Not Your Usual Away Day
A CheckMate Corporate Day brings your team together over the board — absorbing, screen-free and a genuine change of pace, with yoga and mindfulness woven through. Stimulating and restorative in equal measure. We build the day around you, whatever the occasion.
Focus, patience, strategy and a reset from screens. Whatever the level, our expert coaches bring everyone along — first-timers and seasoned players alike.
Optional yoga and mindfulness help body and mind unwind, so the day both sharpens and settles your team.
Half day, full day or a full weekend. Tell us your group size, goals, preferred location and timings, and we’ll design it to fit.
What’s Included
Everything handled, so all your team has to do is turn up and play.
Our riverside space at Hotel Rafayel — a five-star setting on the Thames — or a setting of your preference.
Titled players and experienced coaches leading the day, whatever your team’s level.
Optional yoga and mindfulness, woven through the day to keep it restorative as well as sharp.
From coffee and working lunches to something more, arranged around your schedule.
All chess and yoga equipment handled. Need a boardroom with full AV for the afternoon? That can be provided too.
One person managing your day from first enquiry through to the close.
A Typical Day
A full day, shaped around your team — here’s how one might flow.
A relaxed start, with teas, coffees and time to settle in.
Our coaches get everyone playing, breaking out into small groups by experience.
Gentle yoga and breathing exercises to clear the mind before lunch.
A top player shares stories and insight from the competitive game.
Chess-inspired challenges that reward lateral thinking, not rating — built for all levels and all about teamwork.
A friendly tournament to put the day’s thinking into practice.
Wind down, reflect, and head off sharper than you arrived.
The Boardroom is available throughout the day for breakout meetings or quiet calls.
Pricing
Every CheckMate Corporate Day is built around your group, goals and timings, so we price each one individually. Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll put together a tailored quote — no obligation.
And it’s an investment that gives back: 10% of every corporate booking fee helps subsidise community sessions in the same space, including bursaries that open up chess and wellbeing to local children.
Enquire about your day →Plan your day
Tell us about your team and what you have in mind, and we'll come back with a tailored proposal and quote.
What happens next:
You get in touch — Share your group size, rough dates and what you're hoping for.
We design your day — We'll propose a format and timings built around your team, and send a tailored quote.
You're booked in — Once you're happy and the deposit's paid, your day's confirmed and we handle the rest.
Questions? Most are answered in the FAQs below. If yours isn't, pop it in the enquiry form and we'll get back to you — or email coaching@checkmateexperiences.co.uk.
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FAQs
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Teams of any kind — from small departments to whole companies — looking for an away-day that's engaging, sociable and a real change of pace. No chess experience needed.
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A venue of your choosing — we can also come to you or host at our riverside space at Hotel Rafayel in Battersea.
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Optional and tailored to your team — yoga and mindfulness woven through the day if you'd like it, led by qualified practitioners.
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From 10 up to 100 people.
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Not at all. Our coaches start everyone from the basics, and the day's challenges reward thinking and teamwork over chess rating — so complete beginners and seasoned players enjoy it equally.
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A mix of chess coaching, a friendly tournament, team challenges and an optional wellness element, with breaks and lunch throughout. See "A Typical Day" above for a sample flow — though we shape each day around you.
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Every day is built around your group, so we price each one individually. Tell us what you have in mind and we'll send a tailored quote, with no obligation. 10% of every corporate booking fee helps fund community sessions in the same space.
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Through our CheckMate Community pledge, 10% of every corporate booking goes back into the community — funding affordable venue hire for local groups and bursary places in children's classes such as chess and drama, run at The Rafayel Space, Hotel Rafayel, Battersea. Read our community pledge.
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Yes — tell us your requirements when you book and we'll arrange catering to suit.
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Send us your enquiry with your group size, preferred dates and what you're hoping for. We'll confirm availability and send a tailored quote and terms; your day is confirmed once a deposit is paid and terms agreed.