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What are Thematic tournaments?
What are Thematic tournaments?

Learn about the thematic tournaments on Chess.com and how to identify them in the tournament list so you can join and test your strategies!

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Thematic tournaments

Thematic tournaments are made up of thematic games which start from a pre-defined starting position, such as three moves into a King's Gambit opening. This allows players to play similar games and test each other in certain openings.

These tournaments are marked with a 'Set Position' icon on the tournament page, and the tournament title usually indicates the starting position of the games.

Thematic tournament on Chess.com

πŸ“š Check out this article to learn how to join Live tournaments: How do live tournaments work? Where can I join one?

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