Online registration platform

Allows players to register online, and organisers to manage their registrations.

Free and open arbitration application

Manage tournaments from A to Z using our free application.
Available for Windows, macOS and Linux.

Event Management
Create and manage chess events with multiple tournaments and flexible capacity limits.

Player Registration
Streamlined registration process with support for multiple tariffs, and duplicate player detection.

Player Database Search
Integrated player database search for accurate player information.

Payment Processing
Secure payment processing via Stripe with funds going directly to you. Automatic invoicing and refund management included.

Products & Add-ons
Sell merchandise, meal vouchers, and other add-ons alongside tournament registrations.

Team Access
Give all team members access to your organisation so everyone can share the workload.

Built-in Messaging
Communicate directly with players through built-in messaging that the entire organising team can access and share.

Live Pairings & Results
Display pairings and results in real time during tournaments for players and spectators.

Easy Synchronisation
Effortless synchronisation with our arbitration software to keep everything in sync.

Sharly Chess is built around the needs of tournament arbiters, helping you stay organized and efficient even in high-pressure settings.

Player management
All your players in one place, with easy search and filtering.

Check-ins
Check players in yourself, or have players check themselves in.

Pairings
Automated, FIDE compliant, and easy to adjust on the fly.

Live standings
Results are available instantly after each round.

Offline solution
Run tournaments without an internet connection.

Focus on arbitration
Players can enter their own results while you manage the tournament.

Sharly Chess improves the tournament experience for everyone. Players can find their pairings quickly and submit results with ease.

Digital result input
Less waiting between rounds since the arbiter doesn’t have to enter every result.

On-screen pairings
Players instantly see their board and opponent.

The Sharly Chess arbiting application is free and open source, kept alive by donations.
Thank you to everyone supporting the project.

Aug 26, 2026