Observed arrival · 2026-08-30

Chess-Publisher Keeps the Tournament Workflow in One Place

chess-publisher.org Observed source

Editorial interest 78/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

An open-source Windows application for chess arbiters handling player lists, Swiss pairings, results, Chess-Results publishing, tournament files, and DGT boards.

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The application organizes a tournament around a sequence of setup, player-list preparation, round generation, result entry, validation, publication, and reporting. Its stated workflow uses Gacrux 1.9.57 for FIDE Dutch pairings and includes TRF/TUNx exchange, Chess-Results publishing, and DGT e-Board support. The site lists both a 15.3 MB Windows installer and a 13.3 MB portable ZIP, alongside SHA-256 checksums and an MIT-licensed public repository.

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