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Find tournaments and register online, or manage your events with our free arbiting software. Sharly Chess covers the full tournament lifecycle – from registration to final standings.

Organisers,
prepare your tournament

Manage registrations and payments, communicate with participants.

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Players,
find your tournament

Register, check-in, view pairings and results online.

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Arbiters,
manage your tournament

Manage tournaments with ease with our free software.

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Make your life easier with Sharly-Chess.com

Everything you need to organize successful chess tournaments

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.

Tournament management made for arbiters, by arbiters

Free, open-source, intuitive and designed for real-world tournaments.

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Arbiters love it

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.

Players love it

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.

Latest news

Apr 2, 2026

Sharly Chess 4.0 released

The main new feature of version 4.0 is the integration of the Sharly Chess arbitration software with the Sharly-Chess.com online registration platform. Read more...
Mar 29, 2026

Understanding the display differences between Sharly Chess and the FFE website

This video tutorial helps to understand the display differences observed between Sharly Chess and the FFE website. Read more...
Feb 21, 2026

Use Sharly Chess's non-monetary prizes for qualifying tournaments

Thanks to its non-monetary prizes, Sharly Chess simplifies the calculation of qualifying places, for example for regional youth tournaments qualifying for the French Youth Championship. Read more...

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