Historic Chess Tournaments

Black and white images capturing moments from chess tournaments from the 1960s and 70s, featuring intense gameplay and spectators.

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1979 in the RAI in Amsterdam. Smejkal against Sax (R). July 23, 1979. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament in Amsterdam 1975, final round. The winner Ljubolevic (R) against Hubner. 26 July 1975. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tournament; Donner (L) and Timman. January 23, 1975

Anefo photo collection. Sugar dam tournament; Koeperman (left) and Sybrands, Midde Standing Gantwarg. 28 December 1970

Anefo photo collection. Fédération Internationale des eChespers (Fide) -Zone Chess tournament 1966 in the canteen of 'The Netherlands of 1845' in The Hague. The Serbian grandmaster Dragoljub Velimirovic (L) with opponent Kavanek. September 26, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament. Tan in Action van den Berg watches. January 21, 1963

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1968. The later winner Lubomir Kavalek (right) plays against Kotov. August 3, 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1979 in the RAI in Amsterdam. Smejkal against Sax (R). July 23, 1979. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chess tournament, ir. Kuypers (left) against the Rus Loutikov. January 14, 1967. Russia

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 12th round, Timman (L) against Lombardy (US). July 30, 1974. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 2nd round, Timman (L) plays against Adorjan. Panno (standing, left) and Donner are spectators. 29 June 1977. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, Amsterdam. July 14, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, ribli. July 20, 1973. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1969 in the RAI in Amsterdam. Hans Ree. July 31, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Sun chamber tournament, 6th round (Amsterdam), Timman (R) against miles. December 1, 1978. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament, G. Keller in his party. January 24, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Chess the Netherlands against Russia left Heyn Ponner and on the right Petrosjan. July 3, 1962

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1975 in Amsterdam. Böhm against Gheorghiu. July 23, 1975

Anefo photo collection. Draw for the 32nd blast furnace chess tournament at Hotel Kennemerduin in Wijk aan Zee. Two Russian Great Masters Platonov and Taimonov Andersson /. January 12, 1970. Noord-Holland, Wijk aan Zee

Anefo photo collection. V & D Simultaneous tournament, alderman Verhey opened tournament, Sparski indicated opening hours. January 31, 1967

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 3rd round, donner against Ree (L). July 18, 1974

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament. Lajos Portic. July 26, 1967. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Interzone chess tournament in the Gak Building in Amsterdam, Spasski is taking a look at Larsen. 8 June 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chess tournament in Beverwijk. Left Ree against Kuypers, number 14 Donner in action. January 19, 1970. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. Last round OHRA chess tournament; Jan Timman (R) against Hans Bohm. July 27, 1984

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, 4th round; Ribli turns, Timman watches. July 17, 1978

Anefo photo collection. 26th blast furnace chef tournament in Beverwijk, A. Dunelblum (Belgium). January 8, 1964. Belgium, Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, youth champion E.C. Scholl during his competition. July 13, 1966

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, 11th round; little boy at Timman. July 26, 1978

Anefo photo collection. 26th blast furnace tube tournament, 13th round. January 23, 1964. Noord-Holland, Velsen

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chef tournament in Beverwijk, Ivkov in mind. January 25, 1963. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. 1940-1945 Recovery Resorts. 1940-1945 Recovery Resorts. November 13, 1945

Anefo photo collection. International chess tournament in Zevenaar. MATANOVITCH. October 31, 1961. Gelderland, Zevenaar

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament in the RAI in Amsterdam. Lubomir Kavalek (Czechoslovakia) against Hans Ree (R). July 21, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Zone chess tournament in Berg and Dal, Olafsson. December 1, 1960. Berg en Dal

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament. Hans Ree in his party against the Yoogoslave Ciric (left). July 29, 1968

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament in Tilburg, 10th round. Negative No. 27a Timman, No. 28a and 29A room with at foreground timman against portic. September 30, 1980. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Student Championships in Rotterdam. In concentration of the chessboard. March 13, 1959

Anefo photo collection. World Championships in The Hague, Andreiko (bent over the board) and sijbrands (standing). October 2, 1973. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1975 in Amsterdam. Hans Böhm to his party. July 21, 1975

Anefo photo collection. Interzonal Fide Chess Tournament in Gak Building, No. 21, 22 23 Larsen, P. Renko (US). May 26, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament. Nr. 1 Parma, no. 2 Donner-Parma. January 15, 1963

Anefo photo collection. 26th blast furnace chef tournament in Beverwijk, B. Larsen (Denmark). January 8, 1964. Beverwijk, Denmark

Anefo photo collection. National youth chess tournament H. Ree with the 12-year Jan Timman (left) behind the chess board. April 1, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chess tournament. Ms. Nona Gaprindasvili (Soviet Union, right) and M. Ujtelky (Czechoslovakia). January 14, 1969. Wijk aan Zee

