Tornelo

Tornelo is a free, cloud-based chess tournament management platform built for organizers running everything from small club events to large national championships. It supports over-the-board, online, and hybrid tournaments in one place, with no per-event licensing fees to get started.

The platform handles the full event lifecycle: player registration with integrated payments, Swiss and round-robin pairings with unlimited tie-break options, real-time arbiter controls, and live rating updates across 15+ rating profiles. Its built-in online server lets players compete from anywhere, and organizers can monitor connection status and clocks in real time. Tornelo also includes a fair play monitoring system to flag suspicious activity during online play.

Tornelo has been adopted by thousands of event organizers and is endorsed by the European Chess Union for their European Cities and Towns Chess Championship. For clubs, schools, and professional organizers looking to cut operational complexity, it is one of the most capable free tools available in the chess tournament space today.