Simultaneous chess is a form of chess where one player (typically of high rank) plays multiple games at the same time against other players.
Questions tagged [simultaneous]
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Have there been any simul round-robin games?
It occurred to me that it would be possible to have a match in which, say, each of 10 players play each other simultaneously twice. That is, if a regular simul match is a line of boards, this would be a grid, with each player playing black along one…
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Is there published advice on giving simuls?
I unexpectedly found myself giving a tiny simul recently. I won all the games, but it left me wondering if there is any published advice on how to handle simuls as the single player. (There is plenty of advice on how to try to beat the single…
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How can I get informed if a titled chess player will be holding a simul?
I would like to go to more simuls, but I'm unsure when they're held and at what location. How can I get informed of such information?
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In a simul what happens with timing when only one player is left?
When only one player is left in a simul, does he have to move at once or does he have 5 seconds per move?
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What happens in this multiboard scenario?
You are playing 4 players at the same, you are black, white, black, white.
Player 1 makes his move, you switch to player 2 and make the same move as player 1, and so on, with player 3's first move becoming your move to player 4.
you then go back to…
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Should you state your rating if you want to play in a simul?
Gary Kasparov complains in Johannesburg simultaneous exhibition
Is Gary right to be angry? Should you state the rating while playing in a simul? Isn't simul supposed to be a fun place where everyone gets to play their favorite player? Are there such…
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