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It is difficult to imagine a chess player who never plays anywhere. Actually, he was not a chess player then. Is not it? Let's discuss how to find the right chess tournaments and competitions.

As an introduction

A person who has entered the world of chess, as a rule, is delayed. The deeper we plunged into this magical world, the more difficult it is for us to leave it.

This is not an addiction, it is just that chess is beginning to occupy a certain niche in our hearts and our lives.

According to my observations, a chess player who has grown to the level of the category does not want to completely "abandon" chess. He can temporarily "push in" chess, but he will come back.

You don't have to go far for examples. The same, as recently as yesterday, played the next three rounds at the tournament in St. Louis. "He returned to earth." I mean chess.

The schedule of all-Russian tournaments can be viewed on the website of the Russian Chess Federation: tournament calendar

We go in and filter by the appropriate tab:

Choose a tournament and see the details:

If you have any meaningful goals for yourself or your child besides the enjoyment of the game, it is important to learn to play at the board. Against specific opponents.

For the child, this is also important in terms of the development of interpersonal communication. ... Playing over the board is communication, albeit without words. Observing a partner, his reactions, facial expressions is a separate huge layer.

That is, the game over the board takes place on two levels:

• Against the pieces
• Against the enemy

In the online game, the second point is practically not expressed.

For many players, the quality of play online and at the board is very different. Precisely for reasons of a psychological nature. You can only become a strong chess player by learning how to play strongly at the board. .

Online

Finding a game online is easy.

1. chess24

I already wrote about this worthy site in which I scolded the site "Chess over a Cup of Coffee".

My mark 8 points on 10 point scale. If there was a Russian-language version of the interface, I would put 9, and maybe all 10.

2.chess.com

The site is very nice and super popular. There is training and computer analysis and much more.

After registering on home page select the "play" tab

Go to the pop-up menu and the desired tab, for example tournaments:

We look at the list of tournaments and select:

Another option - there is a menu on the right where you can choose time control, game format or go to tournaments:

The only but significant drawback of the site is that sometimes the progress is slowed down during the game. It hangs as it were. Maybe this is my problem, of course, my computer. However, that doesn't make it any easier. And this is terribly annoying.

My subjective assessment 7 points. Exclusively due to "freezes". Without this cant 9 points boldly.

3. lichess.org

A portal that combines simplicity and functionality. Nothing more, everything is simple and intuitive

After a simple registration, go to the menu and select what we need:

For example: Play - tournaments:

A small note: I recommend chatting during the game only if it gives you pleasure. In all other cases, it will interfere with the game. Personally, I don't turn off the chat, but I rarely answer. Actually, they rarely write.

My rating of Lychess is 9.5 points.

Everything is simpler here, but the functionality for the game suits me perfectly.

There are also tournaments:

My rating for this resource is 7 points ... Some inconvenience is caused by advertising, often there are few players and you have to wait. Another drawback is that the rating generated here is for some reason lower than the real one by 300-400 points. For example, I have 1900 , could not lift any more.

Where can I watch the broadcasts?

Online broadcasting of chess tournaments and matches is a very interesting thing. And useful, of course, as any observation of the game of strong players and analysis of their games.

I watch broadcasts on three Internet resources:

• On the already familiar to us Chess24

It looks like this:

A lot of stuff, but I like it. You can quickly figure out what's what.

• If you want something simpler, you are welcome to the portal ChessPro.
• I also usually go to YouTube and look for an online commentary stream. For instance .

Usually I turn on all three of the above resources at the same time, because sometimes the broadcast lags. Rather, two broadcasts and a report from YouTube.

Today, 17 August, at 21.00 the next round of the tournament "Fourth stage of the Grand Chess Tour" in St. Louis with the participation of Kasparov. Let's take a look.

You can watch chess online, get benefit and pleasure. And of course, play tournaments.

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General position:

The address: 115093, Russia, Moscow, Bolshaya Serpukhovskaya street, building 23

Competitions will be held on DECEMBER 15, 2019 from 11:50. Registration of participants from 11.00 to 11.30 hours.

Tournament goal:

Promotion and popularization of chess culture among young athletes;

Enhancement sportsmanship participants;

Involvement of children in regular chess lessons;

Identification of the strongest athletes;

Fostering a sports spirit and healthy competition in children and adolescents.

Regulations:

The tournament is held according to the Swiss system in 7 rounds, with the use of a computer draw. In the case of participation in one group of 6 people or less, the system is circular. Time control 10 minutes with the addition of 5 seconds for each move made, starting from the 1st.

Tournament A: boys and girls up to 15 years old inclusive with the RCF rating up to 1000.

Tournament B: boys and girls up to 15 years old inclusive with the RCF rating 1100 - 1200.

Tournament C: boys and girls up to 15 years old inclusive with an RCF rating of 1200 and above.

Tournament D - hand fight.

Tournament E: parent.

DEFINITION OF WINNERS

The winner and awardees are determined by the highest total of points scored. In case of equality, additional indicators are applied:

1) Buchholz coefficient (in the case of a round robin tournament - Berger coefficient);

2) Personal meeting;

3) Number of victories;

4) The number of parties is black.

Rewarding:

Winners and prize-winners of tournaments A, B, C, D, E are awarded with cups, certificates and gifts.

All participants in the competition are awarded with certificates for participation and gifts.

All expenses for organizing competitions are covered by tournament fees, sponsorship funds and personal funds of the tournament organizers.

Tournament fee:

Charitable tournament fee for participation "FAST CHESS - RAPID" - 2000 rubles.

Charitable tournament fee for participation "TOURNAMENT D - pawn fight" - 2000 rubles.

Charitable tournament fee for participation "TOURNAMENT E - for parents" - 1500 rubles.

The charitable tournament fee is increased by 500 rubles in the absence of a preliminary application. ...

* Participants who arrived late for full-time registration are allowed to compete from the 2nd round.

Pre-registration for participation is mandatory (application form on the website www..ru

Pre-registration is required.

Limited number of seats.

You can pay for the tournament by transferring to the Sberbank card 5469380081737016 Yaroslav Romanovich G. WITH THE MARK "DATE ​​OF TOURNAMENT Surname Name CITY".