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 was a popular way to create title norm opportunities. However, effective from March 2024, it is no longer be possible to achieve title norms from Scheveningen tournaments.

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.

Standard Scheveningen Tables

Match on 2 BoardsMatch on 3 BoardsMatch on 4 BoardsMatch on 5 BoardsMatch on 6 BoardsMatch on 7 BoardsMatch on 8 BoardsMatch on 9 BoardsMatch on 10 BoardsMatch on 11 BoardsMatch on 12 BoardsMatch on 13 BoardsNote 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.

Use in other sports

In rugby union, the Nations Championship sees each competing team from the Northern Hemisphere play against each competing team from the Southern Hemisphere in a Scheveningen-style system. Teams from the same hemisphere do not play against each other in this tournament. At the end of the series, the top-ranked Northern Hemisphere team and the top-ranked Southern Hemisphere team will play against each other in a grand final.

See also

• Round-robin tournament

References

External links

• Scheveningen system tables