Exports, TPNs and the poster

Everything that leaves Chesstide on paper or as a file: the FIDE rating report, SWAR files, pairing numbers, game PGNs and the tournament poster.

The FIDE TRF report

From the Standings tab, click FIDE Export (or TRF Export for non-FIDE events) to open the export page. Three steps:

1. Select FIDE Event Code — for FIDE-rated tournaments, pick the event code you configured in the Configuration tab; each code carries its round range and a Pending/Sent badge so you can see what was already submitted. Without event codes, you export by round range instead.
2. Player Review — all players are included by default. Players without a FIDE ID are exported with a blank ID field: your federation should assign them an ID before forwarding the file to FIDE. Amber badges flag what needs attention: No FIDE ID, Full birthdate needed (FIDE requires a complete date of birth to register a new player) and Not affiliated. Deselect only players who shouldn't be reported at all.
3. Preview & Download — Preview shows the TRF text; Download TRF saves the file to submit to your federation or FIDE.

Important: In team tournaments, every player on every registered team is included — per-player exclusion isn't available there yet.

SWAR export

Export for SWAR on the Standings tab downloads a ZIP with SWAR-compatible setup.csv and results.csv files — useful when your federation processes ratings through SWAR. Available for individual Swiss and round-robin tournaments.

Pairing numbers (TPNs)

The TPNs tab manages Tournament Pairing Numbers — the seeding order behind the pairings. Numbers are auto-assigned by rating, title, then name. You can:

• Edit a TPN manually — it becomes locked and survives recalculations.
• Unlock a number to return it to automatic assignment.
• Recalculate Unlocked to reseed after late entries or rating updates, keeping your locked numbers in place.

Don't confuse TPNs with FIDE event codes: the TPN is a player's seeding number in this tournament; event codes identify the tournament to FIDE.

Game export (PGN)

On the Pairings tab, the PGN export dialog lets you pick games per round — tick individual boards or use a board range like 1-16 (your board selection is remembered per device, handy for electronic boards). Export selected downloads the games as a .pgn file.

The tournament poster

At the top of the Configuration tab, Print tournament poster opens a printable page with the tournament name, dates and a large QR code pointing to the public tournament page — tape it to the venue door and players reach pairings and standings on their phones.

Important: Publish the tournament before printing — the QR code leads to a page that doesn't exist until the tournament is public.