Questions tagged [tournament]
A series of chess games between a number of player, who compete for a set of prizes. Chess tournaments are of different formats and categories, and they can be open or by invitation only
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Which FIDE federations has never sent a women's team to the Chess Olympiads
The 2024 Olympiad teams were announced some time ago, and this year there are 184 registered federations in the Women’s section.
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Issues with having a swiss tournaments that mixes matches rounds and game rounds
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A match round is when the paired players pay two games against each other, with opposite colours.
A game round is a round played as normal swiss round.
Say 11 (or any number that is a ...
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Minimum number of players for 9 round Swiss tournament?
Clearly with 10 players a 9 round tournament would be a Round Robin, with under 9 players it is likely to be a Double Round Robin. Swiss tournaments are the normal solution when there are too many ...
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Who is the highest rated player to play in the World Junior
As the title says who is the highest FIDE rated player to play in the World Juniors in any year (rating at the time of playing the tournament). In 2024 it was 2627 but 2700chess shows more than 10 ...
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What is a Norm “Super Swiss”?
I have seen the term Norm “Super Swiss”, what is it and how are the rules for getting norms different from other tournaments?
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What is a norm factory?
What is a norm factory?
Are they a real issue?
I see random claims about them them but not real data. Have any real data been published in them?
I expect if 7 players are being charged a lot to enter ...
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Why not let players occasionally take back moves or try different variations in serious classical games?
Sorry if it sounds sacrilegious, you all probably know which move I'm talking about. (Edit: for future readers, it's the latest mate-in-2 blunder by the current World Champion Ding against Magnus ...
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Are chess federations allowed to hold tournaments outside their areas to save hotel costs?
As an example, a week in a full board hotel in Spain with easy access to an airport that has cheap daily flights to many UK airports outside of peak holiday season is cheaper (including cost of flying)...
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What define a tournament as a "Open"
I used to think an open tournament was by definition open to everyone who was willing to pay the entry costs, but it is clear that some "Open" tournaments are not.
So what is the definition?
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Why didn't/don't all chess armageddon have auction?
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Armageddon Chess is a fair tie-break system only if the two players bid for how much time Black should have.
Foolishly most times I see Armageddon specified there is no bidding. Instead the ...
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Why not keep opponents anonymous (hide their identity) in elite events?
Without changing the format, ensuring the correct number of games are played between the correct players, but hide the identity of who's playing who while the game is in progress (from the players, ...
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How to analyze new opening, in a tournament time-frame, as an intermediate?
This is a hypothetical question as I'm not actually taking part in tournaments but the question is I think worth posing.
I was non-chalantly playing this as black against a chess.com bot:
[StartPly &...
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Why don't Hikaru, Fabi & Nepo buy out Liren so the 3 of them have a playoff to face Gukesh? [closed]
Edit on opinion-based close vote: It's most likely. 1 of my assumptions is wrong. I mean to ask which of the assumptions are wrong. However, if none of the assumptions are wrong, then I think this ...
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What are the downsides of letting the reigning champion choose the format of the championship (within reason)?
What's the point of having a championship match if the winners must regularly grind for months or lose everything, or worse, come out broken or burnt out? I don't mean going back to the wild days of ...
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What are some cases where a drawn match went to the player w/ more black wins?
In some round robins or swiss, there are score tiebreakers based on black wins, like the 2022 Accentus Chess960 tournament. Never mind those. My question is for knockouts. Obviously this doesn't work ...
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What the max possible USCF rating of a player after playing in an under 1400 tournament?
Assume a player is over 18, and has played 40 UCSF rated games. Then the player wins 5 games in a 5 round under 1400 swiss, what is the max possible rating of the player after the tournament? (Assume ...
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Are there any large swiss with good playing standard that are not rated?
Chess players who are improving in the USA have good reasons to avoid increasing their ratings as prize money is often high in tournaments with a rating ceiling. The rules for such tournaments ...
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Are Arena Tournaments (like Chess.com) type events used for OTB chess?
Arena Tournaments seems a pratical system that pair people based on playing ability, allowing more games in a day for players that use less time and can cope with players joining/leaving at any point ...
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Is there an approved FIDE way of running a tournament that maximises players being paired with people they haven't recently played?
Clearly it is more fun to play someone you have not recently played who have about the same rating as you do. Does FIDE allow a tournament format to maximise probability of this?
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What happens if the first tournament round does not conclude before the second is scheduled to begin in a double-round day?
Some classical chess tournament schedule two rounds in the same day. Rounds can go on for many hours, so I was wondering what happens if some players are still playing the first round when the second ...
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How are some FIDE rated tournaments organizing 3 classical games per day?
58th Begonia Open 2024 was a FIDE rated tournament held in March 2024 in Ballarat, Australia. The tournament consisted of 7 rounds and on one of the days there were 3 rounds of classical chess a day.
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Can Alireza Firouzja be accused of tournament manipulation in the 2024 FIDE Candidates?
This question's been bugging me since the end of round 13. Firouzja had black vs. co-leader Gukesh, and lost. The result gave Gukesh a half-point lead over the field and strongly affected the last ...
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If your opponent is sick, can you refuse to play (without forfeiting)?
Say you're playing a tournament and your opponent appears to be sick (sneezing, runny nose, etc.)
Can you refuse to play them (to protect your own health) without forfeiting?
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I did not get Fide rating although I met all the requirements why?
I scored 0.5 in a FIDE tournament against 5 rated players and my performance rating was 1284. Why did I not get FIDE rating? Do I need to play another tournament in order to get a rating?
