The Scheveningen system (Dutch pronunciation: [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]
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- ^ Karpov, Anatoly; Roshal, Aleksandr (1980). Anatoly Karpov: Chess is My Life. Pergamo Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-08-023119-5.
- ^ "FIDE bans title norms at Schiller and Scheveningen events". Chess Topics. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992). The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-866164-9.