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Bellboard

Set up a tournament before the bell

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Who it's for

Chess club organizers who need to run a quick tournament during lunch or a short club meeting.

The one thing it nails

It gets a school chess tournament ready with just a few setup steps.

The twist

Bell-Schedule Mode fits rounds and breaks around the school day.

Build it for real at the hackathon

  1. Build a setup form for player count and rounds
  2. Add bell times and calculate round windows
  3. Create pairings and a shared score view
  4. Test a lunch tournament with club members

Where AI could fit

None needed; simple scheduling rules can fit rounds around bell times.

What already exists

ChessHostBuilt for small, casual in-person club and school tournaments.Chess Tournament ManagerMobile app for events, players, teams, and results.Chess Tournament Manager ProManages results, byes, and forfeits on iPhone and iPad.

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