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Every move of your tournament,
handled.

CaissaChess is the modern operating system for USCF tournament directors. Online registration, Swiss pairings, live broadcast, tiebreaks, and rated exports — one dashboard, zero spreadsheets.

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Powering chess tournaments since 2012

Tournaments

8,049

Registrations

231,277

Games played

29,448

USCF-compliant pairings

Swiss engine with look-ahead, color balancing, and rated exports built in.

Live standings & alerts

Real-time pairings and results by email or SMS, moment they're posted.

From first registration to rated report

Step 1

Register

Public pages with USCF lookups, waitlists, and Stripe or Square checkout.

Step 2

Pair

USCF-compliant Swiss and round-robin engines with manual overrides.

Step 3

Broadcast

Live standings, board views, and TV mode for the playing hall.

Step 4

Report

Tiebreaks, prizes, and USCF-rated exports in one click.

Everything a director needs

Built for the whole tournament, not just the pairing sheet.

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Online registration

Public registration pages with USCF rating lookups, promo codes, waitlists, and Stripe or Square checkout.

Swiss & round-robin pairings

USCF-compliant Swiss engine with look-ahead, color balancing, and manual overrides.

Live standings & TV mode

Publish live standings and a full-screen board view for the playing hall.

Tiebreaks

Modified Median, Solkoff, Cumulative, Opponent Cumulative — enabled and computed automatically.

Prizes & finances

Enter prizes, entry fees, and expenses; Caissa produces the financial report and picks the winners.

USCF-ready exports

Export rated results in USCF format and print pairings and wall charts on demand.

Memberships & check-in

Upload club rosters, print barcode IDs, and let players check themselves in.

Golden Database sync

Player ratings and membership data refresh monthly from USCF's Golden Database.

Tours & series

Run a season-long tour with automatic point calculation across events.

Multi-site accounts

Manage clubs, assistants, and TDs under one account with per-site permissions.

Player notifications

Round pairings, standings, and subscriber updates by email or SMS with opt-out handling.

Cloud-based, always-on

Nightly backups, real-time collaboration, reachable from anywhere at any time.

Tournament settings

Every knob a director needs — sections, byes, forced pairings, extra games, re-entries.

Advanced check-in

Barcode scanner + webcam workflows let players check themselves in without a line.

Run your next event on CaissaChess.

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