The 2025 PositiveNaija Monthly Chess Competition and Exhibition is aimed at showcasing chess talent, held monthly in Karu, Abuja.
The goal is to advance the game of chess as a tool of self discovery and mastery noting the powerful elements of courage, responsibility, sacrifice, creativity, critical -thinking, strategy, decision-making skills, patience, focus, balance, etc.
Details of the 2025 PositiveNaija Monthly Chess Competition and Exhibition
- Participation: Free
- Age: No restriction
- Touch and play: Yes
- Player colour: Coin toss
- Resignation: Loss by resignation is allowed
- Gender: Male and female can play each other
- Date: First Saturday of every month (9am – 6pm)
- Game time: 15 minutes per person (no increment)
- Deadline of registration: Last day of previous month
- Timeout: A participant automatically loses a game when out of time
- Prize: 1,000 Naira per win and certificate to the person with the most wins
- Piece movement: Once your fingers are off a moved piece, the move is final
- Fair play: Disqualification for any mocking or taunting of opponents or players
- Loss: A player who loses cannot continue to play in the competition for that day
- Draw outcome: A game can be regarded as a draw via 3-move repetition, stalemate or by insufficient material. Verbal offers are not allowed. If a game is drawn, the players would play again but a coin toss would be done and whoever is black needs a win or a draw to progress
- Recording: All games are recorded and uploaded on our YouTube channel “PositiveNaija”
- Venue: PositiveNaija Art Gallery and Gift Shop. Opposite Total Academy, Karu Site. Abuja.
For enquiries, registration & sponsorship, send a message on WhatsApp: 09064503292
