Tournament Play

What is a tournament in chess?

  • Competition
  • Format
  • Scores

Tournament is a tournament term: a competition involving more than two players or teams, generally played at a single venue (or series of venues) in a relatively short period of time. A tournament is divided into rounds, with each round consisting either of individual games or matches in the case of knockout tournaments and team tournaments. This affects how games are organized, scored, paired, or decided.

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