Chess - Play & Learn Online 4+

I absolutely LOVE playing on this app as I don’t have time to get to a face to face chess club. I started off playing on Rapid 10 min games to get an idea of my level and now I play for my county chess club with Daily 3 move play where I have a number of matches on the go all the time. I look forward to checking my matches every day and try to squeeze in some Rapid games for practice every now and again. It’s great for people who are short on time but love chess. The only thing I would like to see developed is some sort of flag to show on your profile which Club the match is part of as it takes me ages sometimes to work this out. And have somewhere on your Club profile just a list of the Current Events you are part of within your club rather than seeing all of them including the ones you are ineligible to play in.
I do worry about the cheaters as it does spoil it particularly if you feel in important matches that AI has been used against you which trashes your ratings. I don’t think you can always pick this up if a player only uses it occasionally or for part of a game at a critical point. And finally I recommend switching off the in game chat as I have had way more abuse than nice messages and it can upset your day if you just wanted a nice game.

Thanks for an awesome review. It's wonderful to hear the impact chess has had for you, and we're glad you're enjoying the options on the Chess.com app. We'll look into expanding Club displays, including flags or icons for Daily Chess games that are part of a Club match. In terms of cheating, don't worry! We analyze hundreds of millions of games each month, and any account found to be cheating is immediately closed. You can get a glimpse into our moderation efforts through account closure stats in monthly reports like this one: www.chess.com/article/view/chesscom-update-august-2025#FairPlay

First of all this app is fantastic. I am registered blind and use the IPhone with VoiceOver which is a screen reader. This app is 100% accessible and I thank the developers immensely for making sure that we can access it and I hope and pray that you will keep making it fully accessible for us. I used to play Shredder chess but it’s nowhere near as good as this app at all. This app could not be better. I love the fact that I can play real people but more the fact that I can learn the wonderful game of chess. This has really help me so much when I’ve been down all stressed, so thank you for giving me an amazing app. The developers are absolutely first class and I could not be happier to have purchased the subscription with them. Give this app a try. You will not be disappointed at all. Again, thank you developers for making it inclusive for everybody.

Wow! Thanks so much for this review, boss 😁👍I'm really glad the overall experience of the App has been a great one. If there's ever anything we can help you out with, or any specific suggestions you have for how we can improve the App, please message us at support@chess.com ✅ Thanks again!

Hello engineering team, I have been using the app for 2 years (nickname igorthebest17) and this has definitely been a wild ride. The app looks solid and smooth from the first glance, with the nice design system, however as a chess player I tend to care more about how the gameplay is implemented, app’s performance and how it handles different network broadbands. No matter the chess board style, it feels sluggish compared to lichess app. Maybe it’s because of the animation time, rerendering, etc. But it’s not a major thing. More importantly, there are some critical bugs still in place. The biggest issue I had - and was also confirmed by my friend - when you switch from WiFi to mobile internet or other way around - the app says that the connection is lost, and there’s no easy way to get back online. When you force restart the app, it just doesn’t start but rather is stuck and you have to repeat the launch many times until eventually it comes back. I lost countless number of games because of that. Other thing I really don’t like about chess com app is that you can’t use analyze board on app. It’s so easy to do it on lichess but you can’t do it here. I often want to analyze OTB games right after I finished them and I can’t do it on my phone. I don’t feel it’s fair as I pay for the premium subscription with unlimited analysis. Please fix it.

Thank you for this feedback. We're working on optimizations for super blitz and bullet chess to minimize piece animation and the time used to make moves. Switching networks may show a temporary lack of connection in app but should regain connection soon after. If the app becomes stuck, you can use the "Force stop" option in application settings, but if the problem is occurring frequently, please write to us at support@chess.com for assistance. Lastly, we're working on implementing a standalone analysis board to mirror that feature on the Chess.com website!