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What is a adjournment in chess?
- Clock
- Practical
- Time
Adjournment is when a game is paused and resumed later from the same position. It matters mostly for understanding older tournament games, because modern engine access made adjournments mostly obsolete.
What to look for on the board
- Was the game stopped before completion?
- Is there a sealed move or resumed position?
- Does outside analysis affect fairness?
adjournment FAQ
What is a adjournment in chess?
Adjournment is when a game is paused and resumed later from the same position. It matters mostly for understanding older tournament games, because modern engine access made adjournments mostly obsolete.
How do you spot a adjournment on the board?
Look for: Was the game stopped before completion?; Is there a sealed move or resumed position?; Does outside analysis affect fairness?.
What is the most common mistake with a adjournment?
Letting the clock change the quality of your candidate-move process completely.
How do you get better at using a adjournment?
Adjournments are mostly historical now, but the concept explains why older games sometimes have a break before the final phase.
Train this pattern on your own games
Reading a definition is not the same as spotting the pattern with a clock running. Chessiro's free game review runs Stockfish 18 over every move you play, names the concept behind each mistake, and turns the positions where it cost you into training puzzles. You can also see the idea in action in the classic games collection, where the greatest players in history demonstrate it.
Free game review
See where adjournment decides your games
Chessiro reviews your games with an AI coach that names the concept behind every mistake, then drills you on the exact positions where it happened until you stop repeating them.
