Icarus

Absolutely the best internet chess program available anywhere.

Icarus  Review

Tired of playing chess against your computer--a near-infallible machine with no real flavor to its game? Wouldn't you rather play a human instead? Icarus is the newest interface for the Internet Chess Club, an online group of thousands of chess players. Its beautiful, easy-to-use interface will help you get connected and playing chess in no time. Join an online chess community that offers lectures, lessons by grand masters, over a hundred IRC-like chat channels, tournaments, simul exhibits, chess variations, and more!