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
Hastings Premier Reserves Major 1955/56Hastings ENG· Jan 2 – Dec 31, 1955	Jan 2 – Dec 31, 1955	Classical	7	1899	6
CSR-AUT mPrague CZE· Dec 28 – 30, 1955	Dec 28 – 30, 1955	Classical	16	2070	13
Zittau-A 5thZittau GER· Dec 26, 1955	Dec 26, 1955	Classical	9	2211	36
Montreal Ch 1955Montreal CAN· Nov 3 – Dec 19, 1955	Nov 3 – Dec 19, 1955	Classical	11	1702	9
Manhattan CC Ch 5556New York, NY USA· Dec 4 – 18, 1955	Dec 4 – 18, 1955	Classical	17	2117	91
ARG ChBuenos Aires ARG· Nov 12 – Dec 17, 1955	Nov 12 – Dec 17, 1955	Classical	21	2035	25
New York USA· Nov 28 – Dec 16, 1955	Nov 28 – Dec 16, 1955	Classical	12	1842	9
Marshall CC Ch 5556New York, NY USA· Nov 27 – Dec 11, 1955	Nov 27 – Dec 11, 1955	Classical	16	1972	67
New York Marshall ChNew York Marshall ch· Nov 27 – Dec 10, 1955	Nov 27 – Dec 10, 1955	Classical	8	1899	8
URS Ch sf Moscow RUSURS-ch sf Moscow RUS· Nov 24 – Dec 10, 1955	Nov 24 – Dec 10, 1955	Classical	15	1909	18
CSR ChPrague CZE· Nov 18 – Dec 10, 1955	Nov 18 – Dec 10, 1955	Classical	18	1877	148
Ontario-Tch 1955-56Toronto/Ottawa/Hamilton CAN· Aug 18 – Dec 8, 1955	Aug 18 – Dec 8, 1955	Classical	7	–	6
ArgentinaArgentina· Nov 17 – Dec 8, 1955	Nov 17 – Dec 8, 1955	Classical	23	1955	85
American ContinentalBuenos Aires ARG· Dec 3, 1955	Dec 3, 1955	Classical	7	1936	5
USSRUSSR· Nov 29 – Dec 2, 1955	Nov 29 – Dec 2, 1955	Classical	92	1948	152
Zittau BZittau B· 1955	1955	Classical	9	2160	8
Zittau-B 5thZittau· 1955	1955	Classical	7	2144	20
Zittau-C 5thZittau· 1955	1955	Classical	9	2154	29
Hastings5556Hastings ENG· 1955	1955	Classical	8	2443	23
HUN Ch 11thBudapest HUN· 1955	1955	Classical	16	2143	15
URS Ch sfLeningrad RUS· Nov 16 – 26, 1955	Nov 16 – 26, 1955	Classical	19	2143	13
Zagreb Young MastersZagreb Young Masters· Nov 5 – 19, 1955	Nov 5 – 19, 1955	Classical	6	1902	5
Young MastersZagreb Young Masters· Nov 3 – 13, 1955	Nov 3 – 13, 1955	Classical	6	2063	5
ParisParis FRA· Oct 2 – 12, 1955	Oct 2 – 12, 1955	Classical	13	2079	27
Quebec OpenMontreal CAN· Oct 8 – 10, 1955	Oct 8 – 10, 1955	Classical	6	1436	5
EU-Cup Gr3Luxembourg· Oct 2 – 6, 1955	Oct 2 – 6, 1955	Classical	23	1965	25
SUI-SaarlandZurich SUI· Sep 10, 1955	Sep 10, 1955	Classical	18	2054	9
BCF Ch 42ndAberystwyth· Aug 22 – Sep 2, 1955	Aug 22 – Sep 2, 1955	Classical	16	1860	14
URS Team Ch finVoroshilovgrad· 1955	1955	Classical	34	2121	38
URS Team Ch sfVoroshilovgrad· 1955	1955	Classical	26	2114	18
Gothenburg InterzonalGoteborg SWE· Aug 30, 1955	Aug 30, 1955	Classical	23	1863	51
DDR Ch U18Schkopau· Aug 14 – 26, 1955	Aug 14 – 26, 1955	Classical	12	2252	54
CAN ChOttawa CAN· Aug 16 – 26, 1955	Aug 16 – 26, 1955	Classical	13	–	63
CSR Ch ArmyPrague CZE· Aug 2 – 25, 1955	Aug 2 – 25, 1955	Classical	15	2007	91
Long Beach US OpenLong Beach US Open· Aug 10 – 20, 1955	Aug 10 – 20, 1955	Classical	11	1939	10
USA OpenLong Beach, CA USA· Aug 8 – 20, 1955	Aug 8 – 20, 1955	Classical	24	1955	14
JohannesburgJohannesburg· Aug 20, 1955	Aug 20, 1955	Classical	8	1950	27
Long Beach US-open· Aug 12 – 20, 1955	Aug 12 – 20, 1955	Classical	78	1966	100
US OpenLong Beach, CA USA· Aug 15 – 19, 1955	Aug 15 – 19, 1955	Classical	14	1967	7
DDR Ch 06thZwickau· Jul 31 – Aug 16, 1955	Jul 31 – Aug 16, 1955	Classical	19	2083	83
Wch U20 final-AAntwerp BEL· Jul 30 – Aug 7, 1955	Jul 30 – Aug 7, 1955	Classical	10	2319	33
Wch U20 final-BAntwerp BEL· Aug 2 – 7, 1955	Aug 2 – 7, 1955	Classical	16	2088	54
Wch U20 final-AWch U20 final-A· Jul 30 – Aug 5, 1955	Jul 30 – Aug 5, 1955	Classical	7	2168	8
FIDE (21) 1955-1957Goteborg izt· 1955	1955	Classical	23	1880	81
Aberystwyth ch-BCFAberystwyth ch-BCF· 1955	1955	Classical	34	1893	61
Gothenburg InterzonalGoteborg izt· 1955	1955	Classical	14	2121	72
Wch U20 prel-CAntwerp BEL· Jul 24 – 27, 1955	Jul 24 – 27, 1955	Classical	8	2238	26
Wch U20 prel-BAntwerp BEL· Jul 25, 1955	Jul 25, 1955	Classical	8	2202	21
Wch U20 prel-AWch U20 prel-A· Jul 21 – 24, 1955	Jul 21 – 24, 1955	Classical	7	1949	7
POL-URS Lodz POLPOL-URS Lodz POL· Jul 24, 1955	Jul 24, 1955	Classical	15	1543	12

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