Sponsors are vital channels of support for the North American Chess Association to meet its goals. Benefits of sponsorship transcend traditional media attention and are intended to be in synergy with an organizations core beliefs. Below are samples of our sponsors ranging in a variety of industry verticals from hospitality, bio-medical research, technology, and commercial real estate.

SenseAgility SenseAgility provides BUSINESS Architecture consulting services that support your technology investment decisions.	Gazelle Gazelle is a reCommerce service that helps you sell and recycle your used electronics. Whether you want to sell a cell phone, laptop, or any other of the more than 250,000 products we accept, Gazelle can help.	Forseva Based in Chicago, we develop and implement software applications that align sales, credit and collections.
Cajun Chess	Texas Tech University & SPICE Texas Tech University and their SPICE program continue to offer scholarships to our national and international events. They have been provided through March 2010, 4 scholarships valued up to $36,000 each that can be utilized for undergraduate or graduate studies.	DGT North America The North American distributor of DGT chess timers and electronic chess board technology.
Russell Enterprises Russell Enterprises has been publishing fine chess books for over two decades. With comprehensive international distribution, REI books are offered by both local book sellers and major book chains worldwide.	HoldenArt Chess HoldenArt designs and markets innovative products; including portable chess sets. Our goal is to provide products that people are proud to own.	Vince W Berry Real Estate Services Commercial real estate since 2004.
Chess.com The #1 place to play free online chess and learn chess rules, openings, & strategies. You can also find chess games, explore downloads, & review chess sets.	Holiday Inn - Skokie From the hotel's immediate surroundings in Skokie to the heart of downtown Chicago, we offer a full assortment of diversions, services and opportunities.	ACT LLC Our knowledge of the healthcare marketplace, coupled with our novel computational approaches, assist R&D decision-making in the most cost-effective way possible.
Monroi With media rich opportunities, MonRoi is enhancing the experience with an interactive web portal with live game analysis, spectator chat, chess event listings, results and relevant chess information.	Betsy Dynako - Photography Betsy Dynako shoots editorial, event, and art photography in Chicago and nationwide for nonprofits and corporations,

SPONSOR ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR GAMES
AND REACH A HUGE AND GROWING AUDIENCE

The game of chess is so hot the North American Chess Association (NACA) is giving organizations an opportunity to reach a deep cross-section of highly educated men and women with spending power who passionately follow chess tournaments and daily blogs.

Played by an estimated 700 million people in 160 countries - seven million men, women, teens, and children in the U.S., with nearly one million of them playing at least twice per week – the popularity of chess has created a multi-million dollar industry that includes the sale of equipment and books, purchase of private and group lessons, participation in on-line and live tournaments, and travel- related costs.

The NACA, which provides a leadership role in providing unique opportunities for the game’s more accomplished players to achieve international titles they cannot find easily anywhere else in the Western Hemisphere, has a rich audience of enthusiasts who follow its live monthly tournaments and ongoing discussion on its media partner web and blog sites.

NACA is offering sponsorships enabling organization to reach a healthy demographic cross-section of men, women, and families with higher education, income levels, and spending power.  Exclusive and non-exclusive packages enable sponsors to display their brand names in the media and on a variety of third party-monitored web sites.

Sponsorships are available for a variety of men’s, women’s, and youth tournaments on a first come, first served basis.  Contact Sevan A. Muradian, 847.274.1352, sevan@nachess.org, to discuss the sponsorship level aligned to your needs.

Thank you,

Sevan A. Muradian, Founder
North American Chess Association
International Arbiter and International Organizer

BENEFITS TO SPONSORS

• Synergize and enhance your corporate image with one of oldest, most coveted and prestigious intellectual sports
• Associate with one of the world’s hottest games among all demographic groups
• Reach millions of chess enthusiasts
• Reach a highly educated audience with spending power
• Advertising visibility
• News media visibility
• Multiple web site presence
• Real-time visibility during live Internet broadcast of events    

TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIP LEVELS

NACA offers several tournaments from which to choose. Tournaments can also be designed to a sponsor's request. Each tournament provides the same four levels of sponsorship participation.

Sponsorships are available for a variety of men’s, women’s, and youth tournaments on a first come, first served basis.  Contact Sevan A. Muradian, 847.274.1352, sevan@nachess.org, to discuss the sponsorship level aligned to your needs.