Reporting Your Result by Text

Preview feature. Reporting your own result by text is available to preview customers only and is not yet generally available. You will only see it if a tournament organizer has turned it on for your event. If you do not have a “Report your result” link, report your result to a tournament director instead.

When this feature is enabled for your tournament, the pairing notification you receive includes a way to report how your game ended — without signing in. This page explains what you will see and what happens after you report.

Before You Start

You need:

A pairing notification for the current round (received as a text message, with an emailed version where applicable).
A game that has finished. Report only after your game is over.

You do not need a ChessRoster account or password to report. The link in your notification is what identifies your game.

Two Ways to Report

There are two paths, depending on what your notification contains.

Option 1 — Tap the link

If your pairing notification includes a Report your result link, tap it to open a simple result page in your browser. No sign-in is required.

The page shows your game so you can confirm it is the right one:

The tournament name and round number (and your section, if your event has sections).
The color you played — White or Black.
Your board number, when one is assigned.
Your opponent’s name and the color they played.

Below your game, you will see the prompt: “How did your game end? Your report is provisional — a tournament director can correct it.”

Then choose one of three buttons:

Button	Use when
I won	You won the game.
We drew	The game was a draw.
I lost	You lost the game.

After you tap a button, the page confirms your report. See Confirmation Messages below.

Option 2 — Reply to the text

If your pairing text asks you to reply, send your result back as a short message. The text tells you the exact format, which echoes your first name so the right game is matched:

Reply W, L, or D, followed by your first name.
Example: a player named John replies W John to report a win.

Why your name? Echoing your first name lets ChessRoster match your reply to the correct game — useful when more than one player shares a phone.

What “Provisional” Means

Your report is provisional. It records the result you submitted, but a tournament director can review and correct it at the event. Reporting your result is a convenience that helps directors enter results faster — it does not replace the director’s authority over the final scoresheet.

The first report for a game wins. If your opponent reports the same game before you do, your link will tell you the game was already reported.

Confirmation Messages

After you report (by link or by reply), you may see one of these outcomes.

Message	What it means
Result recorded	Your result was saved. It is provisional pending tournament-director confirmation.
Already reported	This game was already reported (often by your opponent). If the result is wrong, see a tournament director.
Your pairing changed	Your pairing changed after the notification was sent, so the link can no longer record a result. Confirm your current pairing with a director.
Link no longer valid	The link is invalid or has expired. You can still reply to your pairing text, or see a tournament director.
Something went wrong	The result could not be recorded just now. Try again, or see a tournament director.

Reported by mistake? A report cannot be undone from the link or by replying again. If you reported the wrong result, see a tournament director at the event so they can correct it.

Troubleshooting

The link does not open my game. Your pairing may have changed after the notification went out, or the link may have expired. Confirm your current pairing with a director and report to them directly.
I do not see a “Report your result” link. The feature is in preview and is only available when the organizer has enabled it. Report your result to a tournament director instead.
I reported but the standings have not updated. Reports are provisional until a director confirms them. Updated standings appear once the director processes results for the round.

Stopping Pairing Emails

If you receive emailed pairing notifications and want to stop them, use the unsubscribe link in the email. It opens a page where you confirm that you no longer want pairing emails for that registration. You can re-enable them later from your tournament registration settings. Unsubscribing affects emails only — it does not change how you report a result.

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