The usual amateur-tournament scene is an organizer with a printout or a notebook: pairing by hand, calling out who sits where, collecting results one by one and recomputing the table. The more people, the more fuss and mistakes.
In Telegram all of that moves into the bot. Pairings arrive privately, players tap in their results, the table is computed on the fly. The organizer just presses "next round" - and can even play too.
The organizer opens Vibe Chess Bot, sends /create_tournament and sets it up in six short steps, then /open_registration. Players find it via /open_tournaments and sign up in a tap. The organizer presses /start_tournament, then /next_round between rounds, and /finish_tournament at the end. The full walkthrough is in the organizer guide.
It works anywhere people gather to play: a tournament among coworkers, at school, among students, in the neighborhood or at a party. Same principle everywhere: people are already in Telegram, so the tournament is easier to run there too.
No. Telegram and the @vibechessbot bot are enough. There is also a browser version at vibechess.ru/tournament for a bigger screen, but it is optional.
Yes, the bot is free. The entry-fee field is informational for players: the bot does not process payments; the organizer collects money however they like.
The Swiss system: everyone plays the same number of rounds, nobody is eliminated after a loss, and pairings are made by score. Ties are broken by the Buchholz coefficient.
From a small group to a large event. Round-count guide: 8-16 players - 5 rounds, 17-32 - 6, 33-64 - 7. The bot keeps the pairing correct at any size.
Yes, that is the best way to learn. Gather 6-8 people, play a 5-round blitz - and you'll understand the whole mechanism in under an hour.
The Vibe Chess app opens from a link and needs no installation. Setting up a tournament takes a minute: pick the system, set the date, the venue and the time control - the app handles the rest.
for a large field: opponents are matched by score, you choose the number of rounds
for a small circle: everyone plays everyone, the round count follows from the field
no rounds, no pairings: players sign up and pick opponents at the table
The bot is constantly improved based on real tournaments. If you need a feature that isn't there yet, message the developers right inside the bot with the /support command. Many features appeared exactly because organizers asked for them, and useful ideas get added quickly.
Full organizer walkthrough - bot guide. The player's side - how to join a tournament. General prep - how to organize a tournament. Ditch the paper table - tournament without paper.
At the board since childhood: hazy about his rating, precise about every rook he has blundered. Counts an evening as a good one if the opponent stayed to talk afterwards instead of rushing off to check with an engine. Message →
