Your account and profile
A Chesstide account is needed to register for tournaments. This article covers signing up, your profile, linking your chess identity, and managing the players you register for others.
Creating an account
Three ways to sign up, all from Sign Up:
- Email and password — you'll receive a verification email; confirm it before your first sign-in.
- Continue with Google
- Continue with Lichess
Forgot your password? Forgot password on the sign-in page sends a reset link to your email.
The 🌐 menu in the header switches the interface language (English, français, Nederlands) at any time.
Your profile
The Profile page (account menu) gathers:
- Chess Profile — link your account to your player identity (see below).
- My Players — people you register for (see below).
- Your email address, timezone and phone settings.
- API Access, if enabled for your account.
- Delete account — permanently removes your account.
Linking your chess profile
Link your chess profile connects your account to your official player record — FIDE ID and national federation ID. Once linked, registering yourself is a single click and your rating is always up to date.
If your player record was already claimed by someone else by mistake, submit a claim — a Chesstide administrator reviews it.
My Players
My Players holds the players you manage or register regularly — your children, or club members you enter into tournaments. Add them by name or FIDE/federation ID; they then appear first in every registration search. Perfect for parents and club secretaries.
API access
Developers can integrate with Chesstide through the REST API. API access is enabled per account by an administrator; once active, the API Clients & Keys page on your profile manages clients, permissions and keys (each key is shown only once, at creation). See the API documentation in the Help menu.