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Playing Online Games
Everything you need to know to play in an Arbiter led, Scheduled event on Tornelo.
Playing Online Chess Games
A guide for players on how to play Chess on Tornelo.
How to register for an Event?
Step by step guide to self-registration
Which registration type should I choose?
Register just yourself, your family members or whole teams of other players.
Making premoves during a game
How can I make a move and not use any time with Premove?
e-Board integration
For Hybrid events or broadcasting Over-The-Board events.
How do I Sign in to Tornelo?
Steps on how to sign in to your Tornelo account.
What is a good rating?
Learn about ratings: what are they and why do we use them.
Call Arbiter button
How to call the attention of the Arbiter during a Live game.
Customise your chess board
Changing the colour, pieces and size of your chess board.
Download PGN files
How Players, Spectators and Arbiters download chess games.
Draw by insufficient mating material
Dead position automatically declared a draw.
Registering a Team Event as Team manager
A step by step guide on how to enter an Team Event as a teacher or captain.
Player disconnection notification
Warning players if they are disconnected, clock status.
Invitation to control a Player Profile
How to accept the invitation to own a Player.
How do I Check in?
A step by step instruction on how to check in an Event.
How do I change my privacy settings?
A step by step guide on how to change the Privacy setting of a player.
Creating a new account
Step by step instructions to create an account on Tornelo.
System requirements for Windows, macOS, and Linux
What computer or browser should I use?
My age is displaying incorrectly!
Learn more about Age groups and how to edit your Year of birth.
Resetting your Password
Step by step instructions to reset your password and Sign in.
Find an upcoming Event
How to find upcoming tournaments on Tornelo.
Publish live results, games, and pairings
How to check live results and watch live games?
Can I have multiple players connected to my account?
A step by step guide on how to enter and play in an event with multiple players connected in one account.
Player profiles and user confirmation
Understanding the relation of players and user roles
Event Lobby Headers Messages
A description of every message a user can see in the Event Lobby.
Arbiter Chat function
Text chat between arbiter and players during a game.
Enabling Annotations
Highlighting tools for streaming, coaching and broadcast.
Auto-promotion to a Queen
Setting and changing auto-queen
Move confirmation
How can I prevent a mouse-slip?
What is the required team size?
Find out about team size for Team battle format.
Blind mode tutorial
A guide for visually impaired players playing without assistance.
Spectator mode – highlight squares and add arrows
Annotations for streaming, coaching and broadcast.
Playing games on a mobile device
Online chess games on iOS or Android.
Edit player profile
Update your Country, YOB, Gender and other details in your profile