The most powerful chess tournament management system
Your easiest way to collect payments, do pairings and play games over the board, hybrid or online.

Make it easy for players to enter your event and pay with 1-click. Or manage entries yourself.
Run individual or team events as swiss, round-robin or your own system. Unlimited tie-breaks!
Sign in and play from anywhere. Keep control over games from setup to checkmate and beyond.
Ratings are updated instantly to allow players to track progress. Display 15+ rating profiles.
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Open – Women – Youth – Seniors
The only platform to host Hybrid Arbiter led scheduled events.
Tornelo has made organizing tournaments so easy and effective even my grandpa could do it. As a business owner I truly appreciate the positive value it's added for my company without any additional overhead.
- Jesse C.
Tornelo is the foundation of our Chess Power business. Effectively managing all our student registrations, payments and tournament games both onsite and online. We have used Tornelo for 250+ events a year for over 11 years.
- Paul M.
Tornelo is hands-down the best platform for chess tournaments. Others just don't offer the control and features you really need to run a great event - especially with thousands of players. And it’s only getting better.
- Michael J. P.
Bird’s eye view over every part of the tournament in real-time.
Lobby
Oversight
Games
Add players
Pair Rounds
Customize
Styles
Everything starts in the tournament Lobby. Player lists, pairings, standings even games and information for players all in one place.
Learn MoreBird’s eye view over everything in real-time. See who is connected, when they move and start clocks for the rest.
Learn MorePlaying online with Tornelo is as close to an over the board experience as you can get. You will love our unique Call arbiter feature.
Learn MoreChoose the ratings database for your tournament and instantly add players. Or, bulk import from your own CSV file.
Learn MoreSelect FIDE mode for accuracy, publish pairings when ready. Players can be unpredictable, but with quick on-the-fly changes, you’ll remain in full control.
Learn MoreAbsolute flexibility of tournament settings will satisfy the rule makers of both official championships and fun training sessions.
Learn MoreHappy player, happy tournament. Pick your favourite pieces and board style and well as other game play settings.
Learn MoreGet our exclusive tournament Starter-kit packed with templates and goodies.