Scheveningen system

Final standings of Kings vs. Queens 2011, tournament under Scheveningen system.

The Scheveningen system (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxeːvənɪŋə(n)] ⓘ) is a method of organizing a chess match between two teams. Each player on one team plays each player on the other team.[1] The team with the highest number of games won is the winner. This system was a popular way to create title norm opportunities.[2] However, effective from March 2024, it is no longer be possible to achieve title norms from Scheveningen tournaments. [3]

The system was first used in a tournament in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1923. The idea behind it was that a team of ten Dutch players could face ten foreign masters. This has the intention of giving the players on the team experience against strong competition.[4]

Standard Scheveningen Tables

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Match on 2 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2
Round 2 B2-A1 B1-A2


Match on 3 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 B3-A3
Round 2 B2-A1 A2-B3 B1-A3
Round 3 A1-B3 B1-A2 A3-B2


Match on 4 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 B3-A3 B4-A4
Round 2 B2-A1 B1-A2 A3-B4 A4-B3
Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 B1-A3 B2-A4
Round 4 B4-A1 B3-A2 A3-B2 A4-B1


Match on 5 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 B4-A4 B5-A5
Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 A3-B4 A4-B5 B1-A5
Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 B5-A3 B1-A4 A5-B2
Round 4 B4-A1 A2-B5 A3-B1 B2-A4 B3-A5
Round 5 A1-B5 B1-A2 B2-A3 A4-B3 A5-B4


Match on 6 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 B2-A2 B3-A3 A4-B4 B5-A5 A6-B6
Round 2 B2-A1 A2-B3 A3-B5 B6-A4 A5-B4 B1-A6
Round 3 A1-B3 B5-A2 B1-A3 A4-B2 A5-B6 B4-A6
Round 4 B4-A1 B6-A2 A3-B2 A4-B1 B3-A5 A6-B5
Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B4 A3-B6 B3-A4 B1-A5 B2-A6
Round 6 B6-A1 A2-B1 B4-A3 B5-A4 A5-B2 A6-B3


Match on 7 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 B5-A5 B6-A6 B7-A7
Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 A4-B5 A5-B6 A6-B7 B1-A7
Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 A3-B5 B6-A4 B7-A5 B1-A6 A7-B2
Round 4 B4-A1 B5-A2 A3-B6 A4-B7 A5-B1 B2-A6 B3-A7
Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B6 B7-A3 B1-A4 B2-A5 A6-B3 A7-B4
Round 6 B6-A1 A2-B7 A3-B1 A4-B2 B3-A5 B4-A6 B5-A7
Round 7 A1-B7 B1-A2 B2-A3 B3-A4 A5-B4 A6-B5 A7-B6


Match on 8 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 B5-A5 B6-A6 B7-A7 B8-A8
Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 B1-A4 A5-B6 A6-B7 A7-B8 A8-B5
Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 A3-B1 A4-B2 B7-A5 B8-A6 B5-A7 B6-A8
Round 4 B4-A1 B1-A2 B2-A3 B3-A4 A5-B8 A6-B5 A7-B6 A8-B7
Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B6 A3-B7 A4-B8 B1-A5 B2-A6 B3-A7 B4-A8
Round 6 B6-A1 B7-A2 B8-A3 B5-A4 A5-B2 A6-B3 A7-B4 A8-B1
Round 7 A1-B7 A2-B8 A3-B5 A4-B6 B3-A5 B4-A6 B1-A7 B2-A8
Round 8 B8-A1 B5-A2 B6-A3 B7-A4 A5-B4 A6-B1 A7-B2 A8-B3


Match on 9 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 A5-B5 B6-A6 B7-A7 B8-A8 B9-A9
Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 B5-A4 A5-B6 A6-B7 A7-B8 A8-B9 B1-A9
Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 A3-B5 A4-B6 B7-A5 B8-A6 B9-A7 B1-A8 A9-B2
Round 4 B4-A1 B5-A2 B6-A3 A4-B7 A5-B8 A6-B9 A7-B1 B2-A8 B3-A9
Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B6 A3-B7 B8-A4 B9-A5 B1-A6 B2-A7 A8-B3 A9-B4
Round 6 B6-A1 B7-A2 A3-B8 A4-B9 A5-B1 A6-B2 B3-A7 B4-A8 B5-A9
Round 7 A1-B7 A2-B8 B9-A3 B1-A4 B2-A5 B3-A6 A7-B4 A8-B5 A9-B6
Round 8 B8-A1 A2-B9 A3-B1 A4-B2 A5-B3 B4-A6 B5-A7 B6-A8 B7-A9
Round 9 A1-B9 B1-A2 B2-A3 B3-A4 B4-A5 A6-B5 A7-B6 A8-B7 A9-B8


