Scheveningen system

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 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