as for websites, even ultra-commercial chessgames and chessbase do offer freebies. As for databases, there is amass of games to get, maybe lesser quality, but if you organised you can easly build decent collection for any openning or player, teaching material? Well, I do think you know that library or yet better bookstore is? 

http://www.worldchesslinks.net/