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The best Chess App ever on iPhone!
Chess Elite fuses the power of one of the strongest Chess Engine in App Store with the power of Web to keep you connected on the go and provides you with the best challenges. With beautifully rendered graphics Chess Elite is perfectly crafted for both the beginners and the advanced players.

Play local or play global

Battle it out in the ‘War of the Wits’ as Chess Elite gives you the chance to play with your friends as well as Pros from all across the globe.

Push Notification support

With Push Notification, you will be instantly notified of Challenges received and moves made in an online game.

Elo rating system

Lets you judge your chess skills against other players in the community.

Game summary

Lists your overall Wins and Losses status.

Sort feature

Displays the list of opponents sorted based on Name, Elo Rating, Max Wins, Max Losses.

Multiple boards

Feel the heat by playing multiple games at a time! Get set for the ultimate challenge.

Chess Clubs & Smart Groups

Chess Elite Clubs categorize players based on Elo Rating, while Smart Groups include Most Active Players, Most Promising Players and Past Opponents.

Player Info

Lets you set your Availability Status as well as change your Photo, Username and Password.

Career Summary

View your Career Statistics as well as check the details of other players.

What's new in v1.3.1?

Analysis Mode

Work out a winning strategy using Analysis Mode that lets you plan your moves. Swipe your finger across the screen to go back and forth in the game.

Replay ongoing games

Replay ongoing games to see all the moves made in the game so far. Swipe your finger across the screen to replay previous moves in the game one move at a time.



	No DPad 99Games, the creators of the critically acclaimed Wordulous and WordsWorth, recently released a chess app that is said to deliver a beautiful chess engine along with some online features.

	Frapstr Chess Elite stands as one of the best online chess players with a strong single-player engine.

	Nine Over Ten 9/10 Chess aficionados shouldn’t find any excuse not to add the game to their iPhones and at 99 cents, it’s a bargain!

	Crazy Mike's Apps Chess Elite has potential for tremendous and addictive chess fun. Again, if you dig beating the crap out of others in online communities then this may be your app, if not try to beat the computer, I could not.

	Macity Un motore di gioco in grado di impegnare i giocatori più bravi per le partite contro il computer e anche una serie completa di funzionalità per le partite online in diretta ma anche in modalità corrispondenza contro altri avversari umani, con tanto di notifiche push.

	iPhone App Attack Chess Elite (iTunes) is a simple, addictive chess game that’s incredibly easy to pick up.

	App-reciation Reviews Since its inception, the AppStore has seen a steady number of chess applications, and so have we. These have mostly been pretty basic, and although some might satisfy players looking for a standard chess game on their iPhone or iPod touch, none of them do as excellent a job as Chess Elite by 99Games.



	ITALIAMac Se volete giocare contro la CPU il mio consiglio è di orientarsi su Shredder o Fritz ma se volete giocare con i vostri amici, con sconosciuti, avere una valutazione e al massimo giocare contro la CPU allora Chess Elite è perfetto.

	Gear Diary Chess Elite definitely grabs the overall medal for best chess game on the iPhone.

	KRAPPS Chess Elite from 99Games has features to satisfy all types of players, from novice to experienced and 9 different board looks to tailor the visuals to taste.

	The Portable Gamer What the game does offer is pure and simple strategy gaming. If you enjoy Chess you will enjoy this, especially if you throw yourself into playing via the Community option.

	Loot Ninja For those who like to think while they relax, Chess Elite is a very good Chess Sim for your Apple devices. The game has all the features you need and none that you don’t and at a very good price, chess fans will be happy here.

	Under The Radar Excellent and classy chess game application with a host of customizable features, crisp graphics and game sounds and varying levels of difficulty.

	Touched Apps We enjoyed all the cool helpful features such as the pass and play and the fast/strong which is the quick way to setup how good of a play the ipod is going to be when you go head to head against it.


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