Help Topic : 3. Why chess organizers want to use NA Chess Hub?

  • Security
    • An organizer account needs to be manually verified with NA Chess Hub through Skype or Zoom video call before it can publish events.
      • If the organizer update any information, the account needs to be re-verified.
      • Organizer account verification guarantee no malicious account takeover and protect players from registering fraudulent events.
    • Events management delegation
      • Organizers can create event delegations for TD's' or arbiters to manage specific events.
      • With delegations, organizers can give control of specific events to TD's or arbiters without sharing the organizer account password (Password sharing is a very dangerous security practice).
    • TLS and Encryption
      • TLS/HTTPS is used, no clear text transmissions.
      • Organizer secrets are encrypted before saved to database.

  • Full self serviced event management and direct pay
    • Once fully on-boarded, you can manage your event life cycle without any manual intervention from NA Chess Hub.
    • If you on-boarded to use PayPal to receive payment, you will be paid directly from the players once they finish registration and payment.

  • Affordable service fees and top notch support
    • Organizer can use NA Chess Hub free of charge for the first year.
    • We charge very reasonable and affordable service fees afterwards. Contact us for details.
    • Organizers can reach us on Skype for support and we are online most of the time.
    • We will fix bug and implement reasonable features for free.

  • Seamless integration with SwissSys
    • NA Chess Hub will generate SwissSys tournament files for each event.
    • The generated SwissSys file will include all bye requests and you can start pairing within a few minutes.
    • You can upload pairing and standing information from SwissSys to NA Chess Hub by one click.
    • You can update game results real-time by one-click.
    • We work closely with SwissSys developers to fix bugs and implement more features to improve the productivity of event arbiters and organizers.

  • Seamless integration with MetaDB - great convenience for your players
    • Direct links to MetaDB will be provided for each player on the roster and pairing page.
    • Players can download opponents game by one-click and save time for opening preparation.

  • Advanced events management
    • Support weekly events with automatic event state changes.
    • Support play up sections to limit the number of play ups.
    • Support granular entry fee management.
    • Support charity events with additional donations.
    • Support event control delegations without password sharing.
    • Support check-in to deliver important messages to players.
    • Support message from players to organizers.
    • Support message from organizers to players.
    • Event cloning - one click to generate a new event with all sections, entry fee and delegation reserved.
    • Organizer can prevent players whose membership will expire before event ends from registering.
    • Support chess.com and lichess.org online events registration.

  • Membership management
    • Support public and private membership offerings.
    • Support entry fee discount policies or free events for members.

  • Email Marketing
    • You can create player list on NA Chess Hub and send marketing emails to the players in the list.
    • You can email players that subscribe to your organizer account to promote your event.
    • You can ban some players if they don't follow your rules.
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