A polished, full featured way to play chess against friends or random opponents online. Play fast chess with a clock, or play many correspondence games at a time making moves whenever you have a chance every day or so.
"Social Chess Is The Best Way To Get Your iCheckmate On" -CultOfMac.com
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
* No Advertisements!
* Beautiful, clean, intuitive layout.
* Features are chosen and implemented carefully.
* Your privacy is respected. We will not spam or share any user info.
* Game features are driven by your feedback.
GAME FEATURES
* Statistics - ELO Rating, Wins, Losses, Draws.
* Elo Charts & Per Opponent statistics.
* Advanced features such as Conditional Moves and Premoves.
* Receive push notifications when a game is updated.
* Play even when there is no internet connection. Moves are sent later.
* Play up to 5 games at a time, or increase it to 100 with In-App purchase.
* Search for opponents by username, email, or we'll match you with a random opponent.
* Claim Victory if opponent does not make a move in the time allowed.
* Optional Takeback move.
* Chess960
* Analysis Board to work out your strategy.
SOCIAL FEATURES
* User Profile including picture, comments, etc.
* Map view of your opponent's location.
* Chat and Group Chat
* Browse your opponent's games, and their opponent's games.
* Elo Rankings
Apple End User License Agreement
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Great app, but the premium version is full of bugs. Strange since free version is bug-free, fast and kind of flawless. You guys really need to fix your premium, I’m out.
Dr
Drarvinds
Socialchess is one of the best apps that I have come across. It gives the time flexibility which allows one to play at any time. A good part of it is the game analysis which helps one to see what different combinations could be used in the game. In future upgrades, you could build:1. Recognize the openings after the first few moves.2. Post game analysis could provide the deviations made in the match from the standard opening for improvement ( strictly after the game ends so that there can be no help during the game).3. Statistics on openings for each player who has played over 25 games (e.g. Roy lopez 2, kings Indian 3, Carro Kan 5 etc).4. Allow for short games. If both players agree, ability to setup a 10 min game.5. Highlight some of the best games played by any player.In any case, I am very happy with the current version and have been actively playing.The changes made are very apt addition to the app!
Play it and you will know why 5 star
Shamasis
Initially, I thought it would be another boring game. But no! Great game UI, matches you with perfect opponents so that you would want to play. And having the ability to play at your own leisure, adds a whole new dimension to chess playing. At least, busy people like us can play a full game of chess without loosing the world.
* bug fixes and improvements
Version 2026.10.4
The developer, Woodchop Software LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Provider
Woodchop Software LLC
Size
91.9 MB
Category
Board
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
