We come to your venue with everything needed and run the evening end to end
From eight people to a hundred. Two hours, our boards and clocks, pairings and standings handled by the app, and by the end of the evening you have a winner and a results sheet. All your company needs to bring is the people, a room and a date.
We work across the whole city, from a tower in Moscow City to an office beyond the MKAD. How the format itself works is covered in detail on the corporate tournaments page - this one is about how it plays out in Moscow specifically.
In Moscow half of any decision about an event comes down to geography: will people turn up if the trip takes forty minutes, and is there anything suitable near the office? So the conversation almost always starts with the neighbourhood.
Towers where five companies ride the same lift. The venue is usually inside the complex, so nobody has to travel
A dense belt of offices and restaurants right by the metro - the easiest part of town to gather people on a weeknight
Business centres next to converted factories: the tournament often goes into a loft in the office courtyard
Creative companies and agencies. Venues with character rather than a meeting room with carpet tiles
Large offices outside the MKAD ring road, from where nobody heads into the centre in the evening - the tournament only works on site
IT and product teams, lots of young staff who are already tired of pub quizzes
For the towers and restaurants of the business district, see tournaments in Moscow City.
The most common choice: a meeting room or the canteen after six. Nothing to rent, and nobody has to go anywhere
When the tournament is part of an evening with dinner. You need a private room: the main floor is too noisy and cramped for boards
Moscow is a city of converted factories, and a loft is the best option for a 40-100 person tournament with a prize-giving
Handy for distributed teams: neutral ground near the metro, rented for the evening
For offsites and partner meetings, when some of the guests fly in from other cities
The room requirements are the same for every option and fairly modest - see what we need from the room. Each type of venue has its own guide: office, restaurant, hotel, coworking space.
Whatever usually goes wrong has nothing to do with chess and everything to do with the city. It is easier to agree on these points in advance.
Most business centres need a guest list for security in advance, plus a separate request to let a car in. This is the one thing we cannot do for you
Boards, clocks and score sheets make up several heavy bags. Inside the Third Ring Road we arrive early; for the south-west and beyond the MKAD we build in time for traffic
In Moscow an evening event rarely comes together before seven, but after nine half the room has gone home. The sweet spot is a start between 18:30 and 19:00
Above the fifth floor it is worth giving notice: at rush hour the lifts in the towers are busy
On equipment and unloading, see tournament logistics; on table layout, see seating and setup.
The classic: five to seven rounds of blitz, a standings table and a prize-giving. Two hours
Individual and team standings at once: sales against engineering
Several stages instead of a single evening, when you want something regular
A chess zone inside a large party: walk up and play
If you need a client-facing evening rather than a staff event, see chess for clients and partners.
Two lines are enough: how many people, the occasion, which part of Moscow and roughly when. We reply the same day with a price and a list of what we need from you. If the format is not a good fit, we will tell you that too.
What makes up the budget - what a tournament costs and the commercial proposal.
Yes, including New Moscow and the nearest parts of the Moscow region. The only difference is logistics: inside the Third Ring Road we arrive an hour before the start, for a venue beyond the MKAD we set off early with time to spare for traffic.
Eight or more. In Moscow the upper limit is set by the venue, not by us: a hundred people need a hall that fits fifty tables, and the city has such venues.
Yes, that is a common setup. You need a hall or an open area with tables; check the access rules separately - the guest list for security and the car entry request are handled by the company, not by us.
Yes, and that is the usual situation. Knowing how the pieces move is enough: Swiss pairings match people of a similar level from round two, so lopsided games are rare.
Tables and chairs at two people per table, normal lighting and a power socket. A stage and sound system are optional, but for a tournament of fifty or more a microphone is handy for the prize-giving.
The price depends on the number of players, the venue and the format. Message us - we reply the same day with a quote for your event.
The earlier the better, especially in December: in Moscow venues and dates for corporate parties are snapped up a month to six weeks ahead. The rest of the year a tournament can be put together quickly.
Possibly. Moscow is our home base; travelling to another city is decided case by case - tell us where you are and we will say straight away whether we can take it on.
Team building, where getting everyone involved matters more - chess team building in Moscow. At your own office - an office tournament. Just the equipment - chess set rental. Choosing a room - venues in Moscow. Budget - what it costs. For an IT team - a tournament for an IT company. At an expo - a chess zone at a conference. In December - a New Year corporate party. Method and running order - corporate tournaments and chess team building. An evening for your guests - a client event. Tournaments by sector - industry tournaments. And if you are not a company but simply someone who wants to play in Moscow - club chess evenings and chess in Moscow.
