What type of game do you want?

There are many different types of chess you can play on ICC!

The Pure rating pools are the most accurate online ratings available because in each group, everyone plays exactly the same time control and players have no control over the pairings. There are three categories of Pure ratings

1-minute		(fast pace)	Information
5-minute		(medium pace)	Information
15-minute		(slow pace)	Information

There are also 3 categories of normal chess, and each allows you to customize how long a game lasts, if you want more variety.

Bullet		(fast pace)	Quick start
Blitz		(medium pace)	Quick start
Standard		(slow pace)	Quick start

Are you ready to find an opponent?

On ICC, you also have the option of playing:

     Simultaneous Exhibitions
     Correspondence chess

You can also train with specialized robots to improve your chess:

     Practice and improve your chess
     Use the ICC Training bot

Last, but not least, there are many other versions of chess which use alternate rules, called wild chess. Some of the more popular variants are described below.

Bughouse - Also known as Siamese chess       Crazyhouse - Similar to Bughouse, but with only two players.       Wild - All variations are listed here.

See Also:
How games are classified - technical
How to play chess on ICC
Blindfold chess