Chess Competitions from the Past

Historical chess matches featuring prominent players in various settings. Black-and-white imagery reflecting the intensity and focus of the game.

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, no. 4A Ree against Smslov (right), no. 2a Jan Timman. July 28, 1971

Anefo photo collection. Chess Netherlands against Russia Image 29 Ponner and Petrosjan Image 28 Petrosjan. July 3, 1962

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament in the RAI in Amsterdam. Evgeni Vasiukov (Soviet-UniIa) Tierleonid Stein (Soviet Union) .. July 21, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Karpov plays simultaneously in Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam; Karpov during its simultaneous competition. 17 February 1976. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chef tournament. January 6, 1965

Anefo photo collection. OHRA chess tournament, final round; Decisive Party Timman (R) Karpov (winner). July 26, 1985

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament. Tan (left) van der Berg (right). January 8, 1963

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1967. D. Ciric (Yugoslavie) on the right, against Pachman (Czecho- Slovakia), number 2 J. H. Donner, 3.4 /. July 18, 1967. Yugoslavia

Anefo photo collection. Sugar dam tournament; Nr. 14, 15: Gantarg (left) and Wiersma. 28 December 1970

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament has started. Numbers 8.9 Donner (right). July 16, 1968

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, no. 4A Ree against Smslov (right), no. 2a Jan Timman. July 28, 1971

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, right S. Flohr (Russia). July 5, 1966. Russia

Anefo photo collection. National Chess Championships in Leeuwarden no. 9: Ree (left) and Van Baarle (rear of head), no. 10, 11: Donner, no. 12: Ree. April 8, 1969. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Anefo photo collection. 26th blast furnace guard tournament in Beverwijk, Jan Hein Donner in his party against Dunkelbum. January 8, 1964. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament. Portic (L) and Stein. July 29, 1969

Anefo photo collection. World Championship Championships. Romanian Florin Ghehoorgilsiv and Coenraad Zuidema. 12 August 1961

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chess tournament; Paul van der Sterren (R) Anatoli Karpov. January 12, 1988

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament. June 3, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chess tournament. January 14, 1967

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. Euwe against Opocenský. July 3, 1969. Bladel, Noord-Brabant

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chef tournament. January 6, 1965

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament in the RAI in Amsterdam. Jan Timman (left) against W. Uhlmann (DDR). July 13, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. BOOL OUTSHAY TOURNIE in Beverwijk, Gerbern in action. January 17, 1961. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, number 5 Zuidema, number 3 and 4 Southcema against Botwinnik. July 11, 1966

Anefo photo collection. 26th blast furnace chef tournament in Beverwijk, P. Keres (USSR. January 8, 1964. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, Jan Hein Donner. July 23, 1965

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

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament. Godfried Bomans. January 21, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament. Party donner against Stahlberg. January 10, 1957

Anefo photo collection. Interzone chess tournament in the Gak, Bronstein. June 8, 1964

Anefo photo collection. 28th blast furnace chess tournament in Beverwijk, overview of the game room. January 12, 1966. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament. Miss Baaic. January 21, 1963

Anefo photo collection. BOOK OVEN Message Tournament No. 12, 13: Geller (right) and Botwinner. February 1, 1969

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament. Van Scheltinga. January 8, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Ladies chess competitions in the crown. October 22, 1962

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament Amsterdam; Karpov (right) against Hort (left). 30 June 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. International Dam Tournament in Krasnapolski. Baba sy looks at Van Dijk Party against Ailkema. 26 December 1961. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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

Anefo photo collection. Dutch chess championships in Leeuwarden. Hans Ree (left) in the party against Jan Hein Donner. March 6, 1979. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament in Tilburg (9th round). Karpov against Spassky. September 29, 1980. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, party between bone winrik (right) and Gyorgy Szilagyi (Hungary). July 5, 1966. Hungary

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 1967. Jan Hein Donner Links in his party against Hans Ree. July 18, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chess tournament tenth round. Timman (l.) Against Balashov (r.), In background sosonko (l.) And numerous (r.). January 27, 1982

Anefo photo collection. Last round of the Chess Vierkamp in Amsterdam. Ree (seen on the back) and Donner. December 3, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. OHRA chess tournament '83 in Amsterdam. Van der Sterren (L) against mr. Chandler, right in the background Mr. Timman. July 28, 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Peter Stuyvesant chess tournament in Zevenaar. Belgian Okelly. October 23, 1961. Gelderland, Zevenaar

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

Anefo photo collection. unknown . BOOL OUTSHAKE TOURNIE in Beverwijk, Ivkov looks at the Larssen party. January 17, 1961. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. Opening of Danlonlustrum Schoette Tournament, Frau Rinder, Champion of West Germany. October 26, 1960. Germany

Anefo photo collection. International chess tournament in Zevenaar. Henneberke-Stahlberg, Matanovic-Johnessen. November 12, 1961. Gelderland, Zevenaar

Anefo photo collection. OHRA Chess festival; Timman (R) plays Brazilia Jaime Sunye Neto. July 18, 1985

