Release Notes 2020-08-20
The question on everyone’s mind is of course Fair Play / Cheating in chess. We’d love some feedback on this Beta feature, tell us how we can improve it. 1.…
Tornelo v. Chess.com
Before I share some feedback, I want to give you some context. It’s important to realise how DIFFERENT these two platforms are. Tournament Organisers, like anyone, need to use the right…
FIDE’s TRF file format
FIDE update their TRF File format as the agreed Data Exchange format for tournament results in 2015. Previous TRF format is now known as TRF06 and the current format as…
Release Notes 2020-08-13
We have a number of small changes being released this weekend. Please take note! 1. Feature: Click to Move Our most requested change from players is finally happening. Players can…
Self-scheduled matches
I love discovering from our Organisers new ways that Tornelo is being used to run events! Today a school teacher told me about a Staff Event she is running. Her…
Substantially fungible
Or, The Commodity of Chess Fungible is one of my favourite words to say, it’s a perfect banter word during a blitz game! Basically it means ‘easily exchangable’ – the opposite…
Scheduled Events v. On-Demand Chess
There are lots of opportunities to play chess now that the entire world is online. Let’s explore: 1. On-Demand Chess Games There are a bunch of really great sites that…
Eliminating Cheating in Online Chess Tournaments
Sorry, I’ve always wanted to write a clickbait headline and this was my chance. It’s impossible to 100% eliminate cheating. But read on and I’ll tell you what to do…
Release Notes 2020-07-16
Lots of bug-fixes this week on Tornelo.com and tightening of our Privacy Features. The release is not yet live, it will take place this weekend. If you have any questions prior to us…