Torneos y encuentros históricos

The Howard Staunton event widely regarded as the first major international chess tournament.

The match generally recognized as the first formal world chess championship, won by Wilhelm Steinitz.

A historic 22-player tournament won by Harry Nelson Pillsbury in his major international debut.

A two-stage elite tournament that Emanuel Lasker won by half a point over José Raúl Capablanca.

An elite double round-robin tournament won by Emanuel Lasker ahead of Capablanca and Alekhine.

The first major international tournament held in the Soviet Union, won by Efim Bogoljubow.

The Buenos Aires world-title match in which Alexander Alekhine dethroned José Raúl Capablanca.

The elite event in which Capablanca and Botvinnik shared first place with 10 points from 14 games.

A Dutch elite tournament in which Paul Keres and Reuben Fine shared first place.

The 1953 Candidates Tournament in Switzerland, won by Vasily Smyslov and made a study classic by David Bronstein's book.

The ten-board team match in which the Soviet selection won 20.5-19.5 in Belgrade.

The 1972 World Championship series in Reykjavik, where Bobby Fischer defeated reigning champion Boris Spassky by 12.5 to 8.5.

The first Karpov-Kasparov world-title match, terminated without a result after 48 games.

The six-game match in which Deep Blue defeated reigning world champion Garry Kasparov by 3.5 points to 2.5.