Match on 10 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 B5-A5 B6-A6 B7-A7 A8-B8 B9-A9 B10-A10
Round 2 B2-A1 B1-A2 B8-A3 B3-A4 A5-B10 A6-B5 A7-B6 B4-A8 A9-B7 A10-B9
Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B8 A3-B4 A4-B10 B6-A5 B7-A6 B9-A7 A8-B1 B2-A9 B5-A10
Round 4 B4-A1 B3-A2 B10-A3 A4-B6 A5-B7 B8-A6 A7-B5 A8-B9 B1-A9 A10-B2
Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B4 B9-A3 B7-A4 B1-A5 A6-B10 B8-A7 B2-A8 A9-B3 A10-B6
Round 6 B6-A1 A2-B7 A3-B1 A4-B9 A5-B8 A6-B2 B10-A7 B5-A8 B4-A9 B3-A10
Round 7 A1-B7 B5-A2 B2-A3 B1-A4 B4-A5 B9-A6 A7-B3 A8-B10 A9-B6 A10-B8
Round 8 B8-A1 B6-A2 A3-B5 A4-B2 A5-B9 A6-B1 A7-B4 B3-A8 B10-A9 B7-A10
Round 9 A1-B9 A2-B10 A3-B7 B5-A4 B2-A5 B3-A6 B1-A7 A8-B6 A9-B8 B4-A10
Round 10 B10-A1 B9-A2 B6-A3 B8-A4 A5-B3 A6-B4 A7-B2 B7-A8 A9-B5 A10-B1


Match on 11 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 A5-B5 A6-B6 B7-A7 B8-A8 B9-A9 B10-A10 B11-A11
Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 B5-A4 B6-A5 A6-B7 A7-B8 A8-B9 A9-B10 A10-B11 B1-A11
Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 A3-B5 A4-B6 A5-B7 B8-A6 B9-A7 B10-A8 B11-A9 B1-A10 A11-B2
Round 4 B4-A1 B5-A2 B6-A3 B7-A4 A5-B8 A6-B9 A7-B10 A8-B11 A9-B1 B2-A10 B3-A11
Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B6 A3-B7 A4-B8 B9-A5 B10-A6 B11-A7 B1-A8 B2-A9 A10-B3 A11-B4
Round 6 B6-A1 B7-A2 B8-A3 A4-B9 A5-B10 A6-B11 A7-B1 A8-B2 B3-A9 B4-A10 B5-A11
Round 7 A1-B7 A2-B8 A3-B9 B10-A4 B11-A5 B1-A6 B2-A7 B3-A8 A9-B4 A10-B5 A11-B6
Round 8 B8-A1 B9-A2 A3-B10 A4-B11 A5-B1 A6-B2 A7-B3 B4-A8 B5-A9 B6-A10 B7-A11
Round 9 A1-B9 A2-B10 B11-A3 B1-A4 B2-A5 B3-A6 B4-A7 A8-B5 A9-B6 A10-B7 A11-B8
Round 10 B10-A1 A2-B11 A3-B1 A4-B2 A5-B3 A6-B4 B5-A7 B6-A8 B7-A9 B8-A10 B9-A11
Round 11 A1-B11 B1-A2 B2-A3 B3-A4 B4-A5 B5-A6 A7-B6 A8-B7 A9-B8 A10-B9 A11-B10


