Scheveningen system
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Final standings of Kings vs. Queens 2011, tournament under Scheveningen system.
The Scheveningen system is a method of organizing a chess match between two teams. Each player on one team plays each player on the other team (Just & Burg 2003:308). The team with the highest number of games won is the winner. This system is a popular way to create title norm opportunities (Karpov & Roshal 1980:22).
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 (Hooper & Whyld 1992).
Standard Tables Match on 2 Boards Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 Round 2 B2-A1 B1-A2 Match on 3 Boards Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 B3-A3 Round 2 B2-A1 A2-B3 B1-A3 Round 3 A1-B3 B1-A2 A3-B2 Match on 4 Boards Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 B3-A3 B4-A4 Round 2 B2-A1 B1-A2 A3-B4 A4-B3 Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 B1-A3 B2-A4 Round 4 B4-A1 B3-A2 A3-B2 A4-B1 Match on 5 Boards Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 B4-A4 B5-A5 Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 A4-B5 A5-B1 Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 B5-A3 B1-A4 A5-B2 Round 4 B4-A1 B5-A2 A3-B1 A4-B2 B3-A5 Round 5 A1-B5 B1-A2 B2-A3 A4-B3 A5-B4 Match on 6 Boards Round 1 A1-B1 B2-A2 A3-B3 B4-A4 B5-A5 A6-B6 Round 2 B2-A1 A2-B4 B6-A3 A4-B5 A5-B3 B1-A6 Round 3 B3-A1 B6-A2 A3-B1 A4-B2 B4-A5 A6-B5 Round 4 A1-B4 B5-A2 A3-B2 B1-A4 A5-B6 B3-A6 Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B3 B4-A3 A4-B6 B1-A5 B2-A6 Round 6 B6-A1 A2-B1 B5-A3 B3-A4 A5-B2 A6-B4 Match on 7 Boards Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 B5-A5 B6-A6 B7-A7 Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 A4-B5 A5-B6 A6-B7 B1-A7 Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 A3-B5 B6-A4 B7-A5 B1-A6 A7-B2 Round 4 B4-A1 B5-A2 A3-B6 A4-B7 A5-B1 B2-A6 B3-A7 Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B6 B7-A3 B1-A4 B2-A5 A6-B3 A7-B4 Round 6 B6-A1 A2-B7 A3-B1 A4-B2 B3-A5 B4-A6 B5-A7 Round 7 A1-B7 B1-A2 B2-A3 B3-A4 A5-B4 A6-B5 A7-B6 Match on 8 Boards Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 B5-A5 B6-A6 B7-A7 B8-A8 Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 B1-A4 A5-B6 A6-B7 A7-B8 A8-B5 Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 A3-B1 A4-B2 B7-A5 B8-A6 B5-A7 B6-A8 Round 4 B4-A1 B1-A2 B2-A3 B3-A4 A5-B8 A6-B5 A7-B6 A8-B7 Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B6 A3-B7 A4-B8 B1-A5 B2-A6 B3-A7 B4-A8 Round 6 B6-A1 B7-A2 B8-A3 B5-A4 A5-B2 A6-B3 A7-B4 A8-B1 Round 7 A1-B7 A2-B8 A3-B5 A4-B6 B3-A5 B4-A6 B1-A7 B2-A8 Round 8 B8-A1 B5-A2 B6-A3 B7-A4 A5-B4 A6-B1 A7-B2 A8-B3 Match on 9 Boards Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 A5-B5 B6-A6 B7-A7 B8-A8 B9-A9 Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 B5-A4 A5-B6 A6-B7 A7-B8 A8-B9 B1-A9 Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 A3-B5 A4-B6 B7-A5 B8-A6 B9-A7 B1-A8 A9-B2 Round 4 B4-A1 B5-A2 B6-A3 A4-B7 A5-B8 A6-B9 A7-B1 B2-A8 B3-A9 Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B6 A3-B7 B8-A4 B9-A5 B1-A6 B2-A7 A8-B3 A9-B4 Round 6 B6-A1 B7-A2 A3-B8 A4-B9 A5-B1 A6-B2 B3-A7 B4-A8 B5-A9 Round 7 A1-B7 A2-B8 B9-A3 B1-A4 B2-A5 B3-A6 A7-B4 A8-B5 A9-B6 Round 8 B8-A1 A2-B9 A3-B1 A4-B2 A5-B3 B4-A6 B5-A7 B6-A8 B7-A9 Round 9 A1-B9 B1-A2 B2-A3 B3-A4 B4-A5 A6-B5 A7-B6 A8-B7 A9-B8 Match on 10 Boards Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 B5-A5 B6-A6 B7-A7 A8-B8 B9-A9 B10-A10 Round 2 B2-A1 B1-A2 B8-A3 B3-A4 A5-B10 A6-B5 A7-B6 B4-A8 A9-B7 A10-B9 Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B8 A3-B4 A4-B10 B6-A5 B7-A6 B9-A7 A8-B1 B2-A9 B5-A10 Round 4 B4-A1 B3-A2 B10-A3 A4-B6 A5-B7 B8-A6 A7-B5 A8-B9 B1-A9 A10-B2 Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B4 B9-A3 B7-A4 B1-A5 A6-B10 B8-A7 B2-A8 A9-B3 A10-B6 Round 6 B6-A1 A2-B7 A3-B1 A4-B9 A5-B8 A6-B2 B10-A7 B5-A8 B4-A9 B3-A10 Round 7 A1-B7 B5-A2 B2-A3 B1-A4 B4-A5 B9-A6 A7-B3 A8-B10 A9-B6 A10-B8 Round 8 B8-A1 B6-A2 A3-B5 A4-B2 A5-B9 A6-B1 A7-B4 B3-A8 B10-A9 B7-A10 Round 9 A1-B9 A2-B10 A3-B7 B5-A4 B2-A5 B3-A6 B1-A7 A8-B6 A9-B8 B4-A10 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 Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 A5-B5 A6-B6 B7-A7 B8-A8 B9-A9 B10-A10 B11-A11 Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 B5-A4 B6-A5 A6-B7 A7-B8 A8-B9 A9-B10 A10-B11 B1-A11 Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 A3-B5 A4-B6 A5-B7 B8-A6 B9-A7 B10-A8 B11-A9 B1-A10 A11-B2 Round 4 B4-A1 B5-A2 B6-A3 B7-A4 A5-B8 A6-B9 A7-B10 A8-B11 A9-B1 B2-A10 B3-A11 Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B6 A3-B7 A4-B8 B9-A5 B10-A6 B11-A7 B1-A8 B2-A9 A10-B3 A11-B4 Round 6 B6-A1 B7-A2 B8-A3 A4-B9 A5-B10 A6-B11 A7-B1 A8-B2 B3-A9 B4-A10 B5-A11 Round 7 A1-B7 A2-B8 A3-B9 B10-A4 B11-A5 B1-A6 B2-A7 B3-A8 A9-B4 A10-B5 A11-B6 Round 8 B8-A1 B9-A2 A3-B10 A4-B11 A5-B1 A6-B2 A7-B3 B4-A8 B5-A9 B6-A10 B7-A11 Round 9 A1-B9 A2-B10 B11-A3 B1-A4 B2-A5 B3-A6 B4-A7 A8-B5 A9-B6 A10-B7 A11-B8 Round 10 B10-A1 A2-B11 A3-B1 A4-B2 A5-B3 A6-B4 B5-A7 B6-A8 B7-A9 B8-A10 B9-A11 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
See also[]
References[]
- Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992), The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-866164-9
- Just, Tim; Burg, Daniel B. (2003), U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess (5th ed.), McKay, ISBN 0-8129-3559-4
- Karpov, Anatoly; Roshal, Aleksandr (1980), Anatoly Karpov: Chess is My Life, Pergamo Press, ISBN 0-08-023119-5
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