New In Chess

New In Chess, a must-read magazine for all chess aficionados, with gameviewer

New In Chess · com.newinchess.magazine

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.23.3 (200210011)
Updated: Jan 20, 2026 (9 months ago)
APK size: 50.1 MB
Requires: Android 8.0+ (API 26)
CPU support: ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category: News & Magazines (app)
Permissions: 16 (2 sensitive)
Website: newinchess.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

New In Chess is an app by New In Chess in the News & Magazines category. It includes native code for ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 16 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location. It asks for the same permissions as version 2.22.7. The app offers in-app purchases through Google Play and can read the advertising ID that ad and analytics services use.

What's new in v2.23.3

Bug fixes

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

It’s easier than ever to enjoy New In Chess, a must-read magazine for all chess aficionados. You can read the magazine, tap on the chess games and replay all the annotated games on your tablet! The app is FREE. And you can get our complete issue 2013#8 for FREE as well. This issue reviews the World Championship Match. Find out why Anand lost and Carlsen won. FEATURES • 8 issues a year • FREE issue 2016#8 • Chess gameviewer included! • You can replay all annotated games of the magazine on the built-in board • Download each issue to your device to read without an internet connection • Switch easily between reading and playing through chessgames • Store and access back issues • Subscribe at the website of New In Chess • Want more New In Chess? Download back issues (more will be available soon) SUBSCRIPTION OPTIONS • Subscribe yearly (8 issues) for $99.99 at the website of New In Chess. Outside of the US, you will be charged in your local currency at the prevailing exchange rate • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period ABOUT NEW IN CHESS MAGAZINE New In Chess magazine is a premier international chess publication with eight issues a year, offering on-site tournament reports, game annotations by top grandmasters, interviews, in-depth reportage, exclusive columns by Anish Giri, Jan Timman and Judit Polgar, historical features, iconic photography, book reviews and puzzles. Regular contributers are: Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin, Hikaru Nakamura, Garry Kasparov, Veselin Topalov, Wesley So and Ding Liren.

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v2.22.7.

v2.23.3 LATEST Jan 20, 2026 50.1 MB TRUSTED v2.22.7 Jan 7, 2025 58 MB TRUSTED

All 2 versions

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Jan 20, 2026.
Certificate issued to “New In Chess” This is the certificate of the Google Play version.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jan 20, 2026
Validated against Google Play Jan 20, 2026
Signed byCN=Remmelt Otten, OU=Unknown, O=New In Chess, L=Alkmaar, ST=Noord-Holland, C=NL
Signing certificate (SHA-1)27:5F:0B:79:EB:58:1B:0B:A0:99:BA:91:CC:51:63:BF:D1:B0:C5:DA
File MD5b9c37194f33e0210efc6c3a117cc050b
Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (16)

New In Chess requests 16 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Access adservices ad id android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
Access adservices attribution android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
Advertising ID com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Google Play install referrer com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing) com.android.vending.BILLING
Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.newinchess.magazine.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Receive push notifications com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
Run instrumentation android.permission.RUN_INSTRUMENTATION
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location

New In 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 New In Chess free?

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

Is the New In 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 other version checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is b9c37194f33e0210efc6c3a117cc050b.