Sponsors
Put your brand on the ultimate intellectual sport
The Montréal Open gathers 200+ players and their families for an entire weekend. Your brand can be everywhere: at the venue, online and on the mic.
Why chess?
Chess cuts across every walk of life: school kids, students, professionals, retirees. A chess tournament is an attentive, educated, local audience gathered in one place for three full days — not three seconds of scrolling.
Sponsoring the Montréal Open aligns your brand with education, strategy, youth and community. And it gets you seen, again and again, all weekend long.
Your audience
200+ players
ages 6 to 86, beginners to masters
Families & companions
parents, coaches and spectators on site all weekend
Three full days
of continuous exposure, not a one-evening event
Photo & video coverage
reels, broadcasts and content shared long after the event
Where your brand appears
Every package combines physical, digital and on-mic visibility:
Banners and signage in the playing hall
Logo on the official website and tournament page
Social media: announcements, reels and dedicated campaigns
Newsletters before and after the event
Microphone announcements between rounds
Live broadcast of the top boards
Official program and prize ceremonies
Three packages, incremental visibility
The formula is simple: the more you invest, the more visible your brand. Each tier includes everything below it. Secure online payment via Square.
Bronze
Your brand online
$1,000 CAD
- Logo on the official website
- Social media shoutout
- Name listed in the event program
Silver
Your brand at the venue
$3,000 CAD
Everything in Bronze, plus:
- Logo on on-site banners
- Sponsor message in the event program
- On-mic mentions at the opening and closing ceremonies
Gold
Your brand everywhere, all weekend
$5,000 CAD
Everything in Silver, plus:
- Premium banner placement in the main hall
- Featured in pre- and post-event newsletters
- Dedicated social media campaign
- Promotional table in the lobby, all weekend
- On-mic mentions between rounds
Platinum
Official co-sponsor
$10,000+ CAD
Everything in Gold, plus:
- “Official Co-Sponsor” billing on all materials
- Ad or clip on the live broadcast
- Logo on stage and the podium backdrop
- Short speech (2–3 min) at the closing ceremony
- Section naming rights (“The [Your Brand] Open Section”)
Sponsorship is generally 100% deductible as an advertising expense for your business — confirm with your accountant. Secure payment via Square · Official invoice provided.
Want a custom package?
Section sponsorship, prize fund contributions, equipment, catering: we'll build the partnership that makes sense for your brand. Get in touch.
Email the teamaba@blitzbishops.com