This is a fantastic roundup, both practical and personal. The emphasis on community, structure, and post-game reflection really elevates these events beyond the typical online experience. I especially appreciate the breakdown of cadence and time control across formats; it’s encouraging to see serious, slow chess thriving online in well-moderated environments. The ChessGym Swiss idea of built-in post-game calls is brilliant, analysis with your opponent is such an underrated growth tool. Thanks for putting this together!
Do folks still organise hybrid tournaments? These are FIDE rated events where you play in an actual tournament with your laptop and you have a chess board.
Thank you! I haven't heard about such tournaments, probably it was just an artefact of pandemic times. However, I know that some people use electronic boards like ChessNut Evo or other brands to play online games on a physical board. The board automatically sends the moves to chess.com or Lichess (and highlights the moves of your opponent, so you can execute them on the board). One can use that to play in an online tournament and imagine that it's a hybrid :)
This is a fantastic roundup, both practical and personal. The emphasis on community, structure, and post-game reflection really elevates these events beyond the typical online experience. I especially appreciate the breakdown of cadence and time control across formats; it’s encouraging to see serious, slow chess thriving online in well-moderated environments. The ChessGym Swiss idea of built-in post-game calls is brilliant, analysis with your opponent is such an underrated growth tool. Thanks for putting this together!
Chess Dojo has weekly classical arenas on Saturday and Sunday too
Dear Ivan,
Many thanks for your article.
Do folks still organise hybrid tournaments? These are FIDE rated events where you play in an actual tournament with your laptop and you have a chess board.
https://en.chessbase.com/post/hybrid-chess-an-okay-way-to-play-during-the-pandemic
Kind regards
Kim
Hi Kim,
Thank you! I haven't heard about such tournaments, probably it was just an artefact of pandemic times. However, I know that some people use electronic boards like ChessNut Evo or other brands to play online games on a physical board. The board automatically sends the moves to chess.com or Lichess (and highlights the moves of your opponent, so you can execute them on the board). One can use that to play in an online tournament and imagine that it's a hybrid :)