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
Mitropa CupVienna AUT· Dec 27 – 31, 1953	Dec 27 – 31, 1953	Classical	27	2197	46
ViennaVienna AUT· Oct 29 – Dec 30, 1953	Oct 29 – Dec 30, 1953	Classical	8	2271	5
Toronto CC ChToronto CAN· Oct 9 – Dec 18, 1953	Oct 9 – Dec 18, 1953	Classical	12	–	11
ZagrebZagreb CRO· Nov 25 – Dec 15, 1953	Nov 25 – Dec 15, 1953	Classical	22	2108	138
Budapest ch-HUNBudapest ch-HUN· Dec 9, 1953	Dec 9, 1953	Classical	18	2079	50
HUN Ch Budapest HUNHUN-ch Budapest HUN· Nov 22 – Dec 9, 1953	Nov 22 – Dec 9, 1953	Classical	16	2098	56
CSR Ch PraguePrague CZE· Nov 15 – Dec 6, 1953	Nov 15 – Dec 6, 1953	Classical	16	1917	98
CSR ChPrague CZE· Nov 18 – Dec 2, 1953	Nov 18 – Dec 2, 1953	Classical	13	1876	12
Hastings5354Hastings ENG· 1953	1953	Classical	9	2175	26
Washington State ChSeattle, WA USA· Oct 25 – Nov 7, 1953	Oct 25 – Nov 7, 1953	Classical	6	–	5
POL-ch11Krakow POL· 1953	1953	Classical	18	2055	151
Wenen AUT-URSWenen AUT-URS· Oct 29 – 31, 1953	Oct 29 – 31, 1953	Classical	11	–	10
Candidats TournamentZurich SUI· Aug 31 – Oct 21, 1953	Aug 31 – Oct 21, 1953	Classical	16	1795	126
Candidates Tournament*Zurich SUI· Sep 15 – Oct 14, 1953	Sep 15 – Oct 14, 1953	Classical	5	1334	5
Quebec OpenMontreal CAN· Oct 10 – 12, 1953	Oct 10 – 12, 1953	Classical	6	1640	5
BUL-DDR mSofia BUL· Oct 5 – 8, 1953	Oct 5 – 8, 1953	Classical	19	2131	16
Leningrad RUSLeningrad RUS· Sep 29, 1953	Sep 29, 1953	Classical	12	2073	7
URS chTURS chT· Sep 24 – 29, 1953	Sep 24 – 29, 1953	Classical	10	1633	6
Paignton Premier 3rdPaignton· Sep 7 – 12, 1953	Sep 7 – 12, 1953	Classical	8	2068	9
Paignton Major BPaignton· Sep 7 – 12, 1953	Sep 7 – 12, 1953	Classical	8	–	7
FRA Ch 28thParis FRA· Aug 28 – Sep 5, 1953	Aug 28 – Sep 5, 1953	Classical	10	1732	20
BRA-ch21Rio de Janeiro BRA· 1953	1953	Classical	8	1859	7
URS chT sfURS chT sf· 1953	1953	Classical	17	2051	11
BCF Ch 40thHastings ENG· Aug 11 – 21, 1953	Aug 11 – 21, 1953	Classical	17	2000	15
BCF Ch 40. Major OpenHastings ENG· Aug 15 – 21, 1953	Aug 15 – 21, 1953	Classical	15	2440	8
US OpenMilwaukee, WI USA· Aug 12, 1953	Aug 12, 1953	Classical	9	1634	7
Glasgow InternationalGlasgow SCO· Jul 27 – Aug 4, 1953	Jul 27 – Aug 4, 1953	Classical	9	2428	22
Jena ch DDRJena ch DDR· 1953	1953	Classical	6	2104	5
BCF ChHastings ENG· 1953	1953	Classical	11	2182	6
DDR Ch 04thJena GER· 1953	1953	Classical	16	2156	15
GDR Ch Jena GERGDR-ch Jena GER· 1953	1953	Classical	22	2122	28
Hastings ch-BCFHastings ch-BCF· 1953	1953	Classical	43	1910	151
GDR ChJena GER· 1953	1953	Classical	25	2057	86
Northern California ChampionshipSan Francisco, CA USA· Jul 25, 1953	Jul 25, 1953	Classical	10	2180	9
ITA Ch 16thFlorence· Jun 17, 1953	Jun 17, 1953	Classical	5	2330	5
URS Ch sfVilnius LTU· 1953	1953	Classical	9	2449	5
URS-ch21 sfLeningrad RUS· 1953	1953	Classical	8	2473	9
URS-ch21 sfVilnius LTU· 1953	1953	Classical	13	2471	17
Montreal ChMontreal CAN· Feb 15 – May 29, 1953	Feb 15 – May 29, 1953	Classical	16	1707	16
Bognor Regis PremierBognor Regis· May 4 – 9, 1953	May 4 – 9, 1953	Classical	8	2107	11
FRG Ch 02ndBerlin West· Mar 30 – Apr 13, 1953	Mar 30 – Apr 13, 1953	Classical	16	1796	38
ParisParis FRA· Apr 2 – 9, 1953	Apr 2 – 9, 1953	Classical	9	2340	36
OWL ChSoest NED· 1953	1953	Classical	12	1976	28
BCF Ch U21Birmingham ENG· Mar 30, 1953	Mar 30, 1953	Classical	7	2000	6
Varsity Oxford-CambridgeNational Chess Centre, London· Mar 28, 1953	Mar 28, 1953	Classical	12	1809	6
Kbenhavnsmesterskabet 1953Copenhagen DEN· Feb 5 – Mar 23, 1953	Feb 5 – Mar 23, 1953	Classical	9	1890	35
Glasgow matchGlasgow SCO· Feb 2 – Mar 9, 1953	Feb 2 – Mar 9, 1953	Classical	2	2082	6
Mar del Plata ARGMar del Plata ARG· 1953	1953	Classical	16	1960	16
Mar del PlataMar del Plata ARG· 1953	1953	Classical	22	2167	185
Ontario ChToronto CAN· Feb 7 – 14, 1953	Feb 7 – 14, 1953	Classical	7	–	6

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