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Scheveningen system

{{Short description|System for chess matches between teams}}

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The Scheveningen system ({{IPA|nl|ˈsxeːvənɪŋə(n)|-|Nl-Scheveningen.ogg}}) is a method of organizing a chess match between two teams. Each player on one team plays each player on the other team.{{cite book |author1=Just, Tim |author2=Burg, Daniel B |title=U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess |date=2003 |publisher=McKay |isbn=0-8129-3559-4 |pages=308 |edition=5th}} The team with the highest number of games won is the winner. This system was a popular way to create title norm opportunities.{{cite book |author1=Karpov, Anatoly |author2=Roshal, Aleksandr |author1-link=Anatoly Karpov |author2-link=Alexander Roshal |title=Anatoly Karpov: Chess is My Life |date=1980 |publisher=Pergamo Press |isbn=0-08-023119-5 |pages=22}} However, effective from March 2024, it is no longer be possible to achieve title norms from Scheveningen tournaments. {{cite web |title=FIDE bans title norms at Schiller and Scheveningen events |url=https://chesstopics.com/fide-bans-title-norms-at-schiller-and-scheveningen-events/ |website=Chess Topics |access-date=17 February 2024 |date=25 January 2024}}

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.{{cite book |author1=Hooper, David |author2=Whyld, Kenneth |author1-link=David Vincent Hooper |author2-link=Kenneth Whyld |title=The Oxford Companion to Chess |date=1992 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-866164-9 |edition=2nd}}

Standard Scheveningen Tables

{{Unsourced section|date=December 2024}}

Match on 2 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || B1-A2

Match on 3 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2 || B3-A3

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || A2-B3 || B1-A3

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || B1-A2 || A3-B2

Match on 4 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2 || B3-A3 || B4-A4

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || B1-A2 || A3-B4 || A4-B3

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || A2-B4 || B1-A3 || B2-A4

scope="row" | Round 4

| B4-A1 || B3-A2 || A3-B2 || A4-B1

Match on 5 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2 || A3-B3 || B4-A4 || B5-A5

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || B3-A2 || A3-B4 || A4-B5 || B1-A5

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || A2-B4 || B5-A3 || B1-A4 || A5-B2

scope="row" | Round 4

| B4-A1 || A2-B5 || A3-B1 || B2-A4 || B3-A5

scope="row" | Round 5

| A1-B5 || B1-A2 || B2-A3 || A4-B3 || A5-B4

Match on 6 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || B2-A2 || B3-A3 || A4-B4 || B5-A5 || A6-B6

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || A2-B3 || A3-B5 || B6-A4 || A5-B4 || B1-A6

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || B5-A2 || B1-A3 || A4-B2 || A5-B6 || B4-A6

scope="row" | Round 4

| B4-A1 || B6-A2 || A3-B2 || A4-B1 || B3-A5 || A6-B5

scope="row" | Round 5

| A1-B5 || A2-B4 || A3-B6 || B3-A4 || B1-A5 || B2-A6

scope="row" | Round 6

| B6-A1 || A2-B1 || B4-A3 || B5-A4 || A5-B2 || A6-B3

Match on 7 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2 || A3-B3 || A4-B4 || B5-A5 || B6-A6 || B7-A7

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || B3-A2 || B4-A3 || A4-B5 || A5-B6 || A6-B7 || B1-A7

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || A2-B4 || A3-B5 || B6-A4 || B7-A5 || B1-A6 || A7-B2

scope="row" | Round 4

| B4-A1 || B5-A2 || A3-B6 || A4-B7 || A5-B1 || B2-A6 || B3-A7

scope="row" | Round 5

| A1-B5 || A2-B6 || B7-A3 || B1-A4 || B2-A5 || A6-B3 || A7-B4

scope="row" | Round 6

| B6-A1 || A2-B7 || A3-B1 || A4-B2 || B3-A5 || B4-A6 || B5-A7

scope="row" | Round 7

| A1-B7 || B1-A2 || B2-A3 || B3-A4 || A5-B4 || A6-B5 || A7-B6

Match on 8 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2 || A3-B3 || A4-B4 || B5-A5 || B6-A6 || B7-A7 || B8-A8

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || B3-A2 || B4-A3 || B1-A4 || A5-B6 || A6-B7 || A7-B8 || A8-B5

