What are the tournaments?
Tournaments are the a series of chess games played competitively with multiple opponents.
There are 2 types of tournaments on FOA:
1) FIDE Online Arena rated tournaments
You can participate in them only if you are a PRO member. Your results will affect your FIDE Online Arena rating.
2) World Chess rated tournaments
You can participate in them if you have either with Free or with PRO Account. Your results will affect your World Chess rating.
Both types are organized with either Arena or Swiss system. To read more about them please check this article. We have also introduced the prized tounaments with the entery fee. To find out more about them please click here.
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Can I play in a tournament for free?
Yes! If you don't have a PRO subscription, you can join a World Chess daily tournament. To find one, go to "Tournaments" and click on a tournament of your choice in the schedule. Then press "Join" in the upper right corner of the tournament page and ...
What are the tournaments with entry fee?
Some tournaments on FOA have an entery fee. To participate, you'll need to follow the payment instructions. Those tournaments are highly competitive and there is always a very valuable prize at stake. Tournaments with entery fee can be either ...
What tournament systems do you use on FOA?
Here, on FIDE Online Arena we organize Arena and Swiss Tournaments. In an Arena Tournament A win has a base score of 2 points, a draw 1 point, and a loss will still not be awarded any points. If you win two games consecutively you will start a ...
How do I leave a tournament?
To leave a tournament, click on the "Leave" button beneath the "Current stables" table.
How do I join the tournament?
Please go to the Tournaments section to choose the tournament you’d like to play in or just scroll down to the starting page of FOA and click on the tournament of your choice. Then click the "Join" button. You will be notified by email 30 minutes ...