OTB chess tournaments

Over-the-board tournaments found in the game databases ChessHunter imports (Lumbras GigaBase and The Week in Chess), 7,048,610 games in all. Open a tournament to see its standings, then a player to explore their openings and prepare for them.

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Tournament	Dates	Type	Players	Avg. Elo	Games
AUS ChMelbourne AUS· Dec 27 – 31, 1948	Dec 27 – 31, 1948	Classical	7	1832	5
MelbourneMelbourne AUS· Dec 27 – 31, 1948	Dec 27 – 31, 1948	Classical	10	1905	12
YUG ChBelgrade SRB· Dec 22 – 30, 1948	Dec 22 – 30, 1948	Classical	17	2089	29
Luzern Christmas 2ndLucerne SUI· Dec 26 – 28, 1948	Dec 26 – 28, 1948	Classical	4	2363	5
LucerneLucerne SUI· Dec 26, 1948	Dec 26, 1948	Classical	8	1982	5
Toronto ChToronto CAN· Nov 3 – Dec 22, 1948	Nov 3 – Dec 22, 1948	Classical	8	–	7
BRA-ch16Rio de Janeiro BRA· 1948	1948	Classical	7	1819	6
Hastings4849Hastings ENG· 1948	1948	Classical	5	2147	7
Hastings 4849Hastings ENG· 1948	1948	Classical	7	2397	6
GER Ch U20Hamburg GER· 1948	1948	Classical	10	2175	11
New YorkNew York, NY USA· 1948	1948	Classical	27	2008	55
NED-ch14 sfNijmegen NED· Nov 15 – 24, 1948	Nov 15 – 24, 1948	Classical	6	2346	5
NijmegenNijmegen NED· Nov 15 – 16, 1948	Nov 15 – 16, 1948	Classical	10	1744	34
ARG ChBuenos Aires ARG· Oct 2 – Nov 6, 1948	Oct 2 – Nov 6, 1948	Classical	6	1742	5
HUN Ch 04thBudapest HUN· Oct 20, 1948	Oct 20, 1948	Classical	8	1928	6
VeniceVenice ITA· 1948	1948	Classical	25	1840	97
Amsterdam m ch-NEDAmsterdam m ch-NED· Sep 16 – 26, 1948	Sep 16 – 26, 1948	Classical	3	2511	7
NED-ch13Amsterdam m ch-NED· Sep 16 – 26, 1948	Sep 16 – 26, 1948	Classical	2	2511	6
GER Ch 12thEssen GER· Sep 4 – 19, 1948	Sep 4 – 19, 1948	Classical	13	2189	30
GER Ch Essen GERGER-ch Essen GER· Sep 16, 1948	Sep 16, 1948	Classical	14	1980	24
GBR-NED matchLondon, Bonnington Hall· Sep 11 – 12, 1948	Sep 11 – 12, 1948	Classical	14	1965	14
GBR Ch 35thLondon, Bishopsgate· Aug 30 – Sep 10, 1948	Aug 30 – Sep 10, 1948	Classical	12	1601	19
GBR Ch 35. PremierLondon, Bishopsgate· Aug 30 – Sep 10, 1948	Aug 30 – Sep 10, 1948	Classical	9	1589	10
BCF ChLondon ENG· Aug 30 – Sep 9, 1948	Aug 30 – Sep 9, 1948	Classical	10	2174	8
Gambit CC ChToronto CAN· Feb 13 – Sep 3, 1948	Feb 13 – Sep 3, 1948	Classical	9	1517	9
URS Team Ch finalLeningrad RUS· 1948	1948	Classical	14	2527	11
CSR Ch Bratislava SVKCSR-ch Bratislava SVK· Aug 15 – 30, 1948	Aug 15 – 30, 1948	Classical	12	1872	20
CSR ChBratislava SVK· Aug 21, 1948	Aug 21, 1948	Classical	13	1873	16
Plymouth Diamond JubileePlymouth· Aug 9 – 14, 1948	Aug 9 – 14, 1948	Classical	8	1581	13
US OpenBaltimore, MD USA· Jul 5 – 17, 1948	Jul 5 – 17, 1948	Classical	57	1893	117
US Open Baltimore, MD USAUS op Baltimore, MD USA· Jul 5 – 17, 1948	Jul 5 – 17, 1948	Classical	33	1940	48
Practice Tourney for US juniorToronto CAN· Jul 7 – 11, 1948	Jul 7 – 11, 1948	Classical	6	1776	5
IztStockholm SWE· 1948	1948	Classical	15	1826	13
Saltsjobaden InterzonalSaltsjobaden SWE· 1948	1948	Classical	21	1747	42
FIDE (19) 1948-1951Saltsjobaden izt· 1948	1948	Classical	20	1728	62
Saltsjobaden InterzonalSaltsjobaden izt· 1948	1948	Classical	17	1730	98
Karlovy VaryKarlovy Vary· Jun 7 – 22, 1948	Jun 7 – 22, 1948	Classical	23	2073	190
Bad GasteinBad Gastein· May 26 – Jun 17, 1948	May 26 – Jun 17, 1948	Classical	23	1838	186
GER Ch qualStuttgart GER· 1948	1948	Classical	8	1664	8
Moscow Riumin MemorialMoscow RUS· 1948	1948	Classical	7	2457	8
Sao PauloSao Paulo BRA· 1948	1948	Classical	8	2366	7
OldenburgOldenburg· 1948	1948	Classical	16	1939	19
World Championship 18thThe Hague/Moscow· Mar 8 – May 11, 1948	Mar 8 – May 11, 1948	Classical	5	2592	5
World Championship 18thNLD/URS· Mar 2 – May 6, 1948	Mar 2 – May 6, 1948	Classical	4	1334	7
Ridout-Anderson mToronto CAN· Feb 29 – Apr 9, 1948	Feb 29 – Apr 9, 1948	Classical	2	–	7
NtBad Nauheim GER· 1948	1948	Classical	7	1728	5
Ontario ChToronto CAN· 1948	1948	Classical	8	–	7
Mar del Plata ARGMar del Plata ARG· 1948	1948	Classical	14	1950	10
Bad NauheimBad Nauheim GER· 1948	1948	Classical	13	1938	27
OWL ChAltenbeken· 1948	1948	Classical	9	1906	14

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