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || A2-B4 || A3-B1 || A4-B2 || B7-A5 || B8-A6 || B5-A7 || B6-A8

scope="row" | Round 4

| B4-A1 || B1-A2 || B2-A3 || B3-A4 || A5-B8 || A6-B5 || A7-B6 || A8-B7

scope="row" | Round 5

| A1-B5 || A2-B6 || A3-B7 || A4-B8 || B1-A5 || B2-A6 || B3-A7 || B4-A8

scope="row" | Round 6

| B6-A1 || B7-A2 || B8-A3 || B5-A4 || A5-B2 || A6-B3 || A7-B4 || A8-B1

scope="row" | Round 7

| A1-B7 || A2-B8 || A3-B5 || A4-B6 || B3-A5 || B4-A6 || B1-A7 || B2-A8

scope="row" | Round 8

| B8-A1 || B5-A2 || B6-A3 || B7-A4 || A5-B4 || A6-B1 || A7-B2 || A8-B3

Match on 9 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2 || A3-B3 || A4-B4 || A5-B5 || B6-A6 || B7-A7 || B8-A8 || B9-A9

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || B3-A2 || B4-A3 || B5-A4 || A5-B6 || A6-B7 || A7-B8 || A8-B9 || B1-A9

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || A2-B4 || A3-B5 || A4-B6 || B7-A5 || B8-A6 || B9-A7 || B1-A8 || A9-B2

scope="row" | Round 4

| B4-A1 || B5-A2 || B6-A3 || A4-B7 || A5-B8 || A6-B9 || A7-B1 || B2-A8 || B3-A9

scope="row" | Round 5

| A1-B5 || A2-B6 || A3-B7 || B8-A4 || B9-A5 || B1-A6 || B2-A7 || A8-B3 || A9-B4

scope="row" | Round 6

| B6-A1 || B7-A2 || A3-B8 || A4-B9 || A5-B1 || A6-B2 || B3-A7 || B4-A8 || B5-A9

scope="row" | Round 7

| A1-B7 || A2-B8 || B9-A3 || B1-A4 || B2-A5 || B3-A6 || A7-B4 || A8-B5 || A9-B6

scope="row" | Round 8

| B8-A1 || A2-B9 || A3-B1 || A4-B2 || A5-B3 || B4-A6 || B5-A7 || B6-A8 || B7-A9

scope="row" | Round 9

| A1-B9 || B1-A2 || B2-A3 || B3-A4 || B4-A5 || A6-B5 || A7-B6 || A8-B7 || A9-B8

Match on 10 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2 || A3-B3 || A4-B4 || B5-A5 || B6-A6 || B7-A7 || A8-B8 || B9-A9 || B10-A10

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || B1-A2 || B8-A3 || B3-A4 || A5-B10 || A6-B5 || A7-B6 || B4-A8 || A9-B7 || A10-B9

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || A2-B8 || A3-B4 || A4-B10 || B6-A5 || B7-A6 || B9-A7 || A8-B1 || B2-A9 || B5-A10

scope="row" | Round 4

| B4-A1 || B3-A2 || B10-A3 || A4-B6 || A5-B7 || B8-A6 || A7-B5 || A8-B9 || B1-A9 || A10-B2

scope="row" | Round 5

| A1-B5 || A2-B4 || B9-A3 || B7-A4 || B1-A5 || A6-B10 || B8-A7 || B2-A8 || A9-B3 || A10-B6

scope="row" | Round 6

| B6-A1 || A2-B7 || A3-B1 || A4-B9 || A5-B8 || A6-B2 || B10-A7 || B5-A8 || B4-A9 || B3-A10

scope="row" | Round 7

| A1-B7 || B5-A2 || B2-A3 || B1-A4 || B4-A5 || B9-A6 || A7-B3 || A8-B10 || A9-B6 || A10-B8

scope="row" | Round 8

| B8-A1 || B6-A2 || A3-B5 || A4-B2 || A5-B9 || A6-B1 || A7-B4 || B3-A8 || B10-A9 || B7-A10

scope="row" | Round 9

| A1-B9 || A2-B10 || A3-B7 || B5-A4 || B2-A5 || B3-A6 || B1-A7 || A8-B6 || A9-B8 || B4-A10

scope="row" | Round 10

| B10-A1 || B9-A2 || B6-A3 || B8-A4 || A5-B3 || A6-B4 || A7-B2 || B7-A8 || A9-B5 || A10-B1

Match on 11 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2 || A3-B3 || A4-B4 || A5-B5 || A6-B6 || B7-A7 || B8-A8 || B9-A9 || B10-A10 || B11-A11

