Chess at ICC, play & learn
Experience one of the top-rated Free games on the App Store, Chess at ICC, play & learn! Developed by the innovative team at Internet Chess Club, Inc, this Board game provides a unique gaming experience like no other. With a content rating of 4+, it’s perfect for a wide range of players. Since its initial release on 5th November 2013, the game has seen numerous updates, with the latest version launched on 25th November 2019.
Are you a fan of Board, Entertainment, or Strategy games? Then Chess at ICC, play & learn is right up your alley! You won’t be able to resist its appeal.
User Ratings of Chess at ICC, play & learn
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How Much Does Chess at ICC, play & learn Cost?
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Chess at ICC, play & learn Release Date
Eager to know when Chess at ICC, play & learn first graced the App Store? It was launched on 5th November 2013.
When Was Chess at ICC, play & learn Last Updated?
The latest version of Chess at ICC, play & learn was updated on 25th November 2019, ensuring a more enjoyable gaming experience for all players.
Where Can I Download Chess at ICC, play & learn?
To get started with Chess at ICC, play & learn, head over to the official Apple App Store.
A Glimpse into Chess at ICC, play & learn
"Chess at ICC" is the best online chess experience there is. Join our vibrant community of players, ranging from beginners to Grandmasters – all ready for you to watch, play or learn from, 24 hours a day!
Founded in 1995 we’re the longest running online chess site in the world!
"Chess at ICC" offers:
- 1-month Free Trial to play on ICC
- Rated games against real people, real-time or correspondence!
- History of your current and past games
- View World’s top players playing live (Grand Masters and International Masters)
- Live relay of the world’s best super tournaments, featuring the top stars of the game
- A variety of chat rooms, ranging from chess to politics, sports to religion
- Challenge or watch your friends play
- Strong computer opponent with adjustable playing strength for the perfect match.
This is an invaluable chess companion for players of all levels, from beginner to the strongest master. It’s a fun way to play chess and improve your game.
It’s also a great way to meet people from around the world.
Computer play:
- Adjustable playing strength to provide the perfect challenge
- Ask the computer for a Hint
- Force computer to move
- Variety of chess boards and sets
- Navigate through the move list with ease
What’s New in the Latest Update?
Find out what’s new in the latest version of Chess at ICC, play & learn updated on 25th November 2019:
- The new app allow you to email yourself your history and library games.
- Several critical bug fixes and performance improvements.
User Reviews on Chess at ICC, play & learn
Looking for more information? Read a comprehensive review of Chess at ICC, play & learn below:
During these difficult health crisis times , ICC has offered two free months of service. Very thankful and appreciative. Thank you ICC.
All levels can enjoy chess and improve their game using this app!
Still the best gaming app ever invented. Helps develop cognitive skills. The shooting apps develop hand to eye coordination but very little to help users develop thinking skills.
Theres a serious battery drain problem. The phone runs hot and the battery drops to perilously low levels instantaneously. Make sure you play only while charging.
We reviewed this app years ago and talked about the challenges of an IOS user not being able to delete completed games. Well that hasnt been resolved as of yet but Im not mad. Its still a strong chess app even for IOS users. The function to manually accept challenges isnt working for us. We wonder if that too is an IOS thing.
Bring them back! It would be bigly huge and the best ever!
The ICC app for iPhones is alright. We just wish the board took up more of the screen and the pieces looked bigger.
Really would be nice to add a challenge without using the console.
It is painful play chess with such app, running slow even with a super fast internet connection. Besides those guys never make an up date.
Chess. Com is far superior. If youre paying for ICC you should really switch over to chess. Com. It took us way too long to try chess. Com and Id never even think of going back to ICC. Chess. Com is better in every way. Game play. Interface. Practice. Puzzles. Availability of opponents. Way too many advantages to list. Find out for yourself. ICC is old, tired, and outdated.
Ever since an iOS upgrade ICC will randomly lose connection if app is in background. Very frustrating and no help from support.
Navigating this app as a beginner is like getting the moon rocket ready for launch. Ridiculous really.
Over all responsive and easy to play with. Had some glitches like reverse time counting. Our move was shown and our time was running. Sometimes it quits and you dont recognize it. Too often it tells us that after just a few moves the time was exceeded. In reality just a few seconds were used. Same thing with a message that the game was resogned. Ugly and probably easy to fix by the develope.
The app looks ok but it consume too much battery. Our phone gets hot when using the application. We do not have this issue with other chess clubs apps.
