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
MelbourneMelbourne AUS· Dec 26 – 31, 1951	Dec 26 – 31, 1951	Classical	8	1905	14
Luzern Christmas 5152 5thLucerne SUI· Dec 27 – 31, 1951	Dec 27 – 31, 1951	Classical	6	2298	10
Vienna 5152Vienna AUT· Dec 26 – 31, 1951	Dec 26 – 31, 1951	Classical	12	2419	30
YUG Ch 7thSarajevo BIH· Nov 14 – Dec 17, 1951	Nov 14 – Dec 17, 1951	Classical	21	2279	177
Belson mem. 1951-52Toronto CAN· Oct 15 – Dec 10, 1951	Oct 15 – Dec 10, 1951	Classical	8	1682	7
Toronto-Tch 1951-52Toronto CAN· Oct 29 – Dec 8, 1951	Oct 29 – Dec 8, 1951	Classical	8	1496	6
YugoslaviaYugoslavia· Dec 6, 1951	Dec 6, 1951	Classical	16	2142	14
HUN Ch 07thBudapest HUN· Nov 3 – Dec 4, 1951	Nov 3 – Dec 4, 1951	Classical	19	2364	28
Hungary ChHungary ch· Nov 12 – Dec 2, 1951	Nov 12 – Dec 2, 1951	Classical	26	2135	187
Hastings5152Hastings ENG· 1951	1951	Classical	8	1615	17
San RafaelSan Rafael· 1951	1951	Classical	15	1976	69
ItSan Rafael· 1951	1951	Classical	14	1947	19
Santiago ch CHISantiago de Chile· Oct 13 – Nov 4, 1951	Oct 13 – Nov 4, 1951	Classical	6	1829	6
FRG Ch Duesseldorf GERFRG-ch Duesseldorf GER· 1951	1951	Classical	13	1839	17
URS-ch19Moscow RUS· 1951	1951	Classical	15	1987	15
Moskou ch-URSMoskou ch-URS· 1951	1951	Classical	21	1885	135
GER Ch 14thDuesseldorf GER· 1951	1951	Classical	20	1994	55
Match 2aMontreal CAN· Oct 21 – 29, 1951	Oct 21 – 29, 1951	Classical	2	1166	6
Gambit CC ChToronto CAN· Jul 28 – Oct 22, 1951	Jul 28 – Oct 22, 1951	Classical	8	–	8
Quebec OpenMontreal CAN· Oct 6 – 8, 1951	Oct 6 – 8, 1951	Classical	6	1406	5
CHI ChSantiago de Chile· 1951	1951	Classical	6	2195	7
Paignton PremierPaignton· Sep 17 – 22, 1951	Sep 17 – 22, 1951	Classical	9	2207	14
Restricted Opening TournamentToronto CAN· Jul 17 – Sep 14, 1951	Jul 17 – Sep 14, 1951	Classical	9	–	11
Match Italia-SvizzeraVenice ITA· Sep 8 – 9, 1951	Sep 8 – 9, 1951	Classical	10	1764	6
URS Team Ch Tbilisi GEOURS-chT Tbilisi GEO· 1951	1951	Classical	13	2356	8
URS Team ChTbilisi GEO· 1951	1951	Classical	14	1190	8
Match Los Angeles-Cuba radioLos Angeles, CA USA· 1951	1951	Classical	18	1683	16
Match FRG-YUGMatch FRG-YUG· 1951	1951	Classical	20	2173	18
CAN ChVancouver· Aug 24 – 31, 1951	Aug 24 – 31, 1951	Classical	9	1765	7
BCF Ch 38thSwansea WLS· Aug 20 – 31, 1951	Aug 20 – 31, 1951	Classical	30	1789	52
VancouverVancouver· Aug 24 – 30, 1951	Aug 24 – 30, 1951	Classical	21	2049	71
Bucharest GMT 2ndBucharest ROU· Aug 11 – 30, 1951	Aug 11 – 30, 1951	Classical	14	1740	86
BCF Ch 38. Major OpenSwansea WLS· Aug 23 – 28, 1951	Aug 23 – 28, 1951	Classical	8	1789	5
Marianske Lazne ztMarianske Lazne zt· Aug 6 – 28, 1951	Aug 6 – 28, 1951	Classical	19	2199	129
Marianske Lazne - PrahaMarianske Lazne - Praha· Aug 14, 1951	Aug 14, 1951	Classical	10	1932	7
SopotSopot· Jul 8 – 31, 1951	Jul 8 – 31, 1951	Classical	17	1782	88
GijonGijon· Jul 17, 1951	Jul 17, 1951	Classical	8	2013	5
USA-op52Forth Worth· Jul 11, 1951	Jul 11, 1951	Classical	48	1864	103
DDR Ch 02ndSchwerin GER· 1951	1951	Classical	16	1759	33
GDR ChSchwerin GER· 1951	1951	Classical	15	1944	90
World chJ U20 1stBirmingham/Coventry· Jun 11 – 22, 1951	Jun 11 – 22, 1951	Classical	19	1853	96
Staunton MemorialBirmingham ENG· May 31 – Jun 20, 1951	May 31 – Jun 20, 1951	Classical	23	2443	121
Ridout-Anderson mToronto CAN· Jun 11 – 19, 1951	Jun 11 – 19, 1951	Classical	2	–	5
World junBirmingham ENG· Jun 11 – 18, 1951	Jun 11 – 18, 1951	Classical	7	2330	6
URS Ch sf SverdlovskURS-ch sf Sverdlovsk· May 27, 1951	May 27, 1951	Classical	16	1919	23
SWE-FINSweden· May 13 – 14, 1951	May 13 – 14, 1951	Classical	20	2030	20
Toronto Ch finalsToronto CAN· Feb 9 – May 11, 1951	Feb 9 – May 11, 1951	Classical	13	–	14
AUS ChBrisbane AUS· Apr 17 – May 2, 1951	Apr 17 – May 2, 1951	Classical	15	1857	25
BrisbaneBrisbane AUS· Apr 23 – 28, 1951	Apr 23 – 28, 1951	Classical	7	1690	5
SouthseaSouthsea· Apr 16 – 21, 1951	Apr 16 – 21, 1951	Classical	8	2168	6

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