user3182: Where should I look for a list of tournaments in which new players can participate? I know that many players want to play real matches, but don't know how and where.
Also provide list for online tournaments.

user2607: For online, redhotpawn.com has tournaments (although you need to pay a yearly subscription (around 50 USD) to be able to participate on them, otherwise you can just play informal games). These are mostly email games.
Also chess.com has tournaments, you also need to be a subscriber there (here you can play both realtime & by email).
chesscube site also conducting various online tournaments with different time limits.

user3411: For US tournaments (both rated and unrated ) the most updated site:
http://wheretoplaychess.info

user3007: For european events - http://chess-calendar.eu/
Includes non-FIDE tournaments.

user3183: For US tournaments, I recommend checking the U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) website:
http://www.uschess.org/tlas/upcoming.php
For non-US tournaments, I would check the FIDE website:
http://www.fide.com/calendar/tournaments.html
http://www.fide.com/calendar.html

3182: <p>Where should I look for a list of tournaments in which new players can participate? I know that many players want to play real matches, but don't know how and where.
Also provide list for online tournaments.</p>
 2607: <p>For online, redhotpawn.com has tournaments (although you need to pay a yearly subscription (around 50 USD) to be able to participate on them, otherwise you can just play informal games). These are mostly email games.</p>

<p>Also chess.com has tournaments, you also need to be a subscriber there (here you can play both realtime &amp; by email).</p>

<p><a href="http://www.chesscube.com/" rel="nofollow">chesscube</a> site also conducting various online tournaments with different time limits.</p>
 3411: <p>For US tournaments (both rated and unrated ) the most updated site:</p>

<p><a href="http://wheretoplaychess.info" rel="nofollow">http://wheretoplaychess.info</a></p>
 3007: <p>For european events - <a href="http://chess-calendar.eu/" rel="nofollow">http://chess-calendar.eu/</a>
Includes non-FIDE tournaments.</p>
 3183: <p>For US tournaments, I recommend checking the U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) website:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.uschess.org/tlas/upcoming.php">http://www.uschess.org/tlas/upcoming.php</a></p>

<p>For non-US tournaments, I would check the FIDE website:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.fide.com/calendar/tournaments.html">http://www.fide.com/calendar/tournaments.html</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.fide.com/calendar.html">http://www.fide.com/calendar.html</a></p>
