Historical Chess Tournaments

Black and white images of chess tournaments featuring players deep in thought. The mood is serious and focused, showcasing the strategic nature of the game.

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament. Ivkov reads newspaper after his first move, waiting is on Donner. July 22, 1968. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. World Cup Dordrecht, 1st round; Gantwarg (L) Clerc (R). September 23, 1985. Dordrecht

Anefo photo collection. National chess championships in Leeuwarden 17 years Timman. April 8, 1969. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chewing tournament, 1st round; Viktor Kortsjnoij. January 13, 1984

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace guard tournament; Portic, Hungary. January 5, 1968. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament in Tilburg, 10th round. Negative No. 24A Portic, No 25a and 26a Jan Timman. September 30, 1980. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. World Championships in Amsterdam, Harm Wiersma on the board during his party against Punt (Belgium) while Gantwarg watches. August 13, 1976. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, Amsterdam; R. Hartoch (Netherlands) a plate. July 16, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament; W. Uhlmann (head) in Action, No. 13a: Donner (head) in action. July 22, 1970

Anefo photo collection. Sixth Niemeyer youth chess tournament in Groningen. Number 17 Richard Meulders (Belgium), number 18 Gert Ligterink ,. December 27, 1967. Belgium, Groningen, Poland

Anefo photo collection. International chess tournament in Utrecht. Bisquier (USA) against Matanovic (South Slavie). December 7, 1961. Utrecht

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

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Interzonal Chess Tournament, Larsen, Smuslov. June 21, 1964

London. 1946. The chess player Arturo Pomar (14 years old) plays against the Russian Ossip Bernstein in the Chess Championship organized by the "Sunday Chronicle".

Anefo photo collection. First round country tournament world chess championship. Spassky (Russia). March 26, 1956

Anefo photo collection. First round blast furnace chess tournament in neighborhood by the sea. 6a.7a.8a Vlastimil Hort in Action, 9a Jan Timman. January 15, 1982. Noord-Holland, Wijk aan Zee

Anefo photo collection. International Go tournament; Mr Lammers (L) and GO chairman A. Schilp (R) play game "GO". May 18, 1974

Anefo photo collection. Prince Claus Tienkamp blast furnace chess tournament Wijk aan Zee; Prince Claus chess board offered. January 14, 1988. Noord-Holland, Wijk aan Zee

Anefo photo collection. Assignment Coca Cola (Beauchez) Dam competition. May 4, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Last competition to the personal bank championship in the Netherlands in Utrecht Dutch Champion Dukel is congratulated. February 28, 1959. Utrecht

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament Tilburg; Victor Kortsjnoj action (close). September 10, 1985. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Sugar town tournament; Elena Mikhailovskaja, No. 14a, 15a Iraida Spasskaja. December 23, 1974

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Assignment Coca Cola (Beauchez) Dam competition. May 4, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Hoogovens chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, first round, Zuidema. January 16, 1973. Noord-Holland, Wijk aan Zee

Anefo photo collection. Third round of the Damtweek camp to the 1979 World Championship between Wiersma and Gantwarg in Utrecht. Harm Wiersma in Aktie. October 3, 1979. Utrecht (Prov), Utrecht (city)

Anefo photo collection. Sosonko turned to the blast furnace chess tournament. January 30, 1981. Noord-Holland, Wijk aan Zee

Anefo photo collection. The Danlon chess tournament, Corrie Vreeken is congratulated by Miss Benini (Italy). October 24, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Chess Championship, Leeuwarden; 9 Ligterin 10, 11, 12 Ree in action. April 17, 1978. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Anefo photo collection. Dutch chess championships in Hilversum; Shavings in his party against Bohm. September 10, 1984. Hilversum

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament 1979 in Tilburg. 1st round, Robert Hübner in action. November 2, 1979. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 2nd round, Jan Hein Donner. 29 June 1977. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chefs (3rd round); Timman in action, no. 7 Kortsjnoj (head). January 22, 1978

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1979 in the RAI in Amsterdam. Sosonko in Aktie. 12 July 1979. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Sugar town tournament in Krasnapolsky. Gantwarg (left) and Smith. December 28, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Dam-Achtkamp in Amsterdam. Alexander Baljakin (Russia). July 14, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Sugardam tournament; Leader Clerc in action. 26 December 1977. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament Tilburg. Jan Timman turns. October 2, 1981. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. Dutch Championship Chips in Weesp. Ree on the board. June 5, 1971. Noord-Holland, Weesp

