About MonRoi
Every move
recorded. Every
game live.
MonRoi is the patented live chess technology that turns paper scoresheets into a real-time global experience — connecting players, organizers, and fans worldwide.
Personal Chess Manager
FIDE & USCF certified electronic scoresheet.
Secure. Wireless. Paper-free.
THE COMPANY
Our story
MonRoi™ Inc. is a privately held company based in Montreal, Canada. We are a world leader in live chess technology.
The company offers the patented MonRoi system, which enables chess players to electronically record, store, and view their games on Personal Chess Managers (PCMs). These fully secure, proprietary handheld wireless devices relay moves to the Professional Tournament Manager (PTM). Internet users can follow tournaments live on MonRoi’s platform.
Just as television became the media standard for most sporting events, our goal is to become the media standard for chess events and activities — with live game analysis, spectator interaction, event listings, results, and rich chess information.
ON THE RECORD
A milestone for women in chess
MonRoi executed the world’s first International Women’s Chess Grand Prix. The company collaborated with the European Chess Union, Quebec Chess Federation, Chess’n Math Association, Susan Polgar Foundation, Continental Chess Association, and the Association of Chess Professionals. The Grand Prix Finale was an 8-player round-robin held in Montreal in July 2007, with qualification events across the USA, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Croatia.
MONROI SYSTEM
We changed how chess is watched
A complete ecosystem for recording, managing, and broadcasting chess at every level.
MON ROI
Why the name MonRoi?
“Mon Roi” – My King
In French, Mon Roi means “My King.” The king represents the prize the opponent seeks to win. Kings are royal. They may not be moved to a square attacked by an opposing piece.
The words chess and checkmate both come from Shah, the Persian word for King. The name reflects both the royal character of the game and the central role every player’s own king plays in the contest.
“Shah mat” – the king is helpless.
HOME BASE
Born in Montréal. Built for the world.
MonRoi is located in Saint-Laurent (Montreal), one of Canada’s leading centers for high technology. The area is home to thousands of companies in pharmaceuticals, aerospace, telecommunications, and information technology.
Montréal is a major technological hub in North America, supported by a highly educated, largely bilingual workforce and four renowned universities: McGill, Université de Montréal, Concordia, and Université du Québec à Montréal.
4,000+
tech & industry companies
140+
nationalities call the city home
4
major universities
$60B
annual manufacturing output
THE GAME, BY THE NUMBERS
About Chess
Chess remains one of the world’s most popular board games. It is played at the Chess Olympiad, the Continental Championships, the World Championships, national chess tournaments, regional tournaments, chess club tournaments, school tournaments, and many other events.
Chess Federations serve the chess community by promoting the game and organizing tournaments worldwide. There are hundreds of chess tournaments each year globally: open, closed, men, women, and youth events.
100+
chess federations worldwide
5M
federation members (estimated)
147
countries at the 2006 Chess Olympiad
(vs. fewer than 20 in 1924)
30+
Countries that have added chess to the primary school curriculum
While there are hundreds of millions of chess fans who understand and enjoy the game, internet publications indicate that up to 5 million chess players worldwide are members of federations. Tournament participation statistics demonstrate that interest in chess is growing: in 1924 fewer than 20 countries participated in the Chess Olympiad, while in 2006 that number reached 147.
The chess market continues to expand primarily because of the educational value of chess in schools. Educators around the world have gradually introduced the game into their classrooms as a fun way to help children develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Today the game is part of the regular primary-school curriculum of over 30 countries around the world. Scholastic chess remains the main driver of growth in the chess market.
“Test scores improved by 17.3% for students regularly engaged in chess classes, compared with only 4.56% for children participating in other forms of enriched activities.”
— American Chess Foundation (Chess in Schools Program)
WHY CHESS?
A game that trains the mind
Chess is more than competition. It develops skills that carry into classrooms, workplaces and everyday decisions.
- develops decision-making, planning, and problem solving skills
- develops critical, analytical, and logical thinking and perseverance
- improves concentration, memory, intuition and self-control
- improves independence, imagination and creativity
- inspires self-motivation, self-esteem and confidence
- improves social and communication skills
Be part of the MonRoi vision
Whether you are recording your own games, organizing a tournament, or watching grandmasters from the other side of the world – every move can matter.