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || B3-A2 || B4-A3 || B5-A4 || B6-A5 || A6-B7 || A7-B8 || A8-B9 || A9-B10 || A10-B11 || B1-A11

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || A2-B4 || A3-B5 || A4-B6 || A5-B7 || B8-A6 || B9-A7 || B10-A8 || B11-A9 || B1-A10 || A11-B2

scope="row" | Round 4

| B4-A1 || B5-A2 || B6-A3 || B7-A4 || A5-B8 || A6-B9 || A7-B10 || A8-B11 || A9-B1 || B2-A10 || B3-A11

scope="row" | Round 5

| A1-B5 || A2-B6 || A3-B7 || A4-B8 || B9-A5 || B10-A6 || B11-A7 || B1-A8 || B2-A9 || A10-B3 || A11-B4

scope="row" | Round 6

| B6-A1 || B7-A2 || B8-A3 || A4-B9 || A5-B10 || A6-B11 || A7-B1 || A8-B2 || B3-A9 || B4-A10 || B5-A11

scope="row" | Round 7

| A1-B7 || A2-B8 || A3-B9 || B10-A4 || B11-A5 || B1-A6 || B2-A7 || B3-A8 || A9-B4 || A10-B5 || A11-B6

scope="row" | Round 8

| B8-A1 || B9-A2 || A3-B10 || A4-B11 || A5-B1 || A6-B2 || A7-B3 || B4-A8 || B5-A9 || B6-A10 || B7-A11

scope="row" | Round 9

| A1-B9 || A2-B10 || B11-A3 || B1-A4 || B2-A5 || B3-A6 || B4-A7 || A8-B5 || A9-B6 || A10-B7 || A11-B8

scope="row" | Round 10

| B10-A1 || A2-B11 || A3-B1 || A4-B2 || A5-B3 || A6-B4 || B5-A7 || B6-A8 || B7-A9 || B8-A10 || B9-A11

scope="row" | Round 11

| A1-B11 || B1-A2 || B2-A3 || B3-A4 || B4-A5 || B5-A6 || A7-B6 || A8-B7 || A9-B8 || A10-B9 || A11-B10

Match on 12 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2 || A3-B3 || A4-B4 || A5-B5 || A6-B6 || B7-A7 || B8-A8 || B9-A9 || B10-A10 || B11-A11 || B12-A12

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || B3-A2 || B4-A3 || B5-A4 || B6-A5 || B1-A6 || A7-B8 || A8-B9 || A9-B10 || A10-B11 || A11-B12 || A12-B7

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || A2-B4 || A3-B5 || A4-B6 || A5-B1 || A6-B2 || B9-A7 || B10-A8 || B11-A9 || B12-A10 || B7-A11 || B8-A12

