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
Wch womenMoscow RUS· Dec 22 – 30, 1949	Dec 22 – 30, 1949	Classical	7	1676	6
Toronto ChToronto CAN· Jan 5 – Dec 28, 1949	Jan 5 – Dec 28, 1949	Classical	12	1636	11
BUL ChSofia BUL· Dec 4 – 27, 1949	Dec 4 – 27, 1949	Classical	18	2022	125
LuzernLucerne SUI· 1949	1949	Classical	7	2335	5
Hastings4950Hastings ENG· 1949	1949	Classical	9	2264	27
Alberta ChCalgary CAN· 1949	1949	Classical	4	–	10
YUG ChZagreb CRO· Nov 3 – 24, 1949	Nov 3 – 24, 1949	Classical	16	2167	21
Zagreb ch YUGZagreb ch YUG· Nov 3 – 24, 1949	Nov 3 – 24, 1949	Classical	17	2336	40
Zagreb ch-YUGZagreb ch-YUG· Nov 21, 1949	Nov 21, 1949	Classical	17	2053	14
URS-ch17Moscow RUS· Oct 17 – Nov 19, 1949	Oct 17 – Nov 19, 1949	Classical	24	2413	35
GER Ch ttDarmstadt· Nov 3 – 5, 1949	Nov 3 – 5, 1949	Classical	19	1929	14
Latvian Ch in ExileEsslington· 1949	1949	Classical	9	1770	8
BucharestBucharest ROU· 1949	1949	Classical	18	2096	20
BaarnBaarn NED· Oct 3 – 9, 1949	Oct 3 – 9, 1949	Classical	10	1873	25
URS ChMoscow RUS· 1949	1949	Classical	10	–	6
Moskou ch-URSMoskou ch-URS· 1949	1949	Classical	25	2435	182
NED-GBR mUtrecht NED· Sep 17 – 18, 1949	Sep 17 – 18, 1949	Classical	15	1914	11
Trencianske TepliceTrencianske Teplice SVK· Aug 27 – Sep 13, 1949	Aug 27 – Sep 13, 1949	Classical	21	2196	41
GrossroehrsdorfGrossroehrsdorf· Aug 24 – 28, 1949	Aug 24 – 28, 1949	Classical	9	1959	10
London v Sydney radioLondon/Sydney radio· Aug 26, 1949	Aug 26, 1949	Classical	20	1798	10
GBR Ch 36thFelixstowe· Aug 8 – 19, 1949	Aug 8 – 19, 1949	Classical	32	1765	68
Rio ch BRARio ch BRA· 1949	1949	Classical	6	1930	5
BRA ChRio de Janeiro BRA· 1949	1949	Classical	17	1833	35
Trencianske-TepliceTrencianske Teplice SVK· 1949	1949	Classical	24	1924	153
US OpenOmaha· Jul 18 – 23, 1949	Jul 18 – 23, 1949	Classical	45	1851	56
US Open OmahaUS op Omaha· Jul 14 – 23, 1949	Jul 14 – 23, 1949	Classical	18	1814	25
Gambit CC ChToronto CAN· Apr 8 – Jul 14, 1949	Apr 8 – Jul 14, 1949	Classical	12	–	11
POL-HUN ttWarsaw POL· Jul 9 – 10, 1949	Jul 9 – 10, 1949	Classical	8	2200	6
OldenburgOldenburg GER· Jun 19 – Jul 2, 1949	Jun 19 – Jul 2, 1949	Classical	9	2457	11
Oldenburg· Jun 19 – Jul 2, 1949	Jun 19 – Jul 2, 1949	Classical	21	2377	121
JubAabybro, DEN· 1949	1949	Classical	6	1709	5
It Oldenburg GER· Jun 20 – 30, 1949	Jun 20 – 30, 1949	Classical	14	2362	16
OldenburgOldenburg· Jun 26 – 28, 1949	Jun 26 – 28, 1949	Classical	25	2267	34
Wuertemburg ChRuit· Apr 12 – Jun 18, 1949	Apr 12 – Jun 18, 1949	Classical	7	1798	6
HeidelbergHeidelberg· 1949	1949	Classical	12	2122	33
Moscow RUSMoscow RUS· 1949	1949	Classical	11	2077	6
HeidelbergHeidelberg GER· 1949	1949	Classical	9	2056	11
GER ch Bad PyrmontGER ch Bad Pyrmont· May 2 – 13, 1949	May 2 – 13, 1949	Classical	11	2037	6
CopenhagenCopenhagen DEN· Apr 15 – May 13, 1949	Apr 15 – May 13, 1949	Classical	19	1822	16
GER Ch 13thBad Pyrmont GER· May 2 – 13, 1949	May 2 – 13, 1949	Classical	35	1800	37
GER Ch Bad Pyrmont GERGER-ch Bad Pyrmont GER· May 2 – 10, 1949	May 2 – 10, 1949	Classical	15	1925	12
Venice-Prague mVenice ITA· May 2 – 8, 1949	May 2 – 8, 1949	Classical	16	1601	13
GER TmGER· Mar 6 – May 8, 1949	Mar 6 – May 8, 1949	Classical	6	2046	5
North-South MatchAtascadero, CA· 1949	1949	Classical	12	1783	6
Budapest-MoscowBudapest HUN· Apr 10 – 27, 1949	Apr 10 – 27, 1949	Classical	19	2293	114
GBR Ch U18 BoysHastings ENG· Apr 25 – 26, 1949	Apr 25 – 26, 1949	Classical	7	1559	5
BudapestBudapest HUN· Apr 22, 1949	Apr 22, 1949	Classical	16	2029	8
Stevenson Mem SCCU ChSouthsea· Apr 13 – 22, 1949	Apr 13 – 22, 1949	Classical	14	2152	11
SouthseaSouthsea· Apr 14 – 18, 1949	Apr 14 – 18, 1949	Classical	26	1772	37
Ontario ChToronto CAN· Apr 15 – 18, 1949	Apr 15 – 18, 1949	Classical	9	1517	8

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