Chess

Chess Master Computer, online, human, puzzle, games

ZenSoft · com.zen.chess1

5.0 out of 5 (6 ratings) 500K+ downloads v4.6.1 10.2 MB Android 6.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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Signature matches the Google Play version Details

At a glance

Latest version: v4.6.1 (100)
Updated: Aug 9, 2026 (2 months ago)
APK size: 10.2 MB
Requires: Android 6.0+ (API 23)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Puzzle (game)
Listed since: Feb 11, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 12 (2 sensitive)
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

Chess is a game by ZenSoft in the Puzzle category, listed since at least February 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 12 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read shared storage and modify shared storage. It asks for the same permissions as version 4.6. The game offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

Ratings

5.0out of 56 ratings

5 ★100%
4 ★0%
3 ★0%
2 ★0%
1 ★0%

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

What's new in v4.6.1

Some bugs has been fixed

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Chess Master . Play against computer with various difficulty level by different thinking times and search deep, including over 600 chess opening and PGN file reader. You may play online games connecting with Free Interne Chess Server (FICS) or Internet Chess Club (ICC). Hint function may offers to you for good move. 250 chess puzzles available. Download thousands of games or openings as online and you may analyze and watch them. Zipped PGN format is already supported. There is no advertisements on payed version.

Version history

3 versions are listed, going back to v4.4.

v4.6.1 LATEST Aug 9, 2026 10.2 MB TRUSTED v4.6 Mar 23, 2026 10.2 MB TRUSTED v4.4 Sep 12, 2026 10.2 MB TRUSTED

All 3 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Aug 9, 2026.
Certificate issued to “E O” 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 9, 2026
Validated against Google Play Aug 9, 2026
Signed byCN=E O, C=90
Signing certificate (SHA-1)1D:36:D1:7B:85:FB:AF:B9:CF:95:55:36:3A:01:57:7B:1C:31:7F:42
File MD580aa26c6f10966e41ce2ccb91c84d652
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.

Permissions (12)

Chess requests 12 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Access adservices topics android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.zen.chess1.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch

Chess 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 Chess free?

The APK is free to download, but the game offers in-app purchases through Google Play.

Is the Chess 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 80aa26c6f10966e41ce2ccb91c84d652.