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Award first place in a chess tournament with this landscape certificate. One file of squares leads to a queen on e8; add score, signatures and QR.

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Add your logo and wording, then send it to everyone at once, each with a link anyone can verify.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
Your logo, colours and wording
A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 31 October 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: Tournament Award
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Score 4.5 of 5, Unbeaten: 4 wins, 1 draw, Best game, round 3 and Performance rating 1850
Details: section, format, time control and place
Signatures: Tournament Director and Chief Arbiter

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 297 × 210 mm · 11.69 × 8.27 in
US Letter: 11 × 8.5 in · 279 × 216 mm

Fonts

Spectral: Title, Recipient name
DM Sans: Text, Labels
Monsieur La Doulaise: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#f8f6f1
Ink#1e1d1b
Accent#2f6b4e
Second accent#a8412c
Muted text#5f665f

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

This landscape page runs one file of the board down the left side, from e1 to e8, with a pawn on e2 and a queen on e8. The record sits beside it in rows: title, name, program, a short statement, four results, the section details, two signatures, the issue date, credential ID and a QR code. A green, buff and warm white palette with a small red frame makes it suit a wall print in A4 or US Letter.

About

Chess Award Certificate Template, Promotion

A chess tournament award certificate goes to the winner of a section, the best junior or the player with the best game. Clubs, schools and federations give it at the closing ceremony, after the arbiter has checked the final standings.

Wording on the template“Awarded for winning the Open section, with play that held its standard from the first round to the last and stayed calm and exact under the clock.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: Your chess certificate is ready, name

Hi name,

Thank you for playing in our tournament. Your chess certificate is ready, and it records your result, the section and the date.

Open it to see it, download a copy to print for your wall, or add it to your LinkedIn profile so friends and teammates can congratulate you. The QR code on the page lets anyone check that it is real.

Well played, and see you at the next event.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

I just received my certificate from the club tournament. Five rounds of rapid chess, a few close endgames and one game I will remember for a long time. Thank you to the arbiters and to everyone who sat across the board from me. On to the next event. #Chess #Tournament #MindSports

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it on its side, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

See the matching digital badge →

How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.