In which sport is "the Scheveningen system" organizing method used?
The Scheveningen system is a method of organizing a chess match between two teams. Each player on one team plays each player on the other team. The team with the highest number of games won is the winner. This system is a popular way to create title norm opportunities.
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.
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16 Comments
Special Patrol Group
When did chess become a sport. Do they run around the table after every move.
Pat Wells
I wouldn't classify chess as a sport. It's a game.
Pat Wells
People who show dogs call it a "sport." If ego on a leash is a sport, so be it.
Pat Wells
teacherchicky, Sports involve physical exercise; chess is a mental exercise,. Chess is a game, not a sport.
Louella Wilson
Phoebe Figalily, maybe that is so, but I am sure that a large proportion of people, probably a majority would not agree that chess is a sport. And I'm making that comment as an extreme non sports person.
Carole Vermillion Laffey
If the answer was chess, why the picture of a dock side?
Brenda Hanneman Wallace
It is a "mental " sport !
✨KRISTA✨
catmom, Well said my friend!🤗💕
Shirley Dutt
Chess is not a sport! Period!
catmom
Denise Currie, I think chess is a sport, competition & a game too. A mental competition, game, & sport can be just as challenging as a physical one. They are all mental, both kinds.
catmom
Pascal Collins, I agree with that.
Edie Koller
I have been to that area of Netherlands. So pretty too.
teacherchicky
Special Patrol Group, chess is the sport of Kings. Just become it doesn't require physical activity doesn't mean it's not considered a sport!
Gemma
Cameron Brown, so Monopoly, Backgammon, Poker, etc., etc., are sports too ? Please I have no problem with Chess, I just don't think it's a sport. Olympic's are physical sports, Chess is mental game,
Satish Chandran
At Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India ,44 th International Chess Competition was held in August,2022.