Chess Podium helps chess clubs organize tournaments directly from WordPress. Create tournaments, add players, generate Swiss pairings, enter results, and publish standings—all without spreadsheets.
Free plan includes: * Up to 10 players per tournament * Swiss pairing * Round Robin support * Results and standings * Public tournament page * CSV export * FIDE ID import
Upgrade to Pro for unlimited players, advanced exports, PGN pages, and more. Get Chess Podium Pro →
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
This plugin may link to the plugin website’s legal pages. Ensure these URLs are valid and publicly accessible: * Terms of Service: https://chesspodium.com/terms-of-service/ * Privacy Policy: https://chesspodium.com/privacy-policy/
If your site uses different paths, create the corresponding pages and update the links where the plugin references them.
External services
This plugin relies on the following third-party services to provide core functionality:
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Chess Podium Pairing API (http://89.167.56.28): Used to calculate tournament pairings (Swiss System and Round Robin). The plugin sends tournament data (player names, ratings, and results) to this server to generate the next round’s pairings.
- Service provided by: Chess Podium.
- Data sent: Tournament IDs, player names, and scores.
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FIDE Ratings (https://ratings.fide.com): Used to fetch and update player Elo ratings and titles based on their FIDE ID.
- Service provided by: International Chess Federation (FIDE).
- Data sent: FIDE ID (public identifier).
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Stripe (https://api.stripe.com): Used to process payments for the Pro license.
- Service provided by: Stripe, Inc.
- Terms of Service: https://stripe.com/legal
- Privacy Policy: https://stripe.com/privacy
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PayPal (https://api-m.paypal.com, https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com): Used to process payments for the Pro license.
- Service provided by: PayPal Holdings, Inc.
- Terms of Service: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full
- Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full
Additional services (optional, depending on configuration):
- Chess Podium License API (chesspodium.com): Validates Pro licenses. Sends: license key, site URL. Ensure Terms and Privacy pages exist on your site (e.g. /terms-of-service/, /privacy-policy/) or use your own policy URLs.
- Lichess (lichess.org): PGN live feed for broadcast games. Fetched server-side; no user data sent.
Note on shortcode names: This plugin uses the prefix chess_podium_ for all new shortcodes (e.g. [chess_podium_tournament], [chess_podium_manager_tornei]). Legacy shortcodes checkmate_manager_tornei, storico_tornei, and regina_torneo are kept only for backward compatibility; prefer the chess_podium_* equivalents for new installations.