Anefo photo collection. The Dutch Chess Chess 1977. Viktor Kortsnoj is watching Jan Timmans Party against Paul Boersma. April 20, 1977. Friesland, Leeuwarden

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament. Donner. January 8, 1963

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

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

Anefo photo collection. Chess world championships. F. Cheorghin (Romania). August 17, 1961. Romania

Anefo photo collection. International Youth Chess Tournament in Groningen, number 2 Timman against Svensson, number 27 whiteley, number 28 Steinberg. December 27, 1966. Groningen

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

Anefo photo collection. Christmas sports tournament for students Amsterdam. December 20, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. BOOst furnace tournament, the two winners left the Russian geller in background L. Portic. January 24, 1965

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chess tournament Geller (left) and Keres. January 28, 1969

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, 7th round; Jansa (L) playing against Ivkov (R). July 23, 1974

Anefo photo collection. Inter sunshift tournament in Amsterdam, the Deen Larsen. June 7, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, planinec (left) and ribli. July 27, 1973. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament in Tilburg. 2nd round: Karpov in the foreground, Timman in the background. November 3, 1979. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, 6th round; Donner (right) against Panno. July 4, 1977. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Seven hundred stiries play simultaneously in the Amsterdam RAI against known stipers; Max Euwe 1901-1981 During a simultaneous competition. 26 April 1975. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. IBM Chess Tournament, G. Hitenan (Romania). July 25, 1965. Romania

Anefo photo collection. Fourth round blast furnace chess tournament. Godfried Bomans. January 14, 1962. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. Third IBM mastern tournament. The Rooy (Photon. 15). August 29, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

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

Anefo photo collection. Eighteenth internationally blast furnace guard tournament Beverwij Overviewen. January 5, 1956. Beverwijk

Anefo photo collection. Fédération Internationale des eChespers (Fide) -Zone Chess tournament 1966 in the canteen of 'The Netherlands of 1845' in The Hague. Sports, chess, tournaments. October 7, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. World Championships Nijmegen. Rosenburg against Degenais. November 12, 1952. Nijmegen

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament. January 9, 1963

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, 9th round; Timman (Walking) plays against Langeweg (sitting). July 24, 1978

Anefo photo collection. International Youth Chess Tournament in Groningen, Laszlo Vadars (Hungary) and Hans Ree (the Netherlands, Right). December 27, 1965. Groningen

New York, New York: September 1, 1931 "Gentleman Jack" O'Brien (left former welterweigth champion, author, vaudeville performer and inventor of the chess "master move", shows it off to Harry Chesterfield, secretary of the National Vaudevile Artistes.

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

Anefo photo collection. Last round in sugar dam tournament, Andreiko (right) congratulates winner Ton Sijbrands. December 29, 1972

Anefo photo collection. Ladies chess tournament 1961. Miss Jovanovic and Mrs. Chaude. October 15, 1961

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament 9th round, tukmakov. July 26, 1974

Anefo photo collection. Personal Dam Championship in Apeldoorn, party van Dijk (left) and Varkevisser. April 20, 1965. Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Anefo photo collection. Monster Simultaneous Chess Seace in the Stock Exchange in Amsterdam, the Rus Tal does a move to the board at Mrs. F. Heemskerk. 17 June 1959

Anefo photo collection. Sugar dam tournament in Krasnapolsky; Koeperman (left) busy lunch during party against Drost. December 29, 1970

Anefo photo collection. Sixth round of the world championship dams. October 20, 1960

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace tube tournament. Corrie Vreeken against the Russin Gaprindasjwili (left). January 21, 1963

Anefo photo collection. Interpolis chess tournament in Tilburg, 10th round. Portic against Timman. September 30, 1980. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, 7th round; Miles (l) against Van Wijgerdenden. July 5, 1977. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Chess International Netherlands against Germany. Donner against Unzicker (Germany). September 15, 1963

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament, Amsterdam. July 16, 1970. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Blast furnace chess tournament in neighborhood by the sea. Jan Timman (r.) Against van der Wiel. January 26, 1982. Noord-Holland, Wijk aan Zee

Anefo photo collection. Interfide chess tournament in Gak building, Larry Evans. May 21, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Judo in the Oude Rai, no. 11, 12: Chess. October 25, 1968

Anefo photo collection. Chess duel Donner against Ree in Olympic Stadium Amsterdam. November 9, 1971. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Last day IBM Master Tournament, C. Zerniak looks tan at Tan. August 30, 1962

Anefo photo collection. First round IBM chess tournament, Hans Ree. July 17, 1973

Anefo photo collection. Damtweekamp Wiersma-Gantwarg around the world title in Rotterdam. Wiersma (left) and Gantwarg during their first party. November 2, 1981. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. AVRO chess tournament, Geller and Szabo (left). June 21, 1973

Anefo photo collection. IBM chess tournament. Portic and Ree (left). July 24, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Chess week camp Timman (R) Joessoepov (L) Hilversum (final round); Hand shake start. December 21, 1986. Hilversum

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