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
Zittau-C 6thZittau· Dec 26 – 31, 1956	Dec 26 – 31, 1956	Classical	10	1988	29
Zittau-B 6thZittau· Dec 26 – 31, 1956	Dec 26 – 31, 1956	Classical	10	1999	30
Zittau-A 6thZittau· Dec 26 – 31, 1956	Dec 26 – 31, 1956	Classical	10	2260	25
Hastings Premier Reserves A 1956/57Hastings ENG· Dec 27 – 30, 1956	Dec 27 – 30, 1956	Classical	5	1860	5
URS Ch sfTbilisi GEO· Nov 21 – Dec 17, 1956	Nov 21 – Dec 17, 1956	Classical	12	1886	11
Marshall CC Ch 5657New York, NY USA· Dec 2 – 16, 1956	Dec 2 – 16, 1956	Classical	13	1822	16
CSR ChPodebrady CZE· Nov 18 – Dec 11, 1956	Nov 18 – Dec 11, 1956	Classical	20	1980	187
Hastings5657Hastings ENG· 1956	1956	Classical	11	1838	32
Harmonie CC OpenToronto CAN· Sep 13 – Nov 4, 1956	Sep 13 – Nov 4, 1956	Classical	13	2030	12
URS Ch sf+Kharkov UKR· 1956	1956	Classical	8	2045	7
URS Ch, semi finalURS-ch sf Tbilisi GEO· 1956	1956	Classical	13	2003	14
USSR Ch SemifinalTbilisi GEO· 1956	1956	Classical	20	2012	66
URS Ch, semi finalTbilisi GEO· 1956	1956	Classical	22	2012	89
URS Ch sfKharkov UKR· 1956	1956	Classical	19	2173	139
URS Ch sfLeningrad RUS· 1956	1956	Classical	20	1941	135
Alekhine MemorialMoscow RUS· Oct 17 – 30, 1956	Oct 17 – 30, 1956	Classical	17	2023	104
CSR Ch sfChomutov· Jul 20 – Oct 24, 1956	Jul 20 – Oct 24, 1956	Classical	16	1501	120
Moscow RUS· Sep 3 – 22, 1956	Sep 3 – 22, 1956	Classical	42	1930	32
Moscow ol (Men) fin-BMoscow RUS· Sep 11 – 20, 1956	Sep 11 – 20, 1956	Classical	10	2052	6
Moscow olm fin-BMoscow RUS· Sep 16 – 20, 1956	Sep 16 – 20, 1956	Classical	49	2091	40
Moscow olm fin-CMoscow RUS· Sep 20, 1956	Sep 20, 1956	Classical	50	2020	65
Moscow olm fin-AMoscow RUS· Sep 16, 1956	Sep 16, 1956	Classical	36	2068	35
Whitby Festival Premier 2. wkWhitby· Sep 10 – 14, 1956	Sep 10 – 14, 1956	Classical	6	2421	5
Moscow ol (Men) qual-CMoscow RUS· Sep 3 – 5, 1956	Sep 3 – 5, 1956	Classical	13	2045	10
Moscow olm prelMoscow RUS· Sep 5, 1956	Sep 5, 1956	Classical	80	2027	64
Moscow ol (Men) fin-CMoscow RUS· 1956	1956	Classical	10	1926	6
Olympiad Moscow RUSOlympiad Moscow RUS· 1956	1956	Classical	20	2052	11
Moscow olm prelMoscow olm prel· 1956	1956	Classical	10	2209	5
Moscow olm fin-BMoscow olm fin-B· 1956	1956	Classical	8	2298	5
Moscow olm fin-AMoscow olm fin-A· 1956	1956	Classical	18	2072	11
Moscow ol (Men) qual-BMoscow RUS· 1956	1956	Classical	9	2160	7
Moscow RUSMoscow RUS· 1956	1956	Classical	18	2008	13
Moscow olm fin-BMoskou olm· 1956	1956	Classical	49	2039	69
Moscow olm fin-AMoskou olm· 1956	1956	Classical	51	2064	108
Moscow olm prelOlympiad Moscow RUS· 1956	1956	Classical	8	1999	5
Moscow olm prelMoskou olm· 1956	1956	Classical	137	2022	189
Moscow ol (Men) qual-DMoscow RUS· 1956	1956	Classical	13	2110	10
Moscow olm fin-CMoskou olm· 1956	1956	Classical	41	1959	51
Moskou olmMoskou olm· 1956	1956	Classical	202	1997	425
Montreal ch CAN OpenMontreal ch CAN op· Aug 26 – 31, 1956	Aug 26 – 31, 1956	Classical	8	1846	7
BCF ChBlackpool ENG· Aug 20 – 31, 1956	Aug 20 – 31, 1956	Classical	23	1972	23
GBR Ch 43rdBlackpool ENG· Aug 20 – 31, 1956	Aug 20 – 31, 1956	Classical	12	1888	11
CSR Ch sfBratislava SVK· Aug 18 – 31, 1956	Aug 18 – 31, 1956	Classical	17	2071	73
BCF Major OpenBlackpool ENG· Aug 20 – 30, 1956	Aug 20 – 30, 1956	Classical	10	2173	9
CAN-opMontreal CAN· Aug 28 – 29, 1956	Aug 28 – 29, 1956	Classical	37	1974	24
CSR Ch sf Bratislava SVKCSR-ch sf Bratislava SVK· Aug 19 – 27, 1956	Aug 19 – 27, 1956	Classical	16	2071	42
DDR Ch U18Eisenach· Aug 18 – 27, 1956	Aug 18 – 27, 1956	Classical	15	2153	42
AUT-DDR mVienna AUT· Jul 21 – 22, 1956	Jul 21 – 22, 1956	Classical	16	2297	13
Santa FeSanta Fe· Jul 9 – 12, 1956	Jul 9 – 12, 1956	Classical	13	1871	28
SwedenSweden· 1956	1956	Classical	9	2013	6

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