Chess Tournament Manager

Chess Tournament Manager helps chess organizers run tournaments from one practical mobile app.

Create events, manage players and teams, enter results, handle byes and forfeits, follow standings and share PDF tournament reports.

Supported formats include Round-Robin, Knockout, Swiss, Dutch Swiss, Team Swiss and Arena tournaments.

Dutch Swiss is a FIDE-aware Swiss pairing system designed for organizers who need more structured pairing rules, clearer round handling and support for real tournament situations such as forfeits, technical byes and requested byes.

Team Swiss makes it easier to run team-based chess events with board lineups, match points, game points and clear team standings.

For individual events, you can manage Swiss, Dutch Swiss, Arena, Knockout and Round-Robin tournaments with fast result entry, Elo updates, flexible bye management, player changes where supported and professional PDF exports.

Key features:
- Round-Robin, Knockout, Swiss, Dutch Swiss, Team Swiss and Arena formats.
- FIDE-aware Dutch Swiss pairings for more structured Swiss tournaments.
- Support for forfeits, technical byes and requested byes.
- Clear round screens with player scores, Elo and rating changes.
- Team match cards with board labels and balanced player details.
- Custom tie-break ordering for Swiss, Dutch Swiss, Arena and Team Swiss events.
- Direct Encounter, Buchholz, Buchholz Cut 1, Sonneborn-Berger and Most Wins support.
- Player and team statistics with Elo history and tournament records.
- Saved player lists for recurring clubs and events.
- Tournament archiving for completed or inactive tournaments.
- PDF sharing for pairings, rankings and tournament reports.
- Optional cloud backup with a signed-in account.

Designed for clubs, schools, coaches, arbiters and chess communities that need a reliable way to organize events without manual spreadsheets.

Recent changes:
- Improved Dutch Swiss pairings according to the FIDE Arbiter’s Manual 2026.
- Fixed subgroup formation, float handling, and pairing priorities.
- Improved pairing search accuracy in complex tournaments.