This new platform is the result of several months of development and is already being used successfully by a number of clubs.
Unlike general-purpose payment solutions, Sharly-Chess.com is built specifically for chess competitions.
Seamlessly integrated with the Sharly Chess arbitration software, it simplifies the work of organizers and arbiters, saving valuable time when preparing events.
Players also benefit from a growing set of online features, including live results tracking and pairing notifications.
The platform is now live — you can explore it here:
Version 4.0 of Sharly Chess also introduces several features requested by the community, including:
👉 Discover the other improvements in the full changelog.
As always, your feedback is welcome on Discord, by email (support@sharly-chess.com), or on GitHub.
PS: Thanks and welcome to Arun, Gilles, and Lucas for their contributions!
]]>Four distinct issues have been identified that disrupt the order of the boards on the FFE website:
You will discover the reasons for these display differences in the video below.
]]>In the video below (in French), you will discover how to use Sharly Chess’s non-monetary prizes to award qualifying spots for the French Youth Championship in regional tournaments (or qualifying spots for the regional championship in departmental tournaments).
]]>This new version brings many user-requested features to streamline event management.
It is possible to import events from the application (Home > Create an Event > Import an SCE File), and exporting data in SCE format has been promoted to avoid the data loss encountered with other formats.
It is possible to import players in bulk using a CSV file.
Before the start of an event’s tournaments, it is possible to distribute players into tournaments based on their rating, either manually or automatically (Tournaments tab > Distribute Players).
This feature will be particularly appreciated by organizers of events with by-level tournaments, allowing for very quick tournament setup as soon as check-in is complete.
Previously, removing unpaired players (for example, before upload them online) was done individually on the Players tab.
This can now be done all at once (Tournaments tab > Actions > Remove Unpaired Players).
Hovering over player now displays their history.
The bbpPairings engine has been updated to version 6, bringing Sharly Chess into compliance with recent changes to the FIDE Handbook.
👉 Check out the full changelog for all the details.
As always, we welcome your feedback on Discord, by email (support@sharly-chess.com), or on GitHub.
]]>For this new version, the Sharly Chess developers focused on improving the plugins needed for organizing and arbitrating school competitions in France.
Note: the “Print” menu has been renamed “Documents,” as documents are rarely printed (one of Sharly Chess’s goals is to minimize printing).
Several features have been added, and the user experience has been significantly improved.
Player updates are now done by FFE license number, by FIDE ID (new), and then by name and date of birth, making it easier to add the license numbers of unlicensed players at the time of competition (very useful for school competitions).
Pre-filled license certificates are now available in the “Documents” menu, along with most FFE forms.
A new prize type called hybrid allows you to specify both monetary and non-monetary prizes (trophies, cups, medals, prizes in kind, etc.).
Archived events can now be deleted from the web interface, without accessing the file system.
Options on the screens now allow you to display a maximum number of players with minimal information (board number and color), particularly suited to youth competitions where players are often confused by detailed displays (and not just young players!).
👉 Check out the full changelog for all the details.
As always, we welcome your feedback on Discord, by email (support@sharly-chess.com), or on GitHub.
]]>To meet the needs of organisers of events that don’t use the standard FIDE age categories, it’s now possible to configure the age categories that will be used by your event. Different configurations can be used on an ad-hoc basis, but you can also create category sets that you can re-use easily for future events too.
Age categories can now be calculated using a configurable reference date. By doing so, players remain in the age category they had on that date instead of being reclassified based on the tournament date. This is particularly useful for long-running championships, where a player might otherwise change category partway through the competition.
To facilitate event sharing, it is now possible to export events, specifying whether or not to include players, their personal data (email and phone number), and the credentials used to publish results online.
To meet the needs expressed by some organizers, prize receipts allow for recording the collection of prizes from players.
Browser abusive translations have been reported (even including player names!), so browsers are now asked to stop translating interface content.
The timer management interface has been simplified, and timers now appear on the rotators.
Linux bundles are now available for Intel/AMD and ARM architectures.
Beta testers have reported successful installations on Ubuntu and Mint (details, but we are still far from a stable and fully supported distribution for all Linux platforms. The Sharly Chess developers are unable to provide support for this aspect and are looking for Linux experts. Get in touch!
A “State” field has been added to the Chess-Results export for some federations.
👉 Check out the full changelog for all the details.
As always, we welcome your feedback on Discord, by email (support@sharly-chess.com), or on GitHub.
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