Match on 12 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 A5-B5 A6-B6 B7-A7 B8-A8 B9-A9 B10-A10 B11-A11 B12-A12
Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 B5-A4 B6-A5 B1-A6 A7-B8 A8-B9 A9-B10 A10-B11 A11-B12 A12-B7
Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 A3-B5 A4-B6 A5-B1 A6-B2 B9-A7 B10-A8 B11-A9 B12-A10 B7-A11 B8-A12
Round 4 B4-A1 B5-A2 B6-A3 B1-A4 B2-A5 B3-A6 A7-B10 A8-B11 A9-B12 A10-B7 A11-B8 A12-B9
Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B6 A3-B1 A4-B2 A5-B3 A6-B4 B11-A7 B12-A8 B7-A9 B8-A10 B9-A11 B10-A12
Round 6 B6-A1 B1-A2 B2-A3 B3-A4 B4-A5 B5-A6 A7-B12 A8-B7 A9-B8 A10-B9 A11-B10 A12-B11
Round 7 A1-B7 A2-B8 A3-B9 A4-B10 A5-B11 A6-B12 B1-A7 B2-A8 B3-A9 B4-A10 B5-A11 B6-A12
Round 8 B8-A1 B9-A2 B10-A3 B11-A4 B12-A5 B7-A6 A7-B2 A8-B3 A9-B4 A10-B5 A11-B6 A12-B1
Round 9 A1-B9 A2-B10 A3-B11 A4-B12 A5-B7 A6-B8 B3-A7 B4-A8 B5-A9 B6-A10 B1-A11 B2-A12
Round 10 B10-A1 B11-A2 B12-A3 B7-A4 B8-A5 B9-A6 A7-B4 A8-B5 A9-B6 A10-B1 A11-B2 A12-B3
Round 11 A1-B11 A2-B12 A3-B7 A4-B8 A5-B9 A6-B10 B5-A7 B6-A8 B1-A9 B2-A10 B3-A11 B4-A12
Round 12 B12-A1 B7-A2 B8-A3 B9-A4 B10-A5 B11-A6 A7-B6 A8-B1 A9-B2 A10-B3 A11-B4 A12-B5


Match on 13 Boards

Round 1 A1-B1 A2-B2 A3-B3 A4-B4 A5-B5 A6-B6 A7-B7 B8-A8 B9-A9 B10-A10 B11-A11 B12-A12 B13-A13
Round 2 B2-A1 B3-A2 B4-A3 B5-A4 B6-A5 B7-A6 A7-B8 A8-B9 A9-B10 A10-B11 A11-B12 A12-B13 B1-A13
Round 3 A1-B3 A2-B4 A3-B5 A4-B6 A5-B7 A6-B8 B9-A7 B10-A8 B11-A9 B12-A10 B13-A11 B1-A12 A13-B2
Round 4 B4-A1 B5-A2 B6-A3 B7-A4 B8-A5 A6-B9 A7-B10 A8-B11 A9-B12 A10-B13 A11-B1 B2-A12 B3-A13
Round 5 A1-B5 A2-B6 A3-B7 A4-B8 A5-B9 B10-A6 B11-A7 B12-A8 B13-A9 B1-A10 B2-A11 A12-B3 A13-B4
Round 6 B6-A1 B7-A2 B8-A3 B9-A4 A5-B10 A6-B11 A7-B12 A8-B13 A9-B1 A10-B2 B3-A11 B4-A12 B5-A13
Round 7 A1-B7 A2-B8 A3-B9 A4-B10 B11-A5 B12-A6 B13-A7 B1-A8 B2-A9 B3-A10 A11-B4 A12-B5 A13-B6
Round 8 B8-A1 B9-A2 B10-A3 A4-B11 A5-B12 A6-B13 A7-B1 A8-B2 A9-B3 B4-A10 B5-A11 B6-A12 B7-A13
Round 9 A1-B9 A2-B10 A3-B11 B12-A4 B13-A5 B1-A6 B2-A7 B3-A8 B4-A9 A10-B5 A11-B6 A12-B7 A13-B8
Round 10 B10-A1 B11-A2 A3-B12 A4-B13 A5-B1 A6-B2 A7-B3 A8-B4 B5-A9 B6-A10 B7-A11 B8-A12 B9-A13
Round 11 A1-B11 A2-B12 B13-A3 B1-A4 B2-A5 B3-A6 B4-A7 B5-A8 A9-B6 A10-B7 A11-B8 A12-B9 A13-B10
Round 12 B12-A1 A2-B13 A3-B1 A4-B2 A5-B3 A6-B4 A7-B5 B6-A8 B7-A9 B8-A10 B9-A11 B10-A12 B11-A13
Round 13 A1-B13 B1-A2 B2-A3 B3-A4 B4-A5 B5-A6 B6-A7 A8-B7 A9-B8 A10-B9 A11-B10 A12-B11 A13-B12


Note for all tables:

  • In the n-th round the player A1 plays with the player Bn.
  • Player A1 changes color in the next round.
  • In the first round the player An plays with the player Bn.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Just, Tim; Burg, Daniel B (2003). U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess (5th ed.). McKay. p. 308. ISBN 0-8129-3559-4.
  2. ^ Karpov, Anatoly; Roshal, Aleksandr (1980). Anatoly Karpov: Chess is My Life. Pergamo Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-08-023119-5.
  3. ^ "FIDE bans title norms at Schiller and Scheveningen events". Chess Topics. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. ^ Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992). The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-866164-9.
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