World Chess: Play Online

Name: World Chess: Play Online
Rating: 4.7 (75 reviews)
Author: World Chess Events Limited

By: World Chess Events Limited App

Multiplayer, puzzles, trainer

Overview

Version:

2.33.2

Last updated: 2026-09-04

Ranking

#149,548 ▲ 7,057

Overall

Features & Capabilities

The only app with official FIDE online ratings and titles. Play bullet, blitz and rapid against players in 150+ countries — multiplayer, puzzles and trainer.

World Chess is the only chess app where your online rating and titles are officially recognised by FIDE, the International Chess Federation.

PLAY IN SECONDS — One tap to start. No sign-up for casual games. — Bullet, blitz and rapid against opponents in 150+ countries. — Invite a friend with a personal link. — Offline mode: face AI bots and solve puzzles with no connection. — AI opponents that adapt to your level. — Boards and piece sets you can customise.

PLAY LIKE A PRO — Every rated game counts towards your official FIDE Online Arena rating. — Earn titles that appear on your FIDE profile: Arena Candidate Master (ACM) — 1100 Arena FIDE Master (AFM) — 1400 Arena International Master (AIM) — 1700 Arena Grandmaster (AGM) — 2000 — Face titled players, including international masters and grandmasters. — Solve puzzles, build a puzzle rating, climb the board. — Run several games at once and find opponents faster.

PRO subscription unlocks your FIDE ID, advanced analysis and members-only tournaments.

Privacy Policy: https://support.chessarena.com/en/articles/6902938-privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://support.chessarena.com/en/articles/6740851-terms-and-conditions

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

World Chess Events Limited

Rating:

4.70

(75) 9 new ratings

Version:

2.33.2 Last updated: 2026-09-04

Version code:

890688753

Creation date:

2021-04-28

Compatible devices:

Size:

256.27MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-09

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Ranking

# 149,548 ▲ 7,057

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Developed by:

World Chess Events Limited

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/world-chess-play-online/id1561322679

Website:

https://worldchess.com

User Reviews

User sentiment is mixed: some praise the concept and content (puzzles, AI options, and Pro GM materials), but many reviews converge on stability and reliability problems (crashes, lag, disconnects), weak matchmaking and reporting for cheaters, and a small active player base with UX limitations.

Pros

Play live opponents and AI bots with multiple time controls for flexible practice and gaming sessions.
Puzzles and world-sourced challenges, including daily extra puzzles, with GM Masterclass content available via a Pro plan.
Potential to pursue a FIDE rating/status through Pro features.

Cons

Frequent crashes and instability (crashes during play, login crashes).
Significant lag and delayed move processing, plus time-control inaccuracies and disconnects.
Poor matchmaking (cannot filter by ELO, high abort rate, multiple games starting at once).
Cheating is a persistent problem with no adequate reporting/anti-cheat options.
Limited player population and several UX limitations (missing profiles, move history/PGN issues).

Recent reviews

how is it possible that a game with elements of speed isn’t offered in at least 60fps??? game is constantly lagging as everyone else has mentioned. what is going onn?

by al*****, 2026-06-11

I wanted to try this app out for myself to see if it was as bad as the review says. So far I have played 5 games with no lag and no issues. I’m currently in a hotel using terrible hotel WiFi and still no issues. Also so far I can find games fast with real people. I’ll have to try at a few different times in the day to see how consistent that is as I’ve noticed in other chess apps depending on the time of day it is harder for the app to find someone online. I like that I can choose multiple time formats at once to search for potential players, something I haven’t see in other chess apps. Like a few other chess apps you can only play a few puzzles a day unless you get the pro account. Which looks cheaper than the lowest tier of chess.com, though chess.com has way more features. This app does have an additional 10 puzzles that look like they are submitted by players around the world that you can try once your daily free puzzles are complete. Haven’t tried them all but they look difficult. They are also in another language so I don’t know what the “hint” or description of each puzzle is. Rather than having characters to play, you can play AI bots as well. And it will let you play in any time format with a bot which is pretty cool. Playing bullet with an AI robot is kind of crazy! All and all it has the basic stuff every chess app has with the pro account giving you access to the Masterclass lessons with GMs, more puzzles and opportunity to gain FIDE status (which is the main reason I was interested in this app). I like the idea of achieving FIDE rating with the pro account so I can see where I rank against world players but I haven’t signed up yet. I’ll will play a few more games for a few more days/weeks and then consider. Will also update review if I experience any issues. But so far definitely not seeing the issues others have said in their review.