The BrainChess Schools Chess Championship is an annual inter-school chess competition designed to bring together outstanding young players from across Africa to compete, learn, and build lasting friendships through the game of chess.
Saturday
Lagos, Nigeria
Swiss Team
Prize Pool
Saturday
3rd, October 2026
Celebr8 Centre HQ
Lagos, Nigeria
7 Rounds
Swiss Team, 10
Over 20 Million
Naira
Africa’s premier inter-school school team chess championship, bringing together outstanding schools from Nigeria and across the continent to compete under internationally recognised tournament standards.
Whether you’re representing a school from Lagos, Kwara, Borno, Kaduna, Enugu, Rivers, or anywhere across Nigeria and Africa, this is your opportunity to compete, connect and celebrate excellence through chess.
Everything you need to know about eligibility, tournament regulations, competition format, team composition, time controls, scoring system, and player conduct.
Discover the championship's prize structure, team awards, board prizes, medals, trophies, participation certificates, and special awards.
Schools from across Africa are welcome to participate. Learn about complimentary registration, accommodation, airport reception, transportation, and visa support available to eligible international delegations.
Ready to participate? Find registration requirements, important dates, fees, required documents, and complete your school's registration.
Stay informed with championship announcements, registration updates, venue information, official notices, and tournament news.
Click here to download the School Declaration Form. Please print and sign the document and bring along to the evetnt venue.
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And Individual Board Performance Rewards
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₦5,000,000
₦3,000,000
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