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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

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

Formats: The three most common formats for Chess Tournaments these days are: Round-Robin (all play all, once or twice) Swiss style (fixed number of rounds, players meet others who have done equally well) and elimination (a loss means you don't advance).

Tournaments have a TD (tournament director, the official) and a pre-set of rules.

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Tournaments for adults only?

Are there any over-the-board tournaments open only to persons over 18? Everywhere I go it's like a school field trip, more than half the players are from some elementary or middle school, all parents in tow. And as I am in the ~1600 rating range…
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Why was move-sealing introduced in adjournment?

As some background, in the pre-engine era time-controls were often slower and chess players could adjourn their games, taking a break till the next day and resuming from the same position. In all turn-based boardgames where this is or was an option,…
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How to be a better tournament player?

I have an upcoming tournament and I already started to prepare, but I have some questions about tournament play: How to do better in tournament games Should I adjust to my opponents' play Do I need to study every player or just work on things (…
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Why do many team championships have only 4 boards?

Team championships in my area have 10 boards per side. Board arrangements have to follow the Elo ranking to avoid tactical arrangements (such as putting a very weak player against the other team's star to try to have more strength in other boards).…
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Does anyone know of unusual and fun chess tournaments around the world?

I have heard of this tournament in France, where the winners receive prizes in wine. Now I was wondering if there are any other unusual or funny chess tournaments around the world? If yes, which can you recommend or where could one find a list of…
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Category Events

Will the candidates tournament 2013 (average of about 2785) be the first Category 22 event? If not can some one share the list of previous category 22 tournaments? Reference:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELO_rating_system#FIDE_tournament_categories
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Dealing with stress in competitive play

Chess is one of many games I find highly stressful to play competitively. These games share one trait: I have plenty of time to think about what to do before making a move. On the one hand that's great since it makes the game independent of…
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How is it like for live audience watching long classic chess?

For the live audience that's watching chess in person, not online, how is it like? Do they sit through it all, say 7h? Can they leave and comeback? Are their seats reserved if they leave? Do they have restaurants and so on to spend their time? What…
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If elite players prefer to play short draws in knockout competitions, why not skip them and go straight to tiebreaks?

From the Chessbase article covering the Jerusalem GP: After day one of the quarter-finals finished with disappointingly short draws on all boards, FIDE Press Officer Anastasiya Karlovich made a point of asking the players about the controversial…
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What is Berg's counter-attack system?

Chessbase published an article today about the "World Prestigious University Chess Invitational Tournament" which includes this line: The tournament will use the Berg's counter-attack system, and will be ranked after eleven rounds in five days.…
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Brilliancy prizes

Many times the annotations to an old game include the information that it won a brilliancy prize (I have even seen "4th place brilliancy prizes"). I know there used to be money attached to these, so perhaps it was a means to make the tournament more…
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Finding New York City tournaments as a visitor from Moscow

I am visiting New York City from Moscow. How can I find tournaments there?
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Is it acceptable to pair a player with the same colour three times in a row?

A few months before an official national tournament is held, an announcement is published, which contains information about specific rules (e.g., no draw offers until the 30th move), etc. One thing that caught my attention was that a player can't…
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Which tie break system would be used in Tata Steel 2015?

Which tie break system would be used in Tata Steel 2015? I didn't find it on the tournament website. I don't know how to get it.
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Are there women only tournaments for lower rated players?

Are there women only tournaments for lower rated players? There are many for top women, but not for me. I can't seem to find any, but it would be fun. Can anyone help?
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