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It is hard to imagine a chess player who never plays anywhere. Actually, he is not a chess player then. Is not it? Let's discuss how to find suitable chess tournaments and competitions.

As an introduction

A person who has got into the world of chess, as a rule, is delayed. The deeper we plunge into this magical world, the harder it is for us to leave it.

This is not an addiction, it's just that chess is starting to occupy a certain niche in our hearts and our lives.

According to my observations, a chess player who has grown to the level of the rank will no longer want to completely “abandon” chess. He can “push” chess for a while, but he will return.

You don't have to look far for examples. The same, not later than yesterday, played the next three rounds at a tournament in St. Louis. "He returned to earth." I mean, chess.

The schedule of all-Russian tournaments can be viewed on the website of the Russian Chess Federation: tournament calendar

We go and filter by the corresponding tab:

Choose a tournament and see the details:

If you have any meaningful goals for yourself or your child other than enjoying the game, it is important to learn how to play behind the board. against specific opponents.

For the child, this is also important in terms of the development of interpersonal communication. . Playing at the board is communication, albeit without words. Observation of a partner, his reactions, facial expressions is a separate huge layer.

That is, the game over the board takes place on two levels:

• Against figures
• Against the enemy

In the online game, the second point is practically not expressed.

For many players, the quality of the game online and off the board is very different. Just for psychological reasons. You can become a strong chess player only by learning how to play well at the board. .

Online

Finding a game online is not difficult.

1. chess24

I already wrote about this worthy site in, in which I scolded the site "Chess over a cup of coffee."

My mark 8 points for 10 point scale. If there was a Russian-language version of the interface, I would put 9, maybe all 10.

2.chess.com

The site is very good and super popular. There is also training and computer analysis and much more.

After registration on the main page, select the "play" tab

Go to the pop-up menu and the desired tab, for example, tournaments:

We look at the list of tournaments and choose:

Another option - on the right there is a menu where you can choose time control, game format or go to tournaments:

The only one, but significant disadvantage site - sometimes the progress is slowed down during the game. It kind of hangs. Maybe this is my problem, of course, my computer. However, that doesn't make it any easier. And it's terribly annoying.

My subjective assessment 7 points. Exclusively because of "freezes". Without this joint 9 points boldly.

3. lichess.org

A portal that combines simplicity and functionality. Nothing superfluous, everything is simple and intuitive

After a simple registration, go to the menu and select what we need:

For example: Play - Tournaments:

A small note: chatting during the game can only be recommended if it gives you pleasure. In all other cases it will interfere with the game. Personally, I do not turn off the chat, but I answer very rarely. In fact, they rarely write.

My assessment of Lichess is 9.5 points.

Everything is simpler here, but the functionality for the game suits me quite well.

There are also tournaments:

My rating for this resource is 7 points . Some inconvenience is caused by advertising, often there are few players and you have to wait. Another drawback is that the rating generated here is for some reason lower than the real one. 300-400 points. For example, I have 1900 couldn't lift it anymore.

Where can you watch broadcasts?

Online broadcasts of chess tournaments and matches are a very interesting thing. And useful, of course, like any observation of the game of strong players and analysis of their games.

I watch broadcasts on three Internet resources:

• On the already familiar Chess24

It looks like this:

Lots of stuff, but I like it. You can quickly figure out what's what.

• If you want to be simpler, you are welcome to the portal ChessPro.
• I also usually go to YouTube and look for a stream report with online commentary. For example .

Usually I turn on all three of the above resources at the same time, because sometimes the broadcast lags. Or rather, two broadcasts and a report from YouTube.

Today, August 17, at 21.00 the next round of the tournament "The fourth stage of the Grand Chess Tour" in St. Louis with the participation of Kasparov. Let's see.

Watch and you chess online, get benefit and pleasure. And of course, play in tournaments.

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General position:

Address: 115093, Russia, Moscow, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya street, 23

Competitions are held on December 15, 2019 from 11:50. Registration of participants from 11.00 to 11.30 hours.

Tournament goal:

Propaganda and popularization of chess culture among young athletes;

Improving the sportsmanship of participants;

Involving children in regular classes chess;

Identification of the strongest athletes;

Raising a sports spirit and healthy rivalry in children and adolescents.

Regulations:

The tournament is held on Swiss system in 7 rounds, using a computer draw. In the case of participation in one group of 6 people or less, the system is circular. Time control 10 minutes with an addition of 5 seconds for each move made, starting from the 1st.

Tournament A: boys and girls up to 15 years old inclusive with RCF rating up to 1000.

