Historical Chess Photo Gallery

1970-06 Award Ceremony

Ulf Andersson

Arboga, Sweden

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József Pintér and Sergey Makarychev and Adam Kuligowski — European Junior Championship 1973–1974, 1973

1973 Award Ceremony

József Pintér · Sergey Makarychev · Adam Kuligowski

European Junior Championship 1973–1974

Groningen, Netherlands

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1973-08-04 Award Ceremony

Tigran Petrosian

IBM Chess Tournament 1973

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1976-07-24 Award Ceremony

Viktor Korchnoi

IBM Chess Tournament 1976

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1977-01-27 Award Ceremony

Genna Sosonko

Hoogovens 1977

Wijk aan Zee

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Yasser Seirawan and Walter Browne — Hoogovens Chess Tournament 1980, 1980-01-31

1980-01-31 Award Ceremony

Yasser Seirawan · Walter Browne

Hoogovens Chess Tournament 1980

Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

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Judit Polgar and Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik — Dortmund Chess Meeting 1997, 1997-07-13

1997-07-13 Award Ceremony

Judit Polgar · Veselin Topalov · Viswanathan Anand · Vladimir Kramnik

Dortmund Chess Meeting 1997

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Borislav Ivkov and Vladimir Bagirov — 1998 Grieskirchen Senior Chess World Championship, 1998-11-21

1998-11-21 Award Ceremony

Borislav Ivkov · Vladimir Bagirov

1998 Grieskirchen Senior Chess World Championship

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Michael Adams and Peter Leko and Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik — Dortmund Chess Meeting 2000, 2000-07-17

2000-07-17 Award Ceremony

Michael Adams · Peter Leko · Viswanathan Anand · Vladimir Kramnik

Dortmund Chess Meeting 2000

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Peter Leko and Veselin Topalov and Vladimir Kramnik — Dortmund Chess Meeting 2001, 2001-07-22

2001-07-22 Award Ceremony

Peter Leko · Veselin Topalov · Vladimir Kramnik

Dortmund Chess Meeting 2001

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2004-08-01 Award Ceremony

Viswanathan Anand

Dortmund Chess Meeting 2004

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2006-08-06 Award Ceremony

Vladimir Kramnik

Dortmund Chess Meeting 2006

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Peter Leko and Vladimir Kramnik — Dortmund Chess Meeting 2010, 2010-07-25

2010-07-25 Award Ceremony

Peter Leko · Vladimir Kramnik

Dortmund Chess Meeting 2010

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2012-07-22 Award Ceremony

Vladimir Kramnik

Dortmund Chess Meeting 2012

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2012-07-22 Award Ceremony

Vladimir Kramnik

Dortmund Chess Meeting 2012

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2015 Award Ceremony

Magnus Carlsen

2015 FIDE World Chess Rapid and Blitz Championship

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2016-09-13 Award Ceremony

Vladimir Kramnik

Chess Olympiad 2016

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2016-09-13 Award Ceremony

Vladimir Kramnik

Chess Olympiad 2016

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2016-09-13 Award Ceremony

Vladimir Kramnik

Chess Olympiad 2016

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Alexander Alekhine and Max Euwe — World Chess Championship 1935, 1935-10-03

1935-10-03 Ceremonial First Move

Alexander Alekhine · Max Euwe

World Chess Championship 1935

Carlton Hotel, Vijzelstraat 4, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Archive of Het Vrije Volk and predecessors (collection 10030) · Auteursrechtvrij (copyright-free)

Ossip Bernstein and Mikhail Botvinnik — Groningen 1946, 1946-08-12

1946-08-12 Arrival

Ossip Bernstein · Mikhail Botvinnik

Groningen 1946

Groningen

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Kira Zvorykina and Olga Rubtsova — Chess Olympiad 1957, 1957-08-30

1957-08-30 Arrival

Kira Zvorykina · Olga Rubtsova

Chess Olympiad 1957

Emmen

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1960-11-18 Arrival

Wolfgang Uhlmann

Berg en Dal Zonal 1960

Schiphol

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1960-11-18 Arrival

Wolfgang Uhlmann

Berg en Dal Zonal 1960

Schiphol

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1960-11-18 Arrival

Wolfgang Uhlmann

Berg en Dal Zonal 1960

Schiphol

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1960-11-18 Arrival

Wolfgang Uhlmann

Berg en Dal Zonal 1960

Schiphol

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1960-11-18 Arrival

Wolfgang Uhlmann

Berg en Dal Zonal 1960

Schiphol

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1960-11-18 Arrival

Wolfgang Uhlmann

Berg en Dal Zonal 1960

Schiphol

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1960-11-18 Arrival

Wolfgang Uhlmann

Berg en Dal Zonal 1960

Schiphol

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1960-11-18 Arrival

Wolfgang Uhlmann

Berg en Dal Zonal 1960

Schiphol

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1960-11-18 Arrival

Wolfgang Uhlmann

Berg en Dal Zonal 1960

Schiphol

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Max Euwe and Mikhail Botvinnik and Mikhail Tal and Vasily Smyslov — Arrival, 1961-06-19

1961-06-19 Arrival

Max Euwe · Mikhail Botvinnik · Mikhail Tal · Vasily Smyslov

North Holland, Schiphol

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1961-06-19 Arrival

Max Euwe · Mikhail Botvinnik · Mikhail Tal · Vasily Smyslov

North Holland, Schiphol

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1961-06-19 Arrival

Max Euwe · Mikhail Botvinnik · Mikhail Tal · Vasily Smyslov

North Holland, Schiphol

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1963-01-14 Arrival

Nona Gaprindashvili

Hoogovens 1963

Schiphol

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1963-01-14 Arrival

Nona Gaprindashvili

Hoogovens 1963

Schiphol

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Garry Kasparov and Yuri Dokhoian — Hoogovens Chess Tournament 1999, 1999-01-28

1999-01-28 Arrival

Garry Kasparov · Yuri Dokhoian

Hoogovens Chess Tournament 1999

Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands

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Undated Arrival

Unidentified

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Undated Arrival

Unidentified

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1859 Portrait

Paul Morphy

Public domain

1896 Portrait

Carl Schlechter

Nuremberg, Germany

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1965-01-05 Portrait

Yuri Balashov

Hoogovens Chess Tournament 1965

Beverwijk, Netherlands

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1965-06 Portrait

Ulf Andersson

Arboga, Sweden

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1970-11 Portrait

Ulf Andersson

Arboga, Sweden

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1970-11 Portrait

Ulf Andersson

Arboga, Sweden

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1970-11 Portrait

Ulf Andersson

Arboga, Sweden

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1975 Portrait

Paul Keres

Viktor Salmre, Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum · Used with permission (noncommercial)

1976-05-13 Portrait

Fridrik Olafsson

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