ChessPD for Arbiters — Automated Prize Distribution

The five-step workflow

A simple, guided workflow. The moment your closing Swiss Manager standings arrive, your complete prize sheet is ready in under a minute.

1. Setup

Enter your tournament name, dates, venue, and the events you are running. Lock the prize fund for each event.

2. Prize Config

Add your prize categories. For each one, set the number of slots, the cash per position, and the award type.

3. Filters

Tell ChessPD who qualifies for each category. Arrange categories in the priority you want, and choose how ties between categories are settled.

4. Process

Upload the Swiss Manager standings, run the validation, and generate the winners. Usually done in under a minute, even when the tournament has 100+ categories.

5. Results

Review the winners, download branded PDF and Excel reports, and publish a public results page where every prize carries its written reason.

Pricing for Arbiters

Bundle packs that drop the per-event rate the larger you buy. Pay-per-event — no subscription, no card on file. Every pack includes two months of dedicated onboarding support.

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Frequently asked questions

The arbiter-side answers chess officials ask before adopting ChessPD.

What is ChessPD?

ChessPD is a chess tournament Prize Distribution platform built for arbiters, organizers, and players. It replaces the macro-heavy Excel sheet most arbiters fight with, and turns the entire prize distribution into a guided five-step workflow that finishes within a minute of the last round's standings landing on your laptop.

Who is ChessPD built for?

ChessPD is built for the three people every tournament needs: the arbiter who runs the prize distribution, the organizer who pays the prizes, and the player who wants to see their result. Arbiters do the heavy lifting in the workspace; organizers see clean reports they can hand to sponsors; players open a public results page and find their slot in seconds.

Do I need to be tech-savvy to use ChessPD?

No. ChessPD is built for chess arbiters who have never touched a database, written a formula, or read documentation. If you can run a tournament in Swiss Manager and open a spreadsheet, you can run ChessPD. Every screen is in plain English, the steps are numbered one to five, and the system tells you what to do next.

How fast is prize distribution on ChessPD?

Within one minute of the last round's Swiss Manager standings landing on your laptop, your prize sheet is ready — winners assigned, reasons written, PDF and Excel exports waiting. Three of the five steps (tournament setup, prize configuration, and category filters) can be finished before the tournament starts or any time during the rounds, so when the last round ends, you are minutes away from publishing.

What is the five-step workflow on ChessPD?

Step 1 — set up your tournament and events. Step 2 — build the prize configuration (categories, prizes, awards). Step 3 — define which players go into which category. Step 4 — upload the final Swiss Manager standings and generate winners. Step 5 — review, export, and publish. Steps 1, 2, and 3 can be done before or during the tournament; only Step 4 needs the final standings file.

Can I prepare ChessPD before the tournament starts?

Yes — and you should. Three of the five steps (tournament setup, prize configuration, and category filters) do not need the players' final scores, so you can finish them on day zero. When the last round ends, you only need to upload the standings file and click Generate. That is the difference between publishing in one minute versus losing your evening to spreadsheet formulas.

Finish Prize Distribution in minutes — with a reason for every prize.