Anefo photo collection. Chess players. SCABO. April 9, 1956

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament in the RAI in Amsterdam. Chess, tournaments. 24 July 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament (1st round) in RAI in Amsterdam; Sosonko looks at Timman (against O. Panno). 28 June 1977. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Youth world chess chess in The Hague. Ervin Nagy (Hungary). August 22, 1961. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. De Gak-Zeskamp in Amsterdam. First move from the Hull with the left Botwinnik and Rech Flohr and Donner. December 11, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Two camp between the Schakers Coen Zuidema and Lodewijk Prins (right). Coen Zuidema. November 6, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. BOOst furnace guard tournament in Beverwijk, Ivkov and Barendregt. January 17, 1961. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament has started. A. K. P. Jongsma (left) in his party against D. Bronstein (right). July 16, 1968

Anefo photo collection. Decision game Chess started in Gak, Portic for the chessboard. June 25, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Jan Timman eighth round chess week camp Tilburg Joussoepov. Jan Timman Joussoepov. February 1, 1986. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. 26th blast furnace tube tournament, 13th round. January 23, 1964. Noord-Holland, Velsen

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1968. Kavalek plays against Hans Ree (R). July 31, 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Interfide chess tournament in Gak building, Samuel reshevsky (US). May 21, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Chess world championships. B. Parma (Yougoslavie). August 17, 1961. Yugoslavia

Anefo photo collection. Wiersma and Bohm attempt to move global chess and dams simultaneously in The Hague; Bohm in Action, O.A. with Kortsjnoj. November 6, 1976. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament in Tilburg. Anatoli Karpov (standing) looks at Gennadi Sosonko (R). November 13, 1979. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Sun chamber tournament in Amsterdam; Sosonko (left). December 5, 1978. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament in Amsterdam; Timman against Karpov. 28 June 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Jan Timman Joussoepov seventh round candidate match Tilburg. January 28, 1986. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Hoogovenchroke tournament in Beverwijk, Jan Hein Donner. January 17, 1961. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. Sugar-dam tournament in Amsterdam; Koeperman against BA. December 21, 1975. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. INTER Sun chamber tournament in Amsterdam, Ivkov. June 7, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 3rd round, geller (L) against Timman and spectators. July 18, 1974

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament, Langeweg (left) played against Donner. January 26, 1966

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, Kick Langeweg against unknown. 25 July 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM Chess Tournament, Parma (headers). July 27, 1965

Anefo photo collection. KRO Kekeweekamp Timman - Kasparov 1985. Kasparov (right) hands. December 20, 1985. Hilversum, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. OHRA chess tournament; Karpov action. July 22, 1985

Anefo photo collection. KRO Kekeweekamp Timman - Kasparov 1985. Timman (left) Kasparov (right). December 20, 1985. Hilversum, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. De Gak-Zeskamp in Amsterdam. Botwinner. December 11, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament in Amsterdam, Walter S. Browne. July 23, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament in Amsterdam, 3rd round; Timman (R) against Miles. 30 June 1977. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament in Amsterdam; Hula greet Bohm. July 14, 1977. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament in Amsterdam; No 26, 27: Ree; No 28, 29: Karpov, heads. June 27, 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Elseviers Weekblad. Chess simultaneous bone winnik. December 26, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Euwe Chess Vierkamp, last round Karpov. May 21, 1976

Anefo photo collection. Demonstration dams in Amsterdam by Russian dammers. On the right the 13-year-old Russian Nicolai Mitsjanski. 12 July 1969. Amsterdam, Russia

Anefo photo collection. Peter Stuyvesant chess tournament. May 22, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Chess players. Petrosan. April 9, 1956

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tournament; Bohm (left) against Seirawan, Timman watches. January 20, 1980

Anefo photo collection. The blast furnace tube tournament. Ree against Planinc (left). January 29, 1974. Beverwijk, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament. Dutch champion Hans Ree behind the board. July 29, 1968

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament, Ree (left) and Donner. January 25, 1973

Anefo photo collection. Championships Dammen in Utrechtse Erasmushuis Golstvoogd and W. de Jong. April 20, 1962

Anefo photo collection. World Championship Damen in Amsterdam, Dukel. October 14, 1960. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Opening of Danlonlustrum Schoette Tournament, E. Bykowa, world champion USSR. October 26, 1960

Anefo photo collection. International Chess Vierkamp in Bladel to Memorial to the 40 year ago Hungarian grandmaster Richard Reti. Réti Memorial Tournament: International Chess Vierkamp. Professor Dr. Max Euwe and Karel Opocenský. July 3, 1969. Bladel, Noord-Brabant

Anefo photo collection. BOOst furnace chess tournament Beverwijk. Mark Taimanov (Su, Left) against Vlastimil Hort (Hungary). January 31, 1970. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. Hoogovens chess tournament .. January 22, 1970

Anefo photo collection. International chess tournament in Zevenaar. MATANOVITCH. October 31, 1961. Gelderland, Zevenaar

Anefo photo collection. Chessmeaster Kick Langeweg plays simulaan against 30 Amsterdam students in the RAI. Chess, simultaneous competitions, group portraits. August 8, 1968. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, Petrosjan watches Donner (Law and Dadulov. July 31, 1973

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1979 in the RAI in Amsterdam. Leader Hort in a party against Byrne. July 18, 1979. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, Petrosjan with hands in her hair. August 2, 1973

Anefo photo collection. Start chess tournament Amsterdam. September 4, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament in Tilburg. Oleg Romananishin in action. November 12, 1979. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

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