Tournament B: boys and girls up to 15 years old inclusive with RCF rating 1100 - 1200.

Tournament C: boys and girls up to 15 years old inclusive with an RCF rating of 1200 and above.

Tournament D pawn fight.

Tournament E: parent.

DETERMINATION OF WINNERS

The winner and prize-winners are determined by the highest amount of points scored. In case of equality, additional indicators are applied:

1) Buchholz coefficient (in case of round robin tournament – ​​Berger coefficient);

2) Personal meeting;

3) Number of wins;

4) The number of games played by black.

Rewarding:

Winners and prize-winners of tournaments A, B, C, D, E are awarded with cups, diplomas and gifts.

All participants of the competitions are awarded certificates for participation and gifts.

All expenses for the organization of the competition are covered by tournament fees, sponsorship funds and personal funds of the tournament organizers.

Tournament fee:

Charitable tournament fee for participation in "RAPID CHESS - RAPID" - 2000 rubles.

Charitable tournament fee for participation in "TOURNAMENT D - pawn fight" - 2000 rubles.

Charitable tournament fee for participation in the "TOURNAMENT E - for parents" - 1500 rubles.

The charitable tournament fee is increased by 500 rubles in the absence of a preliminary application. .

*Participants who are late for full-time registration are allowed to compete from the second round.

Preliminary registration for participation is obligatory (application form on the website www..ru

Pre-registration is required.

Limited number of seats.

You can pay for the tournament by transferring to a Sberbank card 5469380081737016 Yaroslav Romanovich G. WITH A NOTE "DATE ​​OF THE TOURNAMENT Surname Name CITY".

Before the New Year 2019, the World Rapid and Blitz Championship starts in Moscow. 193 chess players will play in the men's section, 122 - in the women's section. Tournaments will be held according to the Swiss system.

in rapid ( game days December 26-28) men will play 15 rounds (15+10), women - 12 rounds. In blitz (game days December 29-30) (5+3), men will have 21 rounds, women - 17.

In Jerusalem from 10 to 23 December will be held The final stage 2019 FIDE Grand Prix series. The tournament will be very interesting to watch, because at the end of it it will become clear who will get into the Candidates Tournament.

The competition will be held according to the knockout system with 16 players at the start (see the list of participants in the full news). Each round will consist of two games of classical chess. If the winner is not revealed, then the participants will play 2 games of rapid, then blitz.

See online broadcast!

Final part The Grand Chess Tour kicks off on December 2nd in London (London Chess Classic) and runs until December 8th. 4 grandmasters will play according to the knockout system. The semi-finals will start with 2 matches: Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave, Ding Liren - Aronian. Each match will consist of 2 classical games, 2 rapid games and 2 blitz games.

The final will be held December 6-8. All games can be watched on our website. Beginning at 17:00 Moscow time.

Online inside!

The tournament is over. Defeated Ding Liren.

Monaco will host the second round of the Women's Grand Prix 2019-2020. The tournament will take place from 2 to 15 December. 12 participants will play in a round robin and determine the winner. Classic time control. The day off will be December 9th. Watch all the games on our website from 17:00 Moscow time. You can bookmark the site so you don't forget about the broadcast. It will be interesting!

Watch online games in full news!

The tournament is over. Alexandra Kosteniuk won.

The year has flown by. And here again in India, in Calcutta, a new Tata Steel Chess India tournament starts. 10 grandmasters will play round-robin in rapid (1 round) and blitz (2 rounds). This tournament is the 7th stage of the Grand Chess Tour. A participant receives 2 points for a win in rapid, and a point for a draw. In blitz, scoring is standard.

The tournament will be held from 22 to 26 November. The prize fund is $150,000. All games can be watched on our website every day from 11:30 Moscow time. List of contributors in full article.

Broadcast inside!

November 10 in Montenegro begins the European Club Cup 2019. The tournament will end on November 16th. There are 69 teams in the men's tournament (there are 6 players in the team - 4 main, 2 substitutes), in the women's tournament there are 16 teams (there are 5 players in the team - 4 main, 1 reserve). They will play according to the Swiss system in 7 rounds with classical time control. Watch all the games on our website at 16:00 Moscow time.

The 6th stage of the Grand Chess Tour 2019 has started in Bucharest. 10 grandmasters will compete against each other in a round robin system in rapid (1 round) and blitz (2 rounds). In rapid, the winner gets 2 points, for a draw 1 point. In blitz, scoring is standard. Time control 25+10 and 5+3. The tournament will go quickly and will end on November 10th. The winner will be determined by the sum of points scored. All games can be watched online on our website. Beginning at 16:00 Moscow time.

