Official Rules: Contests, Clubs, Creators and Events

Last updated: 22 October 2026

1. Who runs these programs

The Share & Earn contests, clubs, the creators program and seasonal events ("the Programs") are run by Rama Chess, West Bengal, India. Contact: [email protected].

Google is not a sponsor of, and is not involved in, any of the Programs. Apple, YouTube, Twitch, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Kick are not sponsors either.

2. No purchase necessary

No purchase or payment of any kind is needed to take part or to win. Buying a plan does not improve your chances. Prizes are never sold.

3. Who can take part

• Anyone with a Rama Chess account signed in with Google or a verified email address. Guest accounts cannot win prizes.
• Players under 18 may take part only with the permission of a parent or guardian. Players under 18 cannot make clubs or join the creators program, and only their first name is ever shown.
• The Programs are void where they are not allowed by law.
• One person, one account. Prizes go only to the account that earned them.

4. Share & Earn contests

• Periods: the monthly contest runs from the 1st of each month 00:00 to the last day 23:59 India time (IST). A weekly contest, when it is switched on, runs Monday 00:00 to Sunday 23:59 IST. The current dates are always shown in the app and on ramachess.com/contests/.
• How to enter: share your invite link from the app (Awards → Share & Earn). There is no other entry.
• What counts: a friend counts only when they install Rama Chess on their own phone and sign in with a new account, and the referral passes every security check (for example: a new real phone, not the same phone or network as you, not an emulator, a genuine app from Google Play). Referrals that are being checked count only after they are confirmed. Referrals that are not confirmed by the time prizes are given do not count for that period.
• Winners: the players with the most confirmed friends in the period, who also reach the minimum shown in the app. If two players have the same number, the one who reached it first ranks higher. There is no random draw.
• Prize date: prizes are given automatically in the app within 48 hours after the period ends (the exact wait is shown in the app). Winners see a message in the app and may get a notification. The number of prize places is fixed and shown in the app before the period starts.

5. Clubs

• Players aged 18 or older can make one club. Club names must be friendly; names with bad words, links or names that pretend to be Rama Chess are refused. Anyone can report a club. Reported clubs can be hidden, renamed or removed.
• Captain rewards are given when a club reaches a number of real members (members on their own phones, not the captain's). Club rankings use games played, games won and new members in the month.

6. Creators program

• Creators apply in the app with their channel link and follower count. Every application is checked by hand; approval is at Rama Chess's choice.
• Approved creators get a personal link, a Creator badge and in-app rewards for confirmed players (the same checks as Share & Earn), up to a monthly limit shown in the app.
• Creators must not promise viewers money, must not buy installs and must not ask for app ratings or reviews in exchange for anything.

7. Seasonal events

• Events run between the start and end times shown in the app. Task progress (puzzles solved, online games, confirmed invites, gifts) is counted by the Rama Chess server. Daily limits apply, and games against the same opponent count only a few times.
• Task prizes are claimed with the Claim button. Leaderboard prizes are given automatically after the event ends.
• Arena tournaments linked to an event follow the tournament's own rules and prizes shown in the app.

8. Prizes

• All prizes are in-app items only: access to bots and engines, days of the Pro or Max plan, puzzle levels, badges and frames. Prizes have no cash value, cannot be exchanged for money, cannot be moved to another account and cannot be sold.
• Plan days given to a paying member start when the paid plan ends. A plan prize may be replaced by an in-app prize of similar kind (for example bots) when the monthly prize limit is reached.
• There are no cash prizes, no gift cards and no real-world goods.

9. Fair play

Fake accounts, using more than one account, emulators, modified apps, bought or automated installs, install-exchange services, or any other cheating removes the account from all Programs, and prizes may be taken back. Rama Chess decides these cases. No prize, coin or reward is ever given for rating or reviewing the app on Google Play.

10. Privacy

Leaderboards and club pages show only first names (and a profile picture for adults who uploaded one). Rama Chess stores only what is needed to check that referrals are real (a salted phone id and a salted network part), as described in the Privacy Policy.

11. Changes

Rama Chess may change, pause or end a Program. A change never takes away a prize that was already given, and the rules of a period that has started are not made worse for players during that period, except to stop cheating.

12. Law

These rules are governed by the laws of India.