Feature Overview of Our State-of-the-Art Online Registration System for
Chess Tournaments

We at www.OnlineRegistration.CC provide a fully automated, advanced, online player registration platform for chess tournaments with a free pairing & results publishing portal, compatible with multiple payment gateway support, to save your precious time and energy by more than 90% along with keeping accurate online records for all your events.

Online Registration for Chess Championships is a Product of Technosys Information Eng. Solutions, Inc., USA

Primary Features

  • Create Individual or Team tournaments with many customizations.
  • Fully automated online player registration platform with automatic section filtering.
  • Create single/multiple schedule tournaments.
  • Support for play-up class championships.
  • Bye administration support.
  • Age-specific sections.
  • Rating-specific sections.
  • Rating provider-specific sections (USCF, FIDE and combined USCF-FIDE sections).
  • Automatic section filtering based on rating, age, grade and titles.
  • The capability of activating/deactivating sections while the tournament is in progress.
  • Directly clone a past tournament to quickly set up a new tournament in 1 click.
  • Block specific players based on USCF/FIDE ID.
  • Team-tournament features:
    • Ability to swap players between teams and merge teams.
    • Can define Team average with individual player rating ceiling.
    • Support for individual registrations that can be manually allocated to a team later.

Scholastic Features

  • Grade-specific sections
  • Maintainable pre-defined school list for scholastic player registration
  • Possibility of obtaining various school-specific details at registration (such as school name/ address/ grade, etc., as per your requirement)

Rating Related Features

  • Automatic updating of FIDE/USCF ratings in the system upon the availability of the latest USCF/FIDE rating supplements.
  • The ability to process/update registered players' ratings using the current month/last month/next month USCF/FIDE supplement.
  • 'Process Ratings' function to automatically update the pairing files with the latest player ratings and to generate a list of exceptions with players not eligible for the registered section after the latest ratings update.

USCF Related Features

  • Support all 6 types of USCF ratings (OTBB/OTBQ/OTBR/OLB/OLQ/OLR)
  • The flexibility of automatically selecting a substitute rating type if the primary rating type of the tournament is unrated
  • Capability of automatically fetching the highest rating type for registration and pairing from multiple pre-defined rating types
  • Other advanced customizable algorithms to manually adjust and fine-tune and choose between multiple USCF rating types
  • The ability for players to purchase/renew USCF memberships
  • Auto generation of batch files for processing of the purchased USCF memberships at USChess
  • Automatically updating of USCF monthly supplement releases for the latest ratings
  • Advanced customizable algorithms to manually adjust and choose between multiple USCF rating types

Payments & Discount Related Features

  • Support for multiple payment methods for player registration (PayPal Advanced, PayPal IPN, Authorized.Net, Stripe)
  • Option during player registration to request players to support the organization by covering the online payment processing fee, helping to offset administrative costs
  • Capability of providing coupon-based discounts
  • Capability of handling automated, section-based multiple types of discounts, for both USCF/FIDE:
    • Rating-based discounts
    • Title-based discounts (including National Masters, and foreign FIDE titles)
    • Time-based ('early bird') discounts
  • Can provide publicly visible discounts (private discount codes)
  • Ability to issue complete or partial refunds

Player Account Features

  • Multiple player profiles in a single account for easy retrieval and use in numerous tournaments.
  • Ability to view all past tournament registrations and purchase history.

Powerful Search and Report Generation Capabilities

  • Search orders using Player Name/USCF ID/Transaction ID/Other player details, etc.
  • Generate simple, customizable reports in Excel/CSV format.

SwissSys and WinTD Features

  • Generating SwissSys tournament files with customizable SwissSys settings.
  • WinTD import file generation capability.

Publishing and Broadcasting Features

  • Automatic broadcasting of pairings using text and e-mail messages.
  • FREE publishing of pairings and results (using SwissSys files) on the fly.
  • Customizable advance entry list generation.

Seamless Integration with SwissSys

  • Our downloadable software interacts directly with SwissSys, streamlining the pairing and results process for each round.
  • Generates the initial SwissSys files directly, simplifying the setup process for tournaments and saving valuable preparation time
  • Effortless pairing and results management by automatically updating pairings and results in SwissSys for a smoother tournament workflow.
  • Send pairings, standings, and updates to players via text messages and email, ensuring everyone stays informed in real time.

TD Management Features

  • Create multiple TDs with different access levels.

Private Chess Club Features (purchasing our 'Membership database' is a prerequisite)

  • Ability to have your own Chess club's membership package registrations & renewals.
  • Membership purchase history.

Other Advanced Features

  • Custom-label solutions for chess tournament organizers interested in promoting your own brand.
  • The ability to have multiple player registrations in one go.
  • Capability of adding custom questions to players.
  • Can perform bulk registration by vendors by importing a player list via a CSV file.
  • Secure environment with 2-Factor Authentication system with mobile/e-mail and possibility of changing credentials.

Many more features!

I am excited to announce my new role at OnlineRegistration.cc, where I will be focusing on enhancing our product offerings and ensuring seamless user experiences. Our platform is designed to simplify the registration process for events, courses, and various activities, making it easier for organizations and participants alike. If you have any questions or need assistance with Sales or Partnership inquiries, please feel free to reach out to me directly at: pat.smith@onlineregistration.cc. Please direct Registration and Technical questions in the form above. I look forward to connecting with you and helping you make the most of our innovative solutions.

Patricia K. Smith
Founding Director of Strategic Sales & Partnerships
OnlineRegistration.CC