The tournament is over. Levon Aronian won.

In Germany, in Hamburg, the third stage of the FIDE Grand Prix starts. From November 4 to November 11, 16 grandmasters will fight each other in a knockout system. The spectacle will be outstanding. Not only that prize fund this stage is 130 thousand euros, let's not forget that following the results of the series, two will get into the Candidates Tournament. In general, as you understand, there will be something to see, and we will help you with this, because we will broadcast online from our website.

Features of chess tournaments.

If for your child chess is beyond the scope of a hobby, and he plans to achieve high results in them, then in addition to studying in a circle or sports school, it is necessary to regularly devote time to chess competitions. It is definitely impossible to become a strong chess player without participating in tournaments. In Moscow for 2019, there are a lot of competitions. Let's try to understand their diversity, and understand what is right for your child.

First, let's deal with the systems of conducting. Chess tournaments are held mainly in two systems. Round and Swiss. Of course, there are others, for example, the Olympic (knockout) system for elimination (it is used quite rarely in chess). The circle is used not only in chess, but also in other sports, for example, in football, table tennis many other types. The bottom line is that in one tournament the participant must replay with all opponents. It is relevant when there are not many people, mostly no more than 12. Although in the USSR tournaments were held according to such a system with 20 participants, and even more. The advantage of the round-robin system is the ability to play with all opponents, and not complain about the fact that someone did not play with someone. The downside is also obvious. With a large number of participants, such a tournament can drag on for a long time. The second holding system, most popular in chess tournaments, is the Swiss system. It is used in cases where the participants cannot replay with everyone else, due to various circumstances. Basically, when the number of participants exceeds the number of tours. For example, with 50 participants, it is problematic to hold 49 rounds in a round robin system. The draw according to the Swiss system is carried out according to the principle “the strongest wins”, that is, as you move through the rounds, an opponent gets, usually the one with the same number of points. And if you have 4 points after 4 rounds, in the fifth round you will most likely play with someone who also won all the games. In order to exclude the subjectivity of the draw, its unfairness, the intervention of the judge is now minimal, the draw is carried out by computer program according to a given algorithm (at present, programs such as SwissMaster or SwissManager are mainly used). We figured out the systems of conducting. There is nothing complicated here. We will try to understand which chess tournament is right for your child.

Tournaments are held in classical chess, where the time for one game for one participant is at least one hour, rapid chess tournaments, with time control from 10 to 60 minutes for each, and blitz tournaments with time control up to 10 minutes per game.
There is chess tournaments official (where you can’t just get there, where the selection is taking place) such as the championships of regions, countries, Europe and the World, and all the rest. Let's start with the second type. Weekend chess tournaments are a very popular and convenient format. They take place at different venues, usually on Saturday Sunday in the middle school year, and you can painlessly combine participation in tournaments and study at school. A feature of this holding is a very limited control in time and in the number of rounds. As a rule, several rounds are played a day, but, for a short time you can play the whole tournament. Participants are formed mainly according to the rating range. The larger the tournament, the greater the number of groups can be. The criterion for choosing a tournament is often location. There are weekend tournaments in many areas of Moscow, and chess school in the VAO, on Preobrazhenskaya Square“Mr. Um” is no exception, we have such tournaments all the time. There are open tournaments that take place not over weekends, but over 8-9 days, where one game is played, with great time control, often, such tournaments have the status of all-Russian and even international competitions. Basically, they are held during school holidays. Highly skilled chess players often participate in adult open tournaments. In Moscow, amateur tournaments for adults are held every month, where children can also take part, get great experience when playing with stronger opponents. Since 2016, the national (Russian) rating has come into force, and almost all tournaments are held with its calculation.
Another category of tournaments is official competitions. Admission to the final of the Moscow Championship is carried out according to the rating. If it's small, you need to go qualifying competitions(quarter-finals and semi-finals in chess). According to the results of the Moscow final, the first 4 places receive tickets to major league championship of Russia, where vouchers for the world and European championships are played. Unlike most amateur open, the lists of groups of participants are formed not by rating, but by year of birth. Just like in other sports. For example, the category is up to 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 years old. Nowadays, it is considered a success if a child has the right to take part immediately in the final of the Moscow Championship.
I hope that the article turned out to be useful, and you, as a parent, will have a more detailed understanding of the features of holding various chess tournaments.

Chess coach
FIDE Master
Andrey Cherenkov