How to run a Tournament in your school
You may run a tournament in your school as a user on au.tornelo.com. This is the web application you'll use to actually run the tournament. It is very user-friendly!
Step 1: set up an account at au.tornelo.com with your email address and password.
Step 2: click My Tournaments menu in top right and start a new tournament
Step 3: enter names of players who will be taking part
Step 4: click "Start Now" when you're ready to go. A couple of oks and you have your first round pairings. Click on
Win/Draw or Win to enter results and then pair up your next round. And don't worry, you can add, change or
remove players at any time during an event
Please note that the default Tornelo scoring system setting for new tournaments is 1 points for a win, 0.5 for a draw and 0 for a loss. You can change this under "Settings" to adopt the Chess Challenge scoring system of 3:2:1 for win:draw:loss
If you require any assistance with anything at all, please email our helpline events@chesskids.com.au
Step 1: set up an account at au.tornelo.com with your email address and password.
Step 2: click My Tournaments menu in top right and start a new tournament
Step 3: enter names of players who will be taking part
Step 4: click "Start Now" when you're ready to go. A couple of oks and you have your first round pairings. Click on
Win/Draw or Win to enter results and then pair up your next round. And don't worry, you can add, change or
remove players at any time during an event
Please note that the default Tornelo scoring system setting for new tournaments is 1 points for a win, 0.5 for a draw and 0 for a loss. You can change this under "Settings" to adopt the Chess Challenge scoring system of 3:2:1 for win:draw:loss
If you require any assistance with anything at all, please email our helpline events@chesskids.com.au
More players?
If you have more than 30 players taking part in your Tournament you may wish to purchase an additional prize-pack as part of your order. Our mission is to provide the opportunity for every child to learn and play chess.
20 Free Lessons - with thanks to www.Chesskid.com
Go to www.chesschallenge.com.au and click "Learn Chess" - then select menu item for Beginner or Advanced lessons. Your password is "rook64"
We also recommend www.chesskid.com, a safe and anonymous online portal where kids have access to play live games on a free account. Gold memberships are also available, giving students unlimited access to chess puzzles and video chess lessons.
We're here to help!
Don't forget - if you need anything we're here to help. Feel free to email us:
events@chesskids.com.au
If you have more than 30 players taking part in your Tournament you may wish to purchase an additional prize-pack as part of your order. Our mission is to provide the opportunity for every child to learn and play chess.
20 Free Lessons - with thanks to www.Chesskid.com
Go to www.chesschallenge.com.au and click "Learn Chess" - then select menu item for Beginner or Advanced lessons. Your password is "rook64"
We also recommend www.chesskid.com, a safe and anonymous online portal where kids have access to play live games on a free account. Gold memberships are also available, giving students unlimited access to chess puzzles and video chess lessons.
We're here to help!
Don't forget - if you need anything we're here to help. Feel free to email us:
events@chesskids.com.au
RULES
1. Any Primary or Secondary School in Australia may enter
2. Each tournament should have 7 rounds
3. Each session (round) should be allocated at least 20 minutes. You can choose play one round a week or multiple rounds
in a day
4. Minimum tournament size is 8 players, maximum size is 128 players
5. Games are concluded by checkmate, opponent's resignation or agreed draw. If the game is not finished by the end of the allocated time a result is determined by counting the value of pieces remaining on the board. A player must have an advantage of 3 or more points to be adjudicated the winner (otherwise the game is declared a draw). Stalemate or
insufficient mating material (less than 5 points and no pawns) are counted as a draw. If in doubt take a photo of the
position and email it our help-desk.
6. Points value of each piece as follows: Queen = 9, Rook = 5, Bishop = 3, Knight = 3, Pawn = 1
7. Games are scored; 3 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 1 for a loss. An absence is 0 points. If there is an odd number of players in a round, one player will be allocated a BYE, which is scored as 3 points.
8. Pairings will be automatically calculated with our web-based Tournament Management Software. Simply enter the names
of your players into the website and our software works out who plays who! Use the roll-call feature to include in the pairings only the players present for that round. You will receive links to instructional videos with your Info & Prizes pack and we are available by phone or email at any time to assist you.
9. Disputes during the event are to be settled by the teacher/parent in charge, but any queries can be referred to the Tournament Organiser, Tim Broome (1300 424 377) or email challenge@chesskids.com.au.
PRIZES
Prizes are won as the following score is reached or passed (3 points for win, 2 for draw, 1 for loss):
3 points BADGE
6 points 1st Gold Spot
9 points 2nd Gold Spot
12 points 3rd Gold Spot
13 points MASCOT
15 points 4th Gold Spot
16 points KEYRING CHESS SET
17 points Qualifies for MEGAFINAL
18 points 5th Gold Spot
21 points 6th Gold Spot (plus JACKPOT PRIZE)
The overall tournament winner will receive a trophy. If you are running more than one tournament in your school and have more than one champion you will need to pay $15 for each additional trophy.
1. Any Primary or Secondary School in Australia may enter
2. Each tournament should have 7 rounds
3. Each session (round) should be allocated at least 20 minutes. You can choose play one round a week or multiple rounds
in a day
4. Minimum tournament size is 8 players, maximum size is 128 players
5. Games are concluded by checkmate, opponent's resignation or agreed draw. If the game is not finished by the end of the allocated time a result is determined by counting the value of pieces remaining on the board. A player must have an advantage of 3 or more points to be adjudicated the winner (otherwise the game is declared a draw). Stalemate or
insufficient mating material (less than 5 points and no pawns) are counted as a draw. If in doubt take a photo of the
position and email it our help-desk.
6. Points value of each piece as follows: Queen = 9, Rook = 5, Bishop = 3, Knight = 3, Pawn = 1
7. Games are scored; 3 points for a win, 2 for a draw and 1 for a loss. An absence is 0 points. If there is an odd number of players in a round, one player will be allocated a BYE, which is scored as 3 points.
8. Pairings will be automatically calculated with our web-based Tournament Management Software. Simply enter the names
of your players into the website and our software works out who plays who! Use the roll-call feature to include in the pairings only the players present for that round. You will receive links to instructional videos with your Info & Prizes pack and we are available by phone or email at any time to assist you.
9. Disputes during the event are to be settled by the teacher/parent in charge, but any queries can be referred to the Tournament Organiser, Tim Broome (1300 424 377) or email challenge@chesskids.com.au.
PRIZES
Prizes are won as the following score is reached or passed (3 points for win, 2 for draw, 1 for loss):
3 points BADGE
6 points 1st Gold Spot
9 points 2nd Gold Spot
12 points 3rd Gold Spot
13 points MASCOT
15 points 4th Gold Spot
16 points KEYRING CHESS SET
17 points Qualifies for MEGAFINAL
18 points 5th Gold Spot
21 points 6th Gold Spot (plus JACKPOT PRIZE)
The overall tournament winner will receive a trophy. If you are running more than one tournament in your school and have more than one champion you will need to pay $15 for each additional trophy.
