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List of strong chess tournaments

Magnus Carlsen vs. Levon Aronian at Linares 2007
Typical tournament crosstable, showing individual and total scores

This article depicts many of the strongest chess tournaments in history.

The following list is not intended to be an exhaustive or definitive record of tournament chess, but takes as its foundation the collective opinion of chess experts and journalists over the strongest tournaments in history.

Events that merit inclusion have been largely judged according to the strength (and relative strength in depth) of their participants. Other factors were taken into account, but have less influence; for example the quality of chess played, the closeness of the contest and the number of world top 10 and/or 'big reputation' players who took part, the time control (no fast chess tournaments are listed). Inevitably, this introduces a degree of subjectivity, but the vast majority of tournaments in the list range from FIDE Category 10 to FIDE category 21 and beyond.

The names of the tournament winners have been included next to the year and venue. Many of the tournaments have had books written about them and whilst these will be mostly out of print, they are occasionally available at online auction sites, second-hand specialist book shops etc.

No attempt is made at comparing the relative strengths of tournaments in the list, as this is, and continues to be, the subject of inconclusive debate amongst experts.

While events are listed in year order, they are not listed chronologically within the same year.

Tournaments and winners

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1850–1859

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YearTournamentLocationWinnerRef
1851London 1851 chess tournamentLondonAdolf Anderssen
London Club
1857ManchesterJohann Löwenthal
American Chess CongressNew YorkPaul Morphy
1858BirminghamJohann Löwenthal

1860–1869

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YearTournamentLocationWinnerRef
1861BristolLouis Paulsen
1862London 1862 chess tournamentLondonAdolf Anderssen
1865DublinWilhelm Steinitz
1867Paris 1867 chess tournamentParisIgnác Kolisch
DundeeGustav Neumann
1868WDSB CongressAachenMax Lange
1869NDSB CongressHamburgAdolf Anderssen
WDSB CongressBarmen

1870–1879

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YearTournamentLocationWinnerRef
1870Baden-Baden 1870 chess tournamentBaden-BadenAdolf Anderssen
1871WDSB CongressKrefeldLouis Paulsen
1872NDSB CongressAltonaAdolf Anderssen
LondonWilhelm Steinitz
1873Vienna 1873 chess tournamentVienna
1874American Chess CongressChicagoGeorge Henry Mackenzie
1876New York
American Chess CongressPhiladelphiaJames Mason
ClipperNew York
MDSB CongressLeipzigAdolf Anderssen
LondonJoseph Henry Blackburne
1877MDSB CongressLeipzigLouis Paulsen
1878Paris 1878 chess tournamentParisJohannes Zukertort
WDSB CongressFrankfurtLouis Paulsen
1879LondonHenry Edward Bird
DSB CongressLeipzigBerthold Englisch

1880–1889

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1880Wiesbaden
WDSB CongressBraunschweigLouis Paulsen
1881Berlin 1881 chess tournament (DSB Congress)BerlinJoseph Henry Blackburne
1882Vienna 1882 chess tournamentVienna
1883London 1883 chess tournamentLondonJohannes Zukertort
DSB CongressNurembergSzymon Winawer
1885HamburgIsidor Gunsberg
HerefordJoseph Henry Blackburne
1886London
BCA Congress
BelfastWilliam H. K. Pollock
NottinghamAmos Burn
1887DSB CongressFrankfurtGeorge Henry Mackenzie
London
1888Leipzig
BradfordIsidor Gunsberg
1889AmsterdamAmos Burn
American Chess CongressNew York
DSB CongressBreslauSiegbert Tarrasch

1890–1899

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Masters at Hastings 1895.
Standing: Albin, Schlechter, Janowski, Marco, Blackburne, Maróczy, Schiffers, Gunsberg, Burn, Tinsley. Seated: Vergani, Steinitz, Chigorin, Lasker, Pillsbury, Tarrasch, Mieses, Teichmann. Absent: von Bardeleben, Mason, Pollock, Walbrodt
YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1890ManchesterSiegbert Tarrasch
ViennaMax Weiss
GrazGyula Makovetz
Berlin
1891Horatio Caro
1892DSB CongressDresdenSiegbert Tarrasch
LondonEmanuel Lasker
1893New York
1894DSB CongressLeipzigSiegbert Tarrasch
New YorkWilhelm Steinitz
1895Hastings 1895 chess tournamentHastingsHarry Nelson Pillsbury
1895/96Saint Petersburg 1895–96 chess tournamentSt PetersburgEmanuel Lasker
1896BudapestMikhail Chigorin
Nuremberg 1896 