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EVENTS · OCTOBER 8, 2026

1,326 small events from 1848 to 1977 join the archive

Odds games, consultations, radio matches and club contests, from Morphy to Tal and Fischer.

Paul Morphy — historical chess photograph, 1850
Photo: Not credited · Public domain · Photo details

Browse 1,326 events holding 36,429 games, from Paul Morphy’s odds and blindfold games to national radio matches, Soviet city and republic contests, club team matches and consultation games of Lasker, Capablanca and Alekhine.

Each event’s About page says what the archive does and does not know. Where no source gave a format, winner or total, none is claimed, and shortfalls against a documented total are recorded.

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