Anefo photo collection. World Championships in Amsterdam, Harm Wiersma. August 5, 1976. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, 8th round; Timman (L) against Jansa (R). July 24, 1974

Anefo photo collection. World Championships in Amsterdam, Jansen plays Clerc Looks. August 17, 1976. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. First round IBM chess tournament, Dr. H. Lehmann (L) and G. Barcza (R). July 21, 1964

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, 9th round; No 13, 14: Timman, No 15, 16: Kapov. July 7, 1980

Anefo photo collection. The IBM chess tournament in the RAI in Amsterdam. The Dutch chess largemaster Jan Hein Donner in action. July 15, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. 5th round IBM chess tournament in Amsterdam; 23A: Hort in action, 24a: Karpov in action, 25A Ree (L) against Karpov (R). 21 May 1981. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Sugar town tournament in Amsterdam, no. 5, 6 Koeperman, no. 7 Czecholev. December 29, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, right A. Duckstein. July 5, 1966

FIDE Grand Master Vugar Gashimov (World Rank - 12) from Azerbaijan

Anefo photo collection. Chess world championship. Euwe against Botwinnik. 26 February 1948

Anefo photo collection. Women's chess championship of the Netherlands. Corrie Vreeken-Bouwman and Fenny Heemskerk. July 1, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Sugar room tournament in Amsterdam. The Russin Mikhailovskaya. December 21, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. First round country tournament world chess championship. To Pann Panno. March 26, 1956

Anefo photo collection. Attempt by Harm Wiersma to improve the world record simultaneous dams by playing against 200 opponents. Wiersma plays between a mass opponents. July 23, 1975. Gelderland, Hierden

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament in Tilburg. Timman in action. September 30, 1982. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

FIDE Grand Master Vugar Gashimov (World Rank - 12) from Azerbaijan

Anefo photo collection. Hoogovens chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, first round, J. H. Donner. January 16, 1973. Noord-Holland, Wijk aan Zee

Anefo photo collection. Dam championship 1974 in Apeldoorn, no. 23, 24 F. Drost. April 11, 1974. Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament 1979 in Tilburg. 1st round, Jan Timman in action. November 2, 1979. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 10th round, Ivkov (R) against Hans Ree Timman watches. July 27, 1974

Anefo photo collection. Sugar-dam tournament in Krasnapolsky, Drost (R) and Wiersma. December 22, 1972

FIDE Grand Master Vugar Gashimov (World Rank - 12) from Azerbaijan

FIDE Grand Master Vugar Gashimov (World Rank - 12) from Azerbaijan

Anefo photo collection. Sugar town tournament in Krasnapolsky Amsterdam, No. 5 Andrei Kop in Action, No. 6, 7 Gantwarg Cup in action, no. 8 Chegolew Cup in action. December 21, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

FIDE Grand Master Vugar Gashimov (World Rank - 12) from Azerbaijan

FIDE Grand Master Vugar Gashimov (World Rank - 12) from Azerbaijan

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, Donner (right) and Petrosjan. July 23, 1973

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chess tournament fourth round. Nunn (leader) in action. January 19, 1982

Anefo photo collection. Dammen the Netherlands against Russia. Numbers 4.5 Wiersma. July 4, 1968

Chess player playing his game

Anefo photo collection. Dam-Achtkamp in Amsterdam. Harm Wiersma. July 4, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Photo collection Government information service. Checkers. Ton Sijbrands (born 1949), during the World Cup dams in The Hague. October 3, 1973

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Anefo photo collection. Damstweek camp to 1979 World Championship between Wiersma and Gantwarg in Utrecht. Gantwarg (L) in his party against Wiersma (behind glass). October 9, 1979. Utrecht (Prov), Utrecht (city)

Australasia, New ZealandA giant chess game in Cathedral Square

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

New Jersey Army National Guard 1st Lt. Arthur Macaspac plays to a draw against Sgt. Darryl West of Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, in their final match of the 2008 All-Army Chess Championships May 16 at the Fort Myer (Va.) Community Club. Macaspac posted 10 victories and one draw to win his second All-Army crown. West finished fifth in the weeklong tournament.

Anefo photo collection. Second international sugar dam tournament, Amsterdam; Baba sy. December 18, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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