At long last I have published the latest update to Tournament Director for Windows. Version 6.5 is now available. All existing registered users have received an email containing a link so that they can download and install the latest update.
The main enhancements in the latest release are:
- Accelerated Swiss pairing
- Ability to load the ECF Grading list from the ECF Website
- Ability to compare manual pairings with automatic pairings
I had hoped to published this release much earlier, but I had numerous problems with the installation process. Microsoft no longer supports Windows 95, 98 and ME. This means some of their technology can no longer be installed on these operating systems. Unfortunately, this mean that Tournament Director for Windows can no longer be installed on Windows 95, 98 and ME. However, Tournament Director for Windows does work on Windows NT, 2000, XP and Vista.
I hope to test Tournament Director for Windows on Windows 7 shortly.
I will now start work on Version 7 of Tournament Director for Windows, which will be focused on getting Tournament Director for Windows accredited by FIDE. This means that if will include:
- Swiss pairing in accordance to the FIDE Swiss pairing rules (in addition to the ECF
Swiss pairing rules)
- All FIDE recognized Tie Break methods
- FIDE data exchange format to export and import tournaments
This is likely to take a considerable time. I will keep you updated.