1948 – New York
Reuben Fine gave an impressive performance to win the 1948-49 international tournament in New York (USA). The event took place at the Manhattan Chess Club from December 23, 1948, to January 2, 1949, and oddly enough, did not take days off for either Christmas or New Year’s Day. The tournament was arranged in a spontaneous manner by the Manhattan Chess Club organizers when it was discovered that Fine, Gideon Stahlberg, Max Euwe, and Miguel Najdorf […]
1927 – New York
José Raúl Capablanca emerged victorious in one of the strongest tournaments of all time, held from February 19 to March 23, 1927, at the Trade Banquet Hall of the Manhattan Square Hotel. The event, organized by Norbert Lederer and his associates—who had previously orchestrated the highly successful New York 1924 tournament—was intended to determine the next challenger for the world championship title. Invitations were extended to reigning world champion Capablanca, former champion Emanuel Lasker, and […]
1896 – Nuremberg
Emanuel Lasker showed complete superiority in winning the 1896 Nuremberg chess tournament. Nineteen rounds were played over the course of twenty days (July 20th – August 9th), with a time control of thirty moves in two hours in the morning and resumption in the afternoon with a time limit of fifteen moves per hour and continued until the end. The main prizes went to Lasker (3000 M), Geza Maróczy (2000 M), Siegbert Tarrasch and Harry […]
1857 – 1st American Chess Congress
Paul Morphy emerged victorious in the 1st American Chess Congress, which was held in New York City from October 6 to November 10, 1857. The tournament was organized by the New York Chess Club and attracted many of the leading players of the day, including veterans like Charles Henry Stanley and promising newcomers such as Louis Paulsen. It was the first major chess competition held on American soil, inspired in part by the 1851 London […]
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