Chess...

At the grand old age of 32 I've finally learned how to play chess and I'm kinda getting hooked on the game now.
I've been enjoying a stogie with an ale (or two) and a game of chess with a buddy who lives nearby but sometimes he's not allowed out to play (his missus says no!) so I've been hunting out games online to play and the best I've found so far are

www.instantchess.com however you've got to play pretty quickly on that site as the games are limited to 15 minutes, but therre's the option of either party clicking to allow an extra 3 mins, repeatedly. also, you're only allowed 25 games i think before you have to

www.redhotpawn.com (great name I think) which allows you to play against invited friends, or random people. The good thing about that site is it allows you to take days, or even weeks between moves if needs be and it's completely free forever.