Chess tournament pairing software that publishes live to Chess-Results.
Chessido Pairings runs Swiss and round-robin chess tournaments in your browser — pairings, standings and certificates in one calm place, with every result live on chess-results.com, round by round.
From registration to Chess-Results in five steps
- 1
Add players
Type them in or paste a list — ratings and titles come along.
- 2
Pair each round
Fair pairings in a click, with late entries and withdrawals taken care of.
- 3
Enter results
Fast, effortless result entry. Standings update the moment you do.
- 4
Publish live
Your tournament appears on chess-results.com and stays current, round by round.
- 5
Print & certify
Notice-board-ready sheets, and a certificate for every player when the last round ends.
Everything an arbiter needs on the day
- Swiss pairings in one click
- Fair pairings for every round, right in your browser — nothing to install.
- Live on Chess-Results
- Rehearse privately, then go live. Parents follow every round from their phones.
- Age categories & sections
- Run U8, U10, U12 and Open together as one event, each section in its own right.
- Proper tie-breaks
- The standard tie-breaks, worked out for you, in the order you choose.
- Print-ready sheets
- Pairings, results and standings that look sharp on the notice board.
- Certificates in seconds
- Merit and participation certificates for every player, straight from the standings.
- Works on any device
- A laptop at the arbiter's desk or a phone in the hall.
Your players, on the same site as the Olympiad
Chess-Results is where players, parents and organisers worldwide look up tournaments — from club rapids to European Championships. Now your tournament can be there too, in one click.
With Chessido Pairings, a school, academy or district tournament gets its own official Chess-Results page, updated live as results come in. A young player can search their name and find themselves — and parents at the venue can follow every round from their phones.
Club nights, school championships, academy leagues and district events — Chessido Pairings is built to make the day calm. Running an academy too? See chess academy management software.
Chess tournament pairing — common questions
What is the best software for chess tournament pairings?
For club, school, academy and district events, Chessido Pairings brings pairings, standings, certificates and live Chess-Results publishing together in one calm, modern tool.
Can I publish my tournament to chess-results.com?
Yes. Publish straight from Chessido Pairings and your Chess-Results page keeps up with every result you enter.
Is there free online Swiss pairing software?
Chessido Pairings runs in any browser with nothing to install. Get in touch and we'll set it up for your club, academy or association.
Can Chessido Pairings run FIDE-rated tournaments?
Chessido Pairings is made for club, school, academy and district events. FIDE-rated tournaments need FIDE-endorsed software.
Does it handle age categories like U8, U10 and U12?
Yes. Run every age group as part of one event, each paired and ranked on its own.
Which tie-breaks are supported?
The standard tie-breaks used in chess tournaments, in whatever order you set.
Can I print pairing sheets and certificates?
Yes. Everything prints cleanly for the notice board, and every player can take home a certificate in one of 16 designs.
Run your next tournament on Chessido.
Tell us about your event — we'll set up Chessido Pairings for you, and your results can go live on Chess-Results the same day.
Talk to us on WhatsAppSet up for clubs, schools, academies and associations.