Title: ChessPairings — Tournament Showcase Author: stefanoloberti Published: May 29, 2026 Last modified: May 29, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/chesspairings/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3553015) ![](https://ps.w.org/chesspairings/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=3553015) # ChessPairings — Tournament Showcase By [stefanoloberti](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stefanoloberti/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/chesspairings.0.1.1.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/chesspairings/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/chesspairings/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/chesspairings/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/chesspairings/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/chesspairings/) ## Description ChessPairings — Tournament Showcase is a “showcase” plugin that integrates tournaments managed on the SaaS platform [my.chesspairings.org](https://my.chesspairings.org/) into your WordPress site. The plugin **does not manage** tournaments inside WordPress: pairing generation, result entry, player management, Telegram notifications, auto-publishing to chess- results.com and everything else stays on my.chesspairings.org. The plugin simply** displays** your tournament data on your WP site, using native HTML that inherits your theme’s styles. **What you can do with the plugin:** * Show standings with tiebreaks * Show pairings by round * Show the registered players list (or teams + roster for team tournaments) * Show the tournament announcement / regulations * Add a “Register” button linking to the online registration form * Publish a calendar of your tournaments or the community calendar (by federation) * List all your tournaments with cards — status, dates, registration button * Display a full tournament page with tabs (info / registered / pairings / standings) **Advantages over an iframe or a screenshot:** * Native HTML that inherits the theme’s styles (fonts, colors, spacing) * SEO-friendly (indexable content, not in an iframe) * Mobile responsive by default * Automatic caching to avoid overloading the API (configurable 30–300s) **ChessPairings account:** the plugin requires a free account on [my.chesspairings.org](https://my.chesspairings.org/) and a free API key generated from your profile. The SaaS platform is completely free. **Languages:** the plugin is translated in 7 languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Czech. **Useful links:** [ChessPairings homepage](https://chesspairings.org/) · [Plugin website](https://wpchess.com/)· [Create a free account](https://my.chesspairings.org/) ### Available Shortcodes **Individual tournaments:** * `[chesspairings_torneo id="N"]` — full tournament page with tabs * `[chesspairings_classifica id="N"]` — standings only * `[chesspairings_abbinamenti id="N" turno="ultimo"]` — pairings for a round * `[chesspairings_iscritti id="N"]` — registered players list * `[chesspairings_bando id="N"]` — tournament announcement * `[chesspairings_iscriviti id="N"]` — registration button * `[chesspairings_tornei]` — tournament listing with cards (status, dates, registration) * `[chesspairings_calendario tipo="miei"]` — tournament calendar (miei | community) **Team tournaments:** * `[chesspairings_torneo_squadre id="N"]` — full team tournament page * `[chesspairings_classifica_squadre id="N"]` — team standings * `[chesspairings_abbinamenti_squadre id="N" turno="ultimo"]` — team pairings * `[chesspairings_squadre id="N"]` — teams + roster All shortcodes are also available as the Gutenberg block “**ChessPairings Tournament**“. ### External services This plugin connects to the **ChessPairings** API (`my.chesspairings.org/api/v1`) to retrieve tournament data (standings, pairings, registered players, calendar). All API calls are made server-side from your WordPress installation — no data is sent from your visitors’ browsers. **When data is sent:** every time a page containing a ChessPairings shortcode or block is loaded (subject to local caching, configurable 30–300 seconds). **What data is sent:** your API key (via `Authorization` header), the requested tournament ID, and the WordPress site URL (via `User-Agent` header). **No visitor personal data** (IP address, cookies, browser info) is transmitted to the service. This service is provided by Stefano Loberti (chesspairings.org): * [Terms of Service](https://my.chesspairings.org/tos/terms.php) * [Privacy Policy](https://my.chesspairings.org/tos/privacy.php) ## Screenshots * [[ * Settings page with connection verification * [[ * Standings example with tiebreaks * [[ * Pairings example for a round * [[ * Full tournament page with tabs * [[ * Community calendar ## Blocks This plugin provides 1 block. * ChessPairings Tournament Mostra un torneo o un calendario tornei gestito su my.chesspairings.org. ## Installation 1. Upload the `chesspairings` folder to `wp-content/plugins/` (or install the zip from the WordPress admin panel). 2. Activate the plugin from the **Plugins** menu. 3. Go to **Settings ChessPairings**. 4. Generate an API key from your my.chesspairings.org profile (**API** tab **Generate token**). 5. Paste the token in the settings page and click **Verify connection**. 6. Add a shortcode to any page or post: 7. [chesspairings_torneo id=”123″] ## FAQ ### Do I need a ChessPairings account? Yes, it’s free. Register on [my.chesspairings.org](https://my.chesspairings.org/), create your tournaments there, then install the plugin to display them on your WP site. ### Can I customize the look of the tables? Yes, in two ways: 1. The plugin uses CSS variables that auto-adapt to the theme. You can override them with custom CSS. 2. Every template is override-able from the theme: copy a file from `chesspairings/templates/` to `your-theme/chesspairings/` and modify it. ### How heavy is the API load per page view? Responses are cached for 60s by default (configurable 30–300s). So even with 100 visits per minute, the API receives ~1 call per minute per shortcode. ### Can I show private tournaments? Yes, as long as the tournament belongs to the API key owner. Visibility (public/ private) only controls whether it appears in the community calendar. ### What happens if my.chesspairings.org is temporarily unreachable? The plugin shows an inline error message in the shortcode area. The rest of your WP site is unaffected. ### Does the plugin send data to my visitors? No. The plugin calls the API server-side from WordPress — no client-side JS fetch. No cookies, no trackers. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “ChessPairings — Tournament Showcase” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ stefanoloberti ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stefanoloberti/) “ChessPairings — Tournament Showcase” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/chesspairings/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “ChessPairings — Tournament Showcase” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/chesspairings) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chesspairings/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/chesspairings/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/chesspairings/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/chesspairings/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.1.1 * Fixed: inline scripts now properly enqueued via wp_enqueue_script. * Fixed: text domain aligned to plugin slug. * Added: external services section with Terms of Service and Privacy Policy links. #### 0.1.0 * First release: 12 shortcodes + Gutenberg block + overridable templates + 7 languages. ## Meta * Version **0.1.1** * Last updated **2 days ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [Czech](https://cs.wordpress.org/plugins/chesspairings/) and [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/chesspairings/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/chesspairings) * Tags * [chess](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/chess/)[club](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/club/) [standings](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/standings/)[tournament](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tournament/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/chesspairings/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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