Template:Infobox chess match

Infobox chess match

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This infobox is for articles on 1-on-1 chess competitions, such as the finals of the World Chess Championships.

Usage

Parameters

Most parameters are doubled for the information on each competitor, and are indicated by the number "1" or "2". I.e. comp# is actually two parameters, comp1 and comp2, for the names of the first and second competitor, respectively. Required parameters are comp1, comp2, score1, and score2.

• header – Name of the competition, defaulting to the page title
• location – Location of the competition
• dates – Date(s) of the competition
• comp# – Names of the competitors
• image# – Competitors' pictures in full image format, i.e. [[File:filename.ext|size|caption]]
• image - Centered image with both competitors in one picture
• comp#_link – Article link to a competitor (for disambiguation or other article name difference)
• flag# – Identifying national flag for each of the competitors
• flag#_variant – Changes the flag to another variant, mainly used for old competitions where a different flag was used. Variants can be found in the relevant country data template, for example Template:Country data Russia
• flagicon# – Identifying competition flag for competitors from sanctioned countries unable to use their national flag
• flagicon#_link – Link to body represented by competition flag
• flag#_note – notes about the flag a person is competing under, e.g. refugee status, multiple citizenship, or sanctions regime
• dob# – Competitors' dates of birth
• age# – Competitors' ages
• qual# – Competitors' tournament qualification
• elo# – Competitors' ELO rating
• rank# – Competitors' FIDE world rankings
• womens_rank# – Competitors' FIDE women's world rankings. Can't be used at the same time as rank.
• elo#_ref – Reference for ELO rating and/or rank
• prev – Previous competition in series display
• prev_link – Link to previous competition (if different)
• next – Next competition in series display
• next_link – Link to next competition (if different)
• prev2 and next2 - Same as the unnumbered versions when there are multiple predecessors or successors
• score# – Final scores

The following parameters are for the result and length of the individual games in the match.

• game# – Up to 20 game results starting with the result ("<", "-", ">", "/") as the first character followed by either "w" or "b" to indicate whether competitor #1 is playing the white or black pieces, followed by the length of the match.

< – indicates competitor #1 is the winner

- – indicates a draw

> – indicates competitor #2 is the winner

/ – indicates a match scheduled, but not required for determining the winner

Example: -b58 is a 58 move draw where competitor #1 played black.

• type# – game type (e.g. tie-break). Changes label of game from "Game n" to "type n". Games are still automatically numbered

Subtemplates

{{Infobox chess match/gamerow}} – displays results of each individual game in match with alternating black/white squares for score

Example

World Chess Championship 2023

St Regis Hotel, Astana, Kazakhstan
9–30 April 2023
	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Ding Liren
	7 (1½) Scores 7 (2½) Game 1 ½ 49 move draw ½ Game 2 1 ← 29 moves 0 Game 3 ½ 30 move draw ½ Game 4 0 47 moves → 1 Game 5 1 ← 48 moves 0 Game 6 0 44 moves → 1 Game 7 1 ← 37 moves 0 Game 8 ½ 45 move draw ½ Game 9 ½ 82 move draw ½ Game 10 ½ 45 move draw ½ Game 11 ½ 39 move draw ½ Game 12 0 38 moves → 1 Game 13 ½ 40 move draw ½ Game 14 ½ 90 move draw ½ Tiebreak Game 15 ½ 35 move draw ½ Tiebreak Game 16 ½ 47 move draw ½ Tiebreak Game 17 ½ 33 move draw ½ Tiebreak Game 18 0 68 moves → 1
	Born 14 July 1990 32 years old	Born 24 October 1992 30 years old
	Winner of the Candidates Tournament 2022	Runner-up of the Candidates Tournament 2022
	Rating: 2795 (April 2023) (World No. 2)	Rating: 2788 (April 2023) (World No. 3)

{{Infobox chess match
|header = World Chess Championship 2023
|dates = 9–30 April 2023
|location = St Regis Hotel, [[Astana]], [[Kazakhstan]]
|comp1 = Ian Nepomniachtchi
|comp2 = Ding Liren
|title1 =
|title2 =
|image1 = [[File:World_Chess_Championship_2023,_game_03,_Ian_Nepomniachtchi.jpg|132px]]
|image2 = [[File:World_Chess_Championship_2023,_game_01,_Ding_Liren.jpg|144px]]
|flag1 = FIDE
|flag2 = CHN
|dob1 = 14 July 1990
|age1 = 32 years old
|dob2 = 24 October 1992
|age2 = 30 years old
|qual1 = Winner of the [[Candidates Tournament 2022]]
|qual2 = Runner-up of the [[Candidates Tournament 2022]]
|elo1 = 2795 (April 2023)
|elo2 = 2788 (April 2023)
|prev = 2021
|prev_link = World Chess Championship 2021
|next = ''2024''
|next_link = World Chess Championship 2024
|rank1=2
|rank2=3
|score1=7 {{small|(1½)}}
|score2=7 {{small|(2½)}}
|game1=-w49
|game2=<b29
|game3=-w30
|game4=>b47
|game5=<w48
|game6=>b44
|game7=<w37
|game8=-b45
|game9=-w82
|game10=-b45
|game11=-w39
|game12=>b38
|game13=-w40
|game14=-b90
|game15=-b35
|type15=Tiebreak Game
|game16=-w47
|type16=Tiebreak Game
|game17=-b33
|type17=Tiebreak Game
|game18=>w68
|type18=Tiebreak Game
}}

Empty with all parameters

{{Infobox chess match
|header = 
|location = 
|dates = 
|comp1 = 
|comp2 = 
|comp1_link = 
|comp2_link = 
|image1 = 
|image2 = 
|title1 = 
|title2 = 
|flag1 = 
|flag2 = 
|flag1_variant = 
|flag2_variant = 
|flagicon1 = 
|flagicon2 = 
|flagicon1_link = 
|flagicon2_link = 
|flag1_note = 
|flag2_note = 
|dob1 = 
|age1 = 
|dob2 = 
|age2 = 
|qual1 = 
|qual2 = 
|elo1 = 
|elo2 = 
|elo1_ref = 
|elo2_ref = 
|rank1 = 
|rank2 = 
|womens_rank1 = 
|womens_rank2 = 
|prev = 
|prev_link = 
|next = 
|next_link = 
|score1 = 
|score2 = 
|game1 = 
|game2 = 
|game3 = 
|game4 = 
|game5 = 
|game6 = 
|game7 = 
|game8 = 
|game9 = 
|game10 = 
|game11 = 
|game12 = 
|game13 = 
|game14 = 
|game15 = 
|type15 = 
|game16 = 
|type16 = 
|game17 = 
|type17 = 
|game18 = 
|type18 = 
|game19 = 
|type19 = 
|game20 = 
|type20 = 
}}

TemplateData

This infobox is for articles on 1-on-1 chess competitions, such as the finals of the [[World Chess Championships]]

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
score1	score1	Final score, competitor 1	Number	suggested
score2	score2	Final score, competitor 2	Number	suggested

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