Or a chess congress, is a chess event with usually nine rounds (mostly needed for norms) where all players without restrictions of number and strength can enter.
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Quotes of the Day
Some players lose ability to think independently and rely on computers completely.
Lajos Portisch 2012
I thank the Lord for not pairing me with Black against Magnus Carlsen in the first round.
Nigel Short 2017
Sport can make girls feel more stronger, more stable and you can fight in the future when you enter the society. It is a really good quality for a girl and I think sports are a good way to generate your personality which is really important.
Hou Yifan 2016
I have often written that Karpov is like an iceberg. Well, Kasparov was the Titanic.
Alexander Roshal
I understood that through chess I could express myself and chess became my natural language.
Boris Spassky 1995