Swiss pairing workflow
Prepare the starting list, generate rounds through the configured Gacrux workflow, enter results and keep round history attached to the tournament.
Open source · Windows desktop
Run the tournament.
Keep the workflow together.
Chess-Publisher brings tournament setup, player management, Swiss pairing workflows, results, publishing and tournament files into one local-first workspace for chess organizers and arbiters.
MIT licensed
Local-first tournament data
Windows 10/11
Tournament-day tools
Built around the work an arbiter actually does.
Instead of separating registration, pairings, publishing and reporting into unrelated utilities, Chess-Publisher keeps the active tournament at the center of the application.
Gacrux 1.9.57
Players & rating data
Import player lists, search local FIDE rating data, manage attendance and maintain the starting rank list.
Pairing validation
Independent checker workflows help review pairings and tie-break output before publication.
Chess-Results publishing
Create and update the tournament from the same workspace, with TNR handling, schedule data and a live publication log.
TRF & tournament files
Import and export tournament/player data through formats used in real organizer workflows, including TRF and Swiss-Manager exchange paths.
DGT board foundation
Dedicated hardware diagnostics, serial/USB discovery, board mapping and PGN-oriented tournament workflows for DGT e-Boards.
Schedules & reports
Keep round times, tournament schedule, standings, TXT/PDF output and publishing actions tied to the active event.
Product tour
See Chess-Publisher in action.
A closer look at the production interface across the core tournament workflow, shown with a clean demo tournament.
Tournament SetupCore event data, format, time control and pairing settings.
Lists & PlayersImports, rating data and starting rank list.
Chess-ResultsPublishing status, schedule validation and live log.
Tournament ScheduleRound dates, start times and program information in one place.
One tournament, one flow
From registration to the final round.
Set up the event
Define dates, format, time control, rating type and the tournament schedule.
Build the player list
Import participants, review rating data and prepare the starting rank list.
Pair and score
Generate the next round, review the pairing, enter results and preserve history.
Publish and report
Update Chess-Results, produce tournament output and continue to the next round.
Open source by design
Inspect the code. Build it. Improve it.
Chess-Publisher is released under the MIT License. The public repository contains the source, licensing information, security policy and build-related documentation.
terminal
$ Open the public GitHub repository
$ Build Chess-Publisher from source
MIT licensed
Public source
Windows desktopLatest Windows release
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Chess-Publisherv1.03.95 · 30 August 2026
Windows64-bitMIT
Contact & support
Get in touch.
For Chess-Publisher questions, tournament-organizer feedback, bug reports and collaboration enquiries, contact the project directly.
Kyamran Bilyal
Arbiter and Organizer
kyamranbilyal@gmail.com
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Help keep Chess-Publisher free and actively maintained.
Chess-Publisher is free and open-source. If the application is useful in your tournaments, you can make an optional contribution toward testing, documentation, releases and project infrastructure.
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Voluntary · No features are paywalled