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What is a knockout tournament in chess?

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knockout tournament is another name or closely related pointer for Single-elimination tournament. A tournament conducted as a series of matches in which the winner of each match advances to the next round and the loser is eliminated. Well-known chess tournaments held in the knockout format include London 1851 and the 2007 Chess World Cup. Compare round-robin tournament and Swiss tournament. When you see this term, connect it back to that main idea instead of treating it as a completely separate concept.

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