Nepali chess started to take a leap since 2003 under the leadership of Sitaram Agrahari and now it has become one of the most frequently organized and participated tournament at home and abroad by the Nepali players.
History
Chess emerged as a sports in Southern Europe during the second half of the 15th century after evolving from a similar, but much older game of Indian origin. Today, chess is one of the most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence and in tournaments.
The tradition of organizing chess competition began in the 16th century. Today, chess is sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee. The first official World Chess Champion Wilhelm Steinitz claimed the title in 1886; the current World Champion is Viswanathan Anand of India. Theoreticians have developed extensive chess strategies and tactics since the game´s inception.
Most chess tournaments are organized in the Swiss System. This means that players with similar scores are paired against each other. The pairing system is quite complicated and there exists no room for discretion. The Swiss System operates rating the players and pairing the top player with the player just under the half-way mark. The second player is paired against the next player ranked just below the opponent of the top player, and so forth.
Players earn one point for winning and a half point for drawing. In each round after the first round, the players compete with others who have the same number of points. If there are an odd number of players in a score group, the lowest ranked player in the group is paired against the top player in the next group down. Players never compete against the same opponent twice in a tournament, and efforts are made to alternate the color of the pieces the player uses in each round.
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