Tournament Page Guide

Every tournament on ChessRoster has a detail page with tabs showing registration info, registered players, section details, results, and more. This guide explains each tab and who can see it.

Opening a Tournament Page

Go to chessroster.com/tournaments , find the event, and click its name. You can also use the link shared by the organizer or find the event through your My Registrations page.

Tabs Overview

The tabs shown depend on tournament configuration and whether certain features are enabled.

Tabs appear left to right in this order:

Info Tab

The default tab when you open any tournament page.

What you will find:

• Tournament name, dates, and venue (with map link when coordinates are set)
• Entry fee range and time control
• List of sections and rating organization badges (USCF, CFC, FIDE)
• Organizer name and registration deadline
• Register button to start online registration
• Full tournament description and any bundle offers

Click Register to begin. If registration is closed or not offered through ChessRoster, the button is not shown.

Roster Tab

Shows players who have completed registration, grouped by section.

Use this tab to confirm your own registration appears before the event. The tab is visible when the tournament has open registration or at least one confirmed registration.

Sections Tab

Shows detailed information about each tournament division.

What you will find:

• Section name and rating limits (for example, Open or Under 1600)
• Entry fees per registration tier (early, regular, late)
• Number of registered players and any capacity limit
• Registration and withdrawal deadlines
• Bye configuration (which rounds allow half-point or zero-point byes)

Each section also has an Add to Calendar button you can use to subscribe to its round schedule.

Review this tab before registering to confirm you meet the rating eligibility and to check whether a section is full.

Teams Tab

Shows all registration teams grouped by section. This tab only appears when the tournament has at least one section with team registration enabled.

What you will find:

• Team name and captain name
• Team status (Open, Full, Locked, Cancelled)
• Seat fill rate — how many seats are filled out of the total
• Combined team rating (average or sum, depending on section settings)
• Rule compliance chips — green for passing, red for failing size or rating rules
• Create a team button — starts the team creation wizard (must be signed in)

Use this tab to check which teams have open seats before registering. If you already have a join code from your captain, you can skip this tab and enter it during the registration flow.

See Team Registration for full details on creating and joining teams.

Reports Tab

The Reports tab shows standings, pairings, and round-by-round results as the director publishes them.

What you will find:

• A scrollable strip of report types, including Standings, Wall Chart, All Pairings, Current Pairings, and more
• Color-coded round cells showing your result, color, and opponent
• A player card with each player’s round-by-round results and running score
• CSV and branded PDF downloads for every report type
• A mobile card layout that avoids sideways scrolling
• Byes and forfeits labeled with their SwissSys symbol and plain-language meaning, such as H — Half-bye (½)

For a complete tour, see Reading Tournament Reports.

Projected Pairings Tab

Shows a simulated first-round pairing based on current registrations, generated before the tournament starts.

Projections are recalculated automatically as players register or withdraw. Use this tab as a rough estimate only — the actual round-one pairing after check-in will differ.

Pairings Tab

Shows round-by-round pairings — board numbers, colors, player names, ratings, and results.

How to read pairings:

• Each row shows two players, their ratings, and the board number.
• The player listed first plays White; the second plays Black.
• After results are entered, each game shows the score.
• Byes and forfeits are labeled with their SwissSys symbol and meaning, e.g. B — Bye (1) (see the bye and forfeit reference).
• Use the section selector to switch between divisions.

Pairings appear after the director uploads them from SwissSys, and the page checks for new pairings about every 30 seconds in the background.

When a New Round Is Posted

You are never pulled to a new round without warning. When a newer round is posted for the section you are viewing, a banner appears — “Round N pairings are ready” — with a View round N button. Click it to jump to the new round, or dismiss the banner to stay where you are. This same banner appears on the Reports tab too.

Live View

The Live View is a TV-optimized display that rotates through standings, pairings, and results in real time.

The Live View tab is visible to everyone on the tournament page (marked with a “new feature” indicator). It is automatically disabled when the tournament has nothing live to show yet — for example, before the director has uploaded any results, or once the most recent upload is more than a few hours old. Hovering the disabled tab explains why.

You can also open the display directly at the tournament’s own web address with /live added to the end:

https://[organization].chessroster.com/[tournament]/live

The /live path opens the full-screen Live View display.

SMS Pairing Notifications

If you opted in to SMS notifications during registration, and the tournament has notifications enabled, you will receive a text message when round pairings are released. Each message includes:

• Tournament name and round number
• Your color (White or Black), opponent’s name and rating, and board number
• Round start time (if configured and space permits)

If you have a bye, the message reads: “You have a bye this round.”

Sticky Footer

A bar fixed to the bottom of the screen shows the tournament name, dates, entry fee, and a Register button when registration is open. It stays visible as you scroll between tabs.

Organizer Toolbar

If you are a tournament director or organizer admin for this event, an Organizer view toolbar appears at the top of the page. Overview, Registrations, and Pricing open the same working panels used in the management console without taking you away from the public tournament page. Edit settings opens the tournament wizard.

The overflow menu provides the remaining organizer actions, including opening the full management console, exporting to SwissSys, uploading reports, and deleting the tournament when permitted. On a phone, the same actions appear in a compact two-column toolbar rather than a separate bottom drawer.

Related Topics

• Reading Tournament Reports — Full guide to the interactive Reports viewer
• Finding Tournaments — Search and filter the full tournament list
• Registering for a Tournament — Complete online registration for an event
• Team Registration — Create or join a team for team-enabled sections
• My Registrations — Track all tournaments you are entered in
• Reporting Your Result by Text — Report a game result from your pairing notification (preview)
• Your Player Profile — Keep your USCF ID and contact info up to date
• Add a Section Schedule to Your Calendar — Subscribe to round times from the Sections tab