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Chess for Android

Chess application (supports third-party engines, electronic boards, online play)

Aart Bik · com.google.android.chess

4.8 (5 ratings) 10M+ downloads v6.9.9 1.1 MB Android 4.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version
v6.9.9 (699)
Updated
Aug 19, 2026 (2 months ago)
APK size
1.1 MB
Requires
Android 4.0+ (API 14)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Category
Board (game)
Listed since
Dec 13, 2011
Permissions
9 (6 sensitive)
Website
aartbik.com/android.php
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Chess for Android is a game by Aart Bik in the Board category, listed since December 2011. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 9 permissions, 6 of them sensitive, including precise location, read shared storage and Bluetooth advertise. It asks for the same permissions as version 6.9.3.

Ratings

4.8out of 55 ratings
  • 5 ★80%
  • 4 ★20%
  • 3 ★0%
  • 2 ★0%
  • 1 ★0%

Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.

What's new in v6.9.9

Manya Cynus Robot support

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Chess for Android consists of a chess engine and a GUI. The application accepts moves through the touch screen, trackball, or keyboard (e2e4 pushes the king pawn, e1g1 castles king side, etc.). An optional "move coach" highlights valid user moves during input and last played engine move. Full game navigation enables users to correct mistakes or analyze games. Games import and export as FEN/PGN to and from the clipboard or via sharing, load and save as file, or are set up through a position editor. A draw by stalemate, insufficient material, the fifty move rule, or threefold repetition is recognized. The engine plays at various levels (including random, against itself in auto-play, or free-play, where the game can be used as a "magnetic chessboard"). The user can play either side and, independently, view the board from the perspective of white or black. The application supports the Universal Chess Interface (UCI) and Chess Engine Communication Protocol (WinBoard and XBoard), which allows users to play against more powerful third party engines or even play tournaments between engines. Engines are imported in Android Open Exchange format (OEX), in Android Chessbase compatible format, or directly from SD card. Engine setup features time control, pondering, infinite analysis, hash tables, multiple threads, endgame tablebases, and opening test suites. The application connects to an external electronic chessboard (Certabo, Chessnut, ChessUp, DGT, House of Staunton, or Millennium) and supports online play on FICS (Free Internet Chess Server) or ICC (Internet Chess Club). Online manual at: https://www.aartbik.com/android_manual.php PERMISSION NOTES: You can freely disable permissions you don't want to grant, the rest of the application will continue to work: + Storage (Files and Media): only required when you want to load and save games to SD Card + Location: only required if you want to connect to DGT Pegasus/Chessnut Air, which requires a Bluetooth LE scan

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v6.9.2.

v6.9.9 LATEST Aug 19, 2026 1.1 MB TRUSTED v6.9.3 Apr 17, 2026 1.1 MB TRUSTED v6.9.2 Sep 6, 2026 1.1 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

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Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 19, 2026.
  • Certificate issued to “Google” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
  • Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature not checked yet Aug 19, 2026
  • Validated against Google Play Aug 19, 2026
  • Signed byCN=Aart Bik, OU=Unknown, O=Google, L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=Unknown
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)F6:4F:9E:53:44:CE:21:EC:8D:DA:46:C8:77:90:C9:AE:82:1C:15:92
  • File MD5b33c46b747ebe57e2e16ac1ba9095d44
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (9)

Chess for Android requests 9 permissions, 6 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Chess for Android APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Chess for Android APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is b33c46b747ebe57e2e16ac1ba9095d44.

Tags

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