🏆 New Tournament Setup

Tournament Name

Players

Format: Name|Rating — Rating is optional and must be between 0–9999. Players will be automatically sorted by rating desc, then name asc.

Total Rounds

Defaults to 7 if blank

⚙ Advanced Options (click to expand)

Withdrawn / Not Pairing

Player numbers not paired for next round (comma-separated)

Half-Point Bye

Player numbers given a half-point bye for next round (comma-separated)

Manual Bye (Full Point)

Player number awarded a full-point bye next round

Forbidden Pairs

Pairs that must not be matched together (comma-separated, e.g. 6-7)

Baku Acceleration Method Apply accelerated pairing for this round

Works only for tournaments with 9 rounds or more

Seed #1 Colour

White Black

Colour assigned to the top seed when generating round 1 pairings