Product News · September 2026

Meet WEB Companion.

The Chess-Publisher Web section has a new identity. WEB Companion is the browser companion for organizers and arbiters who need essential tournament work away from the main desktop computer — including mobile use directly from the tournament hall.

Open WEB Companion →Current Windows release

What it is

A companion — not a browser copy of the entire desktop application.

Chess-Publisher Desktop remains the complete local tournament environment. WEB Companion focuses on the tasks that gain the most from mobility and secure browser access.

That separation keeps the full tournament engine and desktop-only workflows where they belong, while making organizer work available on more devices.

1
Open synchronized tournaments

Continue with an organizer tournament synchronized from Chess-Publisher Desktop through the private Cloud Workspace.

2
Edit Tournament Setup

Update supported event information without moving files manually between devices.

3
Register & maintain players

Handle player registration and list maintenance in a touch-friendly interface designed for phone, tablet and desktop browsers.

4
Publish from one flow

Synchronize the tournament first, then publish supported data to the Online Hub or Chess-Results through protected server-side services.

Install on mobileWEB Companion can live on your home screen like an app.
1Open web.chess-publisher.org in a supported mobile browser.
2Use the browser option to Install app or Add to Home Screen.
3Launch WEB Companion from its own icon and use the standalone app-like window.

Progressive Web App

No separate app-store download is required.

WEB Companion includes the web-app manifest and service-worker foundation needed for installable PWA behavior on supported devices. That means the same Chess-Publisher web workspace can be reached from the browser or opened from the device home screen.

Important: installability does not mean every tournament function moves into the browser. Pairing-engine, standings/tie-break, TRF, DGT and other desktop engine workflows remain part of the full desktop application.
Platform expansion
WindowsAvailable now
LinuxIn development

Chess-Publisher is coming to Linux.

Windows remains the current stable desktop platform, while development toward Linux compatibility is now part of the Chess-Publisher roadmap. The goal is to bring the full desktop tournament environment to Linux without weakening the protected pairing, TRF, Chess-Results and tournament-data workflows.

Linux builds will be announced when compatibility and regression testing are ready for public testing.

Windows todayWEB Companion in the browserLinux in developmentSame Chess-Publisher ecosystem
WEB Companion + Desktop: one tournament can stay locally operable on the main computer while supported organizer tasks become available through the synchronized web workspace. The aim is mobility without giving up the reliability of the desktop tournament desk.