Answers.Body: <p>Play 6 games at G15 or G30. record all the games so you can review them afterwards. That will give you just enough games to gage her play.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>The amount of games in a match is usually* even, to guarantee an equal balance between White and Black. 2 game (mini)-matches are rare, except in knock-out tournaments like the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup_2015" rel="nofollow">Chess World Cup</a>. More games will produce a more reliable result, so you should play as many games as you have time for, but 4 games should already give a good indication about who's the better player. With some mathematics and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system#Mathematical_details" rel="nofollow">expected performance formula</a> you can calculate the odds of losing an X-game match to a player who is Y ELO points better/worse than you.</p>
  
  <p>*<sub>: The only exception is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_chess#Armageddon" rel="nofollow">Armageddon game</a> which can be used after a match which ended in a draw (i.e. the same score for both players).</sub></p>
  
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Body: <p>I gave someone 3 months to become as good a chess player as I am. She was just a beginner and I'm a slightly below average player (around 1500 elo).</p>
  
  <p>To see if she managed to do this, I figured we should play a chess match consisting of multiple games. </p>
  
  <p>But what is a reasonable or standard amount of games to play in a chess match (or a 2 player tournament, if you will)?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Seriously, 3 months from beginner to 1500? If you do 8 hours a day, 3month gives less than 1000 hours. I have spent more than that on chess tactics puzzles alone and I struggle at 1800.
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Comments.Text: Ha, she likes a challenge. I don't think she succeeded though.
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Title: How many games to play in a chess match?
ThreadText: # How many games to play in a chess match?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-10)
  
  I gave someone 3 months to become as good a chess player as I am. She was just a beginner and I'm a slightly below average player (around 1500 elo).
  
  To see if she managed to do this, I figured we should play a chess match consisting of multiple games.
  
  But what is a reasonable or standard amount of games to play in a chess match (or a 2 player tournament, if you will)?
  
  **Tags:** tournament
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Seriously, 3 months from beginner to 1500? If you do 8 hours a day, 3month gives less than 1000 hours. I have spent more than that on chess tactics puzzles alone and I struggle at 1800.  
  > **username_0**: Ha, she likes a challenge. I don't think she succeeded though.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-10-10. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  The amount of games in a match is usually\* even, to guarantee an equal balance between White and Black. 2 game (mini)-matches are rare, except in knock-out tournaments like the [Chess World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup_2015). More games will produce a more reliable result, so you should play as many games as you have time for, but 4 games should already give a good indication about who's the better player. With some mathematics and the [expected performance formula](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elo_rating_system#Mathematical_details) you can calculate the odds of losing an X-game match to a player who is Y ELO points better/worse than you.
  
  \*: The only exception is an [Armageddon game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_chess#Armageddon) which can be used after a match which ended in a draw (i.e. the same score for both players).
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-10-11. Score: 3
  
  Play 6 games at G15 or G30. record all the games so you can review them afterwards. That will give you just enough games to gage her play.
  
  
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