We cant get a correspondence game started, we cant get any help from customer support, and we cant find any way to cancel membership and get a refund. Dont waste your time or money with ICC. There are many other better online chess values .
2 business days for a response, but rest assured surveys work instantly, and so do premium payments, no problems there.
Downloaded this app due to frustration with timing issues and glitches at chess. Com. Found this app be extremely clunky with huge wait times for each game. Tucking tail and going back to chess. Com.
Its either extremely slow at connecting you with a player (I waited over 5 minutes before losing our patience) or it just doesnt work. Seems outdated.
This app does not work properly, yet the developers charge money. Shame on you! Currently stuck in a game that we won and the challenge or new challenge keep directing us back to the same game we finished. Nothing compared to Chess. Com or Lichess, which are free.
Frequent lag on clock causes much frustration in bullet and blitz. Need to fix it.
Its fast and responsive. Recent updates are great! The share game feature is welcomed! Would like a tournament menu, but other than that, solid app.
Paid for a 6 month membership. Allowed us to play 2 games, then app kicked us out of account and said we had to purchase membership. Logged into our account online, and saw we had purchased membership. Does not work at all.
We like what we see so far. This is the only chess site that we will consider paying for. We are a novice and need a sympathetic community as we learn the game. A competing site which we wont name is a bit overcrowded for our taste.
Im very happy about the update!
We tried other apps but by far ICC is the best. In many ways ; educationally, friendly app, and can be use in many other devices with no problems. Is the best. That’s why we return to ICC.(one note they should try to get better prices for senior citizens)
Anytime, anywhere with WiFi, anyone!! Chess on demand!
Us gusta esta app porque ahora tengo mas experiencia en el juego y conocimiento.
At some point in chess website history, ICC was surpassed by several other sites, including Chess. Com, Lichess, and the ChessBase site. Now, due to declining membership, it can be hard get a game on ICC at some times of the day. Glitches on ICC of various types persist, and the site is very slow to respond to requests for help. During a blitz game today, the clock froze, and after we waited a long time, 5 min. At least, the clock had STILL not restarted. Crap like this is why you should select this site ONLY if you have to. Our chess teacher uses the site because hes too set in his ways to move to a better site. Hes the only reason we use ICC. Since ICC is no longer as good as the other sites, the managers should be discounting the annual fee. $40 per year is way too much for this chess dinosaur. And yes, the blitz clock froze again today. We would guess this website is not generating enough $$$ to keep the equipment upgraded. And if the blitz clock is not freezing, then it screws up by failing to flag an opponent who is out of time, but not moving. Avoid ICC if you can.
Several years ago we reviewed all of the major online chess playing apps. ICC, while arguably the best online playing environment for live chess, had the worst app. It is much better, but still a little awkward in its design. Using it required some counter-intuitive adjustments that are easily learned, but that will requires re-learning if you only play every few months. For bullet, however, it is best avoided. In a recent game, our time was running down two, three, and four seconds before our opponents move appeared on the board. We one-minute chess, this handicap is fatal.
This app is missing a major feature, that is the ability to flip the board when game in progress. This is a important feature for training and coaching purposes. Chess. Com and lichess supports this feature.
Ughhh you have to pay $ pretty much just to sample this app so… Maybe Ill stick to lichess.
Awkward interface. Dont play 5 min chess on it… You make a move and 30 sec or more goes by, finally you get opponents move, but you look at clock and you lost 30 sec. Never had this problem with an android phone.
It crashes all the time. It did not up until late last year.
Love this app! Great interface! Never much of a wait time to play. It’s really the only one we use for online play. But, this app needs more chess board colors. How about green & buff!
The best. Although our membership at ICC has lapsed, the app is still super useful. Thanks for keeping this updated.
One of the best we have ever used.
Slow to keep up with technology. Disconnects often on iPhone 5s. You can have a winning position and lose due to disconnection that you didn’t even know had happened 20 minutes earlier. Our rating dropped 200 points. Customer service by volunteers that may lack social skills. We liked ICC for years and was willing to pay. Now there are other options that meet our needs with trouble- free playing. We do like that some of the world’s best players are on ICC.
Over the years, we have used several interfaces to ICC, but this one is our new favorite. The functions we use are quickly accessible (starting matches and analyzing games afterward with the built-in engine).
Nice to see that chess at icc will still work now when iOS 11 comes out. Still prefer though Lantern Chess an ICC Interface on iOS as it has full examine mode functonality and a stronger engine.