scope="row" | Round 4

| B4-A1 || B5-A2 || B6-A3 || B1-A4 || B2-A5 || B3-A6 || A7-B10 || A8-B11 || A9-B12 || A10-B7 || A11-B8 || A12-B9

scope="row" | Round 5

| A1-B5 || A2-B6 || A3-B1 || A4-B2 || A5-B3 || A6-B4 || B11-A7 || B12-A8 || B7-A9 || B8-A10 || B9-A11 || B10-A12

scope="row" | Round 6

| B6-A1 || B1-A2 || B2-A3 || B3-A4 || B4-A5 || B5-A6 || A7-B12 || A8-B7 || A9-B8 || A10-B9 || A11-B10 || A12-B11

scope="row" | Round 7

| A1-B7 || A2-B8 || A3-B9 || A4-B10 || A5-B11 || A6-B12 || B1-A7 || B2-A8 || B3-A9 || B4-A10 || B5-A11 || B6-A12

scope="row" | Round 8

| B8-A1 || B9-A2 || B10-A3 || B11-A4 || B12-A5 || B7-A6 || A7-B2 || A8-B3 || A9-B4 || A10-B5 || A11-B6 || A12-B1

scope="row" | Round 9

| A1-B9 || A2-B10 || A3-B11 || A4-B12 || A5-B7 || A6-B8 || B3-A7 || B4-A8 || B5-A9 || B6-A10 || B1-A11 || B2-A12

scope="row" | Round 10

| B10-A1 || B11-A2 || B12-A3 || B7-A4 || B8-A5 || B9-A6 || A7-B4 || A8-B5 || A9-B6 || A10-B1 || A11-B2 || A12-B3

scope="row" | Round 11

| A1-B11 || A2-B12 || A3-B7 || A4-B8 || A5-B9 || A6-B10 || B5-A7 || B6-A8 || B1-A9 || B2-A10 || B3-A11 || B4-A12

scope="row" | Round 12

| B12-A1 || B7-A2 || B8-A3 || B9-A4 || B10-A5 || B11-A6 || A7-B6 || A8-B1 || A9-B2 || A10-B3 || A11-B4 || A12-B5

Match on 13 Boards

class="wikitable"
scope="row" | Round 1

| A1-B1 || A2-B2 || A3-B3 || A4-B4 || A5-B5 || A6-B6 || A7-B7 || B8-A8 || B9-A9 || B10-A10 || B11-A11 || B12-A12 || B13-A13

scope="row" | Round 2

| B2-A1 || B3-A2 || B4-A3 || B5-A4 || B6-A5 || B7-A6 || A7-B8 || A8-B9 || A9-B10 || A10-B11 || A11-B12 || A12-B13 || B1-A13

scope="row" | Round 3

| A1-B3 || A2-B4 || A3-B5 || A4-B6 || A5-B7 || A6-B8 || B9-A7 || B10-A8 || B11-A9 || B12-A10 || B13-A11 || B1-A12 || A13-B2

scope="row" | Round 4

| B4-A1 || B5-A2 || B6-A3 || B7-A4 || B8-A5 || A6-B9 || A7-B10 || A8-B11 || A9-B12 || A10-B13 || A11-B1 || B2-A12 || B3-A13

scope="row" | Round 5

| A1-B5 || A2-B6 || A3-B7 || A4-B8 || A5-B9 || B10-A6 || B11-A7 || B12-A8 || B13-A9 || B1-A10 || B2-A11 || A12-B3 || A13-B4

scope="row" | Round 6

| B6-A1 || B7-A2 || B8-A3 || B9-A4 || A5-B10 || A6-B11 || A7-B12 || A8-B13 || A9-B1 || A10-B2 || B3-A11 || B4-A12 || B5-A13

scope="row" | Round 7

| A1-B7 || A2-B8 || A3-B9 || A4-B10 || B11-A5 || B12-A6 || B13-A7 || B1-A8 || B2-A9 || B3-A10 || A11-B4 || A12-B5 || A13-B6

scope="row" | Round 8

| B8-A1 || B9-A2 || B10-A3 || A4-B11 || A5-B12 || A6-B13 || A7-B1 || A8-B2 || A9-B3 || B4-A10 || B5-A11 || B6-A12 || B7-A13

scope="row" | Round 9

| A1-B9 || A2-B10 || A3-B11 || B12-A4 || B13-A5 || B1-A6 || B2-A7 || B3-A8 || B4-A9 || A10-B5 || A11-B6 || A12-B7 || A13-B8

scope="row" | Round 10

| B10-A1 || B11-A2 || A3-B12 || A4-B13 || A5-B1 || A6-B2 || A7-B3 || A8-B4 || B5-A9 || B6-A10 || B7-A11 || B8-A12 || B9-A13

scope="row" | Round 11

| A1-B11 || A2-B12 || B13-A3 || B1-A4 || B2-A5 || B3-A6 || B4-A7 || B5-A8 || A9-B6 || A10-B7 || A11-B8 || A12-B9 || A13-B10

scope="row" | Round 12

| B12-A1 || A2-B13 || A3-B1 || A4-B2 || A5-B3 || A6-B4 || A7-B5 || B6-A8 || B7-A9 || B8-A10 || B9-A11 || B10-A12 || B11-A13

scope="row" | Round 13

| A1-B13 || B1-A2 || B2-A3 || B3-A4 || B4-A5 || B5-A6 || B6-A7 || A8-B7 || A9-B8 || A10-B9 || A11-B10 || A12-B11 || A13-B12

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.

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See also

References

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External links

  • [https://www.skakistis.gr/livegames/scheveningen.htm Scheveningen system tables]

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