Scheveningen system

System for chess matches between teams

Final standings of Kings vs. Queens 2011, tournament under Scheveningen system.

The Scheveningen system ([ˈsxeːvənɪŋə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a method of organizing a chess match between two teams. Each player on one team plays each player on the other team.^[1] The team with the highest number of games won is the winner. This system was a popular way to create title norm opportunities.^[2] However, effective from March 2024, it is no longer be possible to achieve title norms from Scheveningen tournaments. ^[3]

The system was first used in a tournament in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1923. The idea behind it was that a team of ten Dutch players could face ten foreign masters. This has the intention of giving the players on the team experience against strong competition.^[4]

Standard Scheveningen Tables

Match on 2 Boards

Match on 3 Boards

Match on 4 Boards

Match on 5 Boards

Match on 6 Boards

Match on 7 Boards

Match on 8 Boards

Match on 9 Boards

Match on 10 Boards

Match on 11 Boards

Match on 12 Boards

Match on 13 Boards

Note for all tables:

• In the n-th round the player A1 plays with the player Bn.

• Player A1 changes color in the next round.

• In the first round the player An plays with the player Bn.

See also

• Round-robin tournament

References

1. Just, Tim; Burg, Daniel B (2003). U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess (5th ed.). McKay. p. 308. ISBN 0-8129-3559-4.
2. Karpov, Anatoly; Roshal, Aleksandr (1980). Anatoly Karpov: Chess is My Life. Pergamo Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-08-023119-5.
3. "FIDE bans title norms at Schiller and Scheveningen events". Chess Topics. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
4. Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992). The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-866164-9.

External links

• Scheveningen system tables