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Ethics of scratch boards in puzzles
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would a board for calculating "non-blindfold" help GMs in slow games?
Ethics of scratch boards in live games
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How does a forfeit draw come about?
In the answer to the question "What do the USCF crosstable result letters mean?", there is reference to a "forfeit draw". This term seems self-contradictory and nonsensical. The ...
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Why isn't there more classical armageddon with auction?
This has been asked about here but without auction:
Would a classic full time armageddon tiebreaker be balanced?
Classical Time Control Armageddon?
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Why did the later US chess championships or St Louis chess events remove auction & even increment from their armageddon?
It's stated by Jim Ratliff here that there was a 2013 United States Chess Championship (USCC) armageddon w/ auction that was 45 minutes base time + 5 second increment. This converts to only 50min, so ...
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What do the USCF crosstable result letters mean?
In the crosstable for a tournament I played, I didn't play a round and it was listed as H. What does this mean?
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How can I register to FIDE being in a different country where I don't have citizenship or residency?
I come from Bangladesh and I am doing my bachelor's degree in Australia as an international student. Unfortunately, I didn't register with FIDE under the Bangladesh Chess Federation when I was in my ...
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Number of Games in the Upcoming World Classical Chess Championship: Comparison with Previous Championships
I'm curious about the format of the upcoming World Classical Chess Championship. Historically, the number of games in these championships has varied. For instance, the Carlsen-Karjakin championship in ...
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Consequences of Missing a Single Game in a Rated Chess Tournament
I am participating in a rated chess tournament that spans multiple rounds, and I have a specific query regarding attendance. Suppose I have played the first 9 rounds of the tournament, but due to ...
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Can Winning a Game in a First Rated Tournament Result in a Lower Rating than Not Playing?
I'm curious about a specific scenario in chess rating systems, particularly for a player attending their first rated tournament. Is it possible that for an unrated player, winning a game in their ...
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Is There a Limit on the Number of Rated Tournaments a Chess Player Can Attend in a Month?
I'm an enthusiastic chess player looking to participate in more rated tournaments to improve my ranking and gain experience. However, I'm curious if there's any sort of limitation on the number of ...
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What do the -0 and -1 scores in the FIDE Grand Swiss mean?
Link to results
The last two rounds saw three players score "-0" (GM Kollars Dmitrij and IM Amar Elham), and one person score "-1" (GM Fier Alexandr). They don't look like standard ...
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Selection Criteria for Top Tier Participants in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament
I'm curious about the process of selecting participants for the top tier (Masters) of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, held annually in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. This prestigious event attracts some ...
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When and where is the next (2024) World Classic Chess Championship?
I am curious to know the details about the next World Classic Chess Championship. Specifically, I would like to find out when and where it will be held.
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Is There an Official World Championship for Bullet Chess?
I'm curious about the official status of Bullet Chess championships. While we have established world championships for classical, rapid, and blitz chess, I'm wondering if there is a similar official ...
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would a board for calculating "non-blindfold" help GMs in slow games?
I have often wondered, how would it be if the rules were different and you could calculate on a "non-blindfold" board during slow games.
For example, you could picture each player in the ...
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Opportunities to Play Online Chess with Grandmasters for a 2000 Elo Player
I'm an avid chess player with an Elo rating of around 2000, and I'm interested in exploring opportunities to play online chess against Grandmasters.
Are there any online platforms or tournaments where ...
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How Did Alireza Firouzja Qualify Over Wesley So for the 2024 Candidates Tournament?
I've been following the recent developments in the chess world and noticed that Alireza Firouzja qualified for the 2024 Candidates Tournament, overtaking Wesley So in the process.
Can someone explain ...
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How to Correct Incorrect Birth Year in My FIDE Profile?
I recently discovered that my FIDE (International Chess Federation) profile lists an incorrect birth year. My actual rating from years ago was 1450, but the birth year on the site is wrong.
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Returning to Chess Tournaments: Does My Old FIDE Rating Still Apply?
Years ago, I was an active chess player with a rating of 1450. I plan to return to the scene by participating in an official tournament.
My question is, will my previous rating be retained or reset ...
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Which federation would a cruise ship FIDE rated tournament be rated under?
I know bridge tournaments are a big thing on cruise ships. I think I've seen adverts for a chess tournament on a cruise ship several years ago but can't remember the details or find anything online. ...
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What are "Jamboree chess pairings"?
Following on from this question, what are "Jamboree chess pairings"? That is the first time I have heard of them.
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Algorithm for generating Jamboree chess pairings
Is there any algorithm that generates pairings for a Jamboree chess tournament, given the number of teams, the number of players in each team (no. boards) and the number of rounds? I've read somewhere ...
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Where can I find past Titled Tuesday data
I'm hoping to create a dataset with Chess.com Titled Tuesday results.
I have found this link which has the tournaments https://www.chess.com/tournament/live/titled-tuesdays?&page=7 but for some ...
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FIDE vs naive vs delete1-Buchholz (Danger, Math)
FIDE-Buchholz BF: the one that is used in "official" tournaments
and defined in the FIDE rules, somewhat complicated. Considers
bye, forfeit and other not played games.
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Can one make a deal with their opponent over what opening to play?
In official tournaments, are the two players allowed to talk (before or at the start) of a match to compromise on openings, eg.
If white is good at the Sicilian but bad at the Caro-Kann and black is ...
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Rating decreased suddenly without reason, FIDE rating displayed wrongly in the website can anyone have such Problems
My son's rating opened when he played international match during August 2023. The rating was displayed in FIDE website on the last date of August, and it was 1156.
Later on September he played another ...
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