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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Why would I bid for white in armageddon (in regular chess)?
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Regular chess: Why would I bid for white in armageddon (in regular chess)?
Chess960: Why would I bid for white in armageddon in chess960?
Were there armageddons where white gets lower time or ...
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What is the correct pawn promotion procedure?
This may be a frivolous question, as I believe that most chess players are good sportsmen, but I was wondering: what is the technically correct procedure for promoting a pawn to a queen? Do you ask ...
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How to organize a chess tournament
I want to organize an amateur chess tournament inside the company I work for. I am looking for a convenient way of creating groups, keeping the scores, and getting some statistics.
Is there an online ...
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Why didn't Wesley So get full championship privilege in the 2022 WFRCC unlike Magnus and Vishy did since 2008?
Wesley So didn't get full championship privilege in the 2022 WFRCC unlike Magnus and Vishy did from 2008 to 2021. They got only 1 opponent to defend against, namely the unique winner of a candidates ...
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How is Armageddon in chess like fair cake-cutting in game theory? [closed]
It says on Wikipedia:
Some tournaments utilise a bidding system for individual players of each match to decide how little time they would be willing to play with as black. The player with the lowest ...
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Arbiter ignored cheating, and I signed the scoresheet. Did I lose my right to object?
I am currently playing in an ELO tournament.
Today, while I was playing, my opponent occasionally got up and walked around. At first, I did not care much. Then, I realized that some people were ...
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Armageddon: Does / Should White have a lower advantage in chess960 compared to chess?
I'm not (necessarily) asking which colour is more favoured in armageddon chess960. I'm asking that given however much or little white has an advantage of armageddon chess, is this advantage lower in ...
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Why are there separate tournaments for men and women?
Why are there separate tournaments for men and women?
It is obvious that in physical sports men have a huge advantage, but what is the reason why in chess we differentiate by gender?
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Are certain foods or drinks better to consume than others when playing chess?
Whenever I play long tournament games, I find that I drink simply enormous amounts of water, far more than my typical rate in daily life (and maybe even more than when I am unusually physically active)...
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Is takeback allowed in real chess?
Is takeback allowed in real chess?
All chess engines allow take backs, but that's not important, it's just a computer, we make mistakes and correct them.
My question is about real chess, is it ...
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What is the etiquette (or tournament rule) for the act of capturing a piece?
There are a few different possible ways of capturing an opponent's piece. You could:
Pick up both your piece and their piece simultaneously with both hands, then set your piece down where their piece ...
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Are the best engines better than the best humans?
I think the title asks it all.
Under match conditions, would the best chess engines routinely beat the best grandmasters?
If you say yes, have there been enough matches played under tournament ...
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How to play against higher rated (much stronger) players
I am about to play a master. This is an important game, and I want to win it. What should I do and how to prepare? Is there something special I can do, such as special openings, sharp lines, etc.?
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What rule changes are proposed to minimize the incentive to draw a game?
Many world champion games are drawn, and people in the general public think that is disappointing. Not to debate that opinion here, but the question seems to be out there. So what would a rule change ...
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How does a Class B chess player become Class A?
I'm currently a 1600 chess player. I have managed to increase my rating this year by 200 points. I have trouble winning against Class A chess players. I have really good and close games, yet I still ...
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What is the time control for FIDE chess tournaments?
According to the FIDE Handbook (Time Control), the time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus an additional 30 seconds per move.
I heard ...
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Why would I bid for white in armageddon in chess960?
Related:
Regular chess: Why would I bid for white in armageddon (in regular chess)?
Chess960: Why would I bid for white in armageddon in chess960?
Were there armageddons where white gets lower time or ...
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Time control conversion when it comes to bonus time after eg 40 moves
I read that for increment games the way to convert them to non-increment games for the purpose of classification by time control goes as follows:
Original time + Increment x 40 = Time used to ...
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What age is too old for becoming a good international tournament player? [duplicate]
I am around my 30s and my ELO is 1350. I have attended many national tournaments, but I have very few international tournament experiences, one of which did not go very well.
I love my job, but I ...
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Testing an engine (UCI) against an older version of itself
I am making modifications to a chess engine.
I want to get quick feedback on whether the modified version seems stronger than an unmodified version or not, by fighting the older version multiple ...
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Why don't these statistics disprove white's supposed larger (practical?) advantage in chess960?
I've read that, at least theoretically, white has a larger advantage in 9LX as compared to chess. (See appendix.) This seems to be assumed in practice to the point that in some 9LX tournaments, such ...
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In armageddon bidding, what happens if the bid is drawn?
Re armageddon, there is sometimes bidding ("how much time they're willing to give up to play with their desired color") instead of pre-determined 5min vs 4min.
What happens if the bid is ...
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Why is chess failing to attract big name sponsors?
Despite all the efforts that chess professionals put to the game the majority of them cannot make a living out of chess. Only 4 or 5 super grandmasters across the world have been able to make a few ...
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Is it too late for me to get into competitive chess?
I am 24 years old, and only recently got my interest in chess back. I used to play it on and off as a child, but never took it seriously.
Is it too late for me to start playing competitively? I'm not ...
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Pressing the clock using the same hand you use to move the pieces
I participated in a club and went to training. The guy who played against me is right-handed, so he placed the clock on the right. I'm left-handed, so I play with the left hand and press the clock ...
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Are there statistics on the results of armageddon games at the GM level?
I've tried finding statistics on the results of competitive armageddon games played at a high level (say, GM level), but to no avail. Evidently, these statistics must exist, as for example FIDE ...
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Is it legal to take a piece to the bathroom during a tournament?
If a player grabs a piece to move it, and before placing it in its new position, the player gets second thoughts about the best position for the piece, and so they decide to think a little bit more. ...
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What merit is there to the so-called "Swiss gambit?"
The "Swiss gambit" refers to the idea of intentionally lowering one's performance at the beginning of a Swiss-system tournament, to one degree or another, in order to have an easier path through the ...
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Where can I find a list of tournaments to participate in?
Where should I look for a list of tournaments in which new players can participate? I know that many players want to play real matches, but don't know how and where.
Also provide list for online ...
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Major Chess 960 tournaments?
Does anyone have any information about upcoming Chess 960 tournaments at the top level (i.e. GMs and IMs)? Even links to/information about past, major tournaments would be appreciated. I recently ...
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What exactly happened in the Open World Blitz Championship in game Carlsen-Alireza?
In the 19th round of the World Chess Blitz Championship in Moscow, Russia, Magnus Carlsen faced Alireza Firouzja with black. Alireza lost on time while he was trying to restore a piece he dropped.
It'...
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What is the correct resignation procedure?
I've only played in one tournament before and resigned most of my games when they seemed hopelessly lost. When I do resign, I:
Make my move.
Record it.
Say "I resign" and offer to shake my opponent's ...
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When is it possible to carry out the "En Passant" manoeuvre?
This manoeuvre is a form of pawn capturing technique. When a player’s pawn jumps two spaces on a first move, that piece can then be taken from the side as the opposing pawn moves into the moving pawn’...
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What would happen if a game lasted for more than 24 hours?
Technically it is possible for a game to last more than 24 hours, since after 40 or 60 moves each player generally gets a 30-second increment.
In an endgame, the player with the advantage will just ...
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How can I control my nerves during chess tournaments?
I always get nervous during a chess match and that really affects my performance. I can easily beat a 1400-1500 in a friendly match but when it comes to a tournament, I can't even win against 1300s. I ...
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If players are not writing their moves, can they claim a draw using the threefold repetition rule in an USCF or FIDE 30+0 chess tournament?
It is my understanding that the USCF expresses that if a player has less than 5 minutes in a 30+0 game, neither the player nor his/her opponent have the obligation to continue with chess notation.
If ...
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Why does FIDE classical chess have a time limit for the first 40 moves? [duplicate]
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The FIDE-approved classical time control is: (taken from the handbook)
07 Time Control There is a single time control for all major FIDE events: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves ...
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Humans against computers
Are human ratings also progressing, could humans catch up with computers? (maybe playing against strong computers makes us strong)
Are team of humans able to defeat computers? Is any competition like ...
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Convert between different rating systems
Is there a table somewhere that shows how to convert between all the various rating systems?
US Chess seems to indicate that ratings would be converted from others to play in their tournaments.
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Rated Tournaments in France - For a Poor French Speaker
My wife and I are relocating to France this year. As a very poor French speaker, I was wondering how I would cope with entering rated tournaments in France. Any advice from a native English speaker?
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How do chess websites relay the moves for tournaments?
I know the DGT boards are used for this. But, do they all do so? Does every chess website connect their server to the DGT board and relay the moves? Or do they simply "steal" the moves from another ...
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London Chess Classic 2013 Format
I have never been into watching live chess, and I found it strange that anyone disagrees with me, but the format of London Chess Classic 2013 was just perfect.
Like the rest of the civilized world, I ...
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Why is the time control for FIDE chess tournaments what it is? [duplicate]
Now that from this answer, I know what the time control is, why is it 90 minute base time for the first 40 moves, an additional 30 minute base time for the rest of the game plus a 30 second increment ...
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Why can't FIDE use a Non-Deterministic Gender Neutral Swiss Pairing system?
I have been following the controversy surrounding the pairings of Hou Yifan at the IOM chess tournament 2017. She was paired with 4 consecutive female players, this is following her last open swiss ...
