ABSTRACT. In the present paper we study varieties of linear k-algebras over a commutative associative Noetherian ring k with 1, whose subvarieties form a chain. We describe these varieties in terms of identities in the following cases: residually nilpotent varieties, varieties of alternative, lordan and (-1, l)-algebras.1. Introduction. In [1] we have already described homogeneous chain varieties of linear algebras over a field. RecaU that variety is homogeneous iff its free algebras are graded relative to the degree-function. If the ground field is infinite, then any variety of algebras over this field is homogeneous. In the second paper [2] we gave the description of chain varieties of restricted p-algebras Lie over an infinite field.In the present paper we describe in Theorems 2-15 chain varieties V of linear fc-algebras, fc-commutative associative Noetherian ring with 1, in the following cases:(i) if G is a free algebra in V then f\nGn = 0 (this is always vaUd when V is locaUy nüpotent), i.e. V is residuaUy nilpotent, (ü) F is a variety of alternative algebras, (iii) V is a variety of (-1, 1 )-algebras, (iv) F is a variety of Jordan algebras. Throughout the paper k is a fixed commutative associative ring with 1, and V is a variety of fc-algebras with chain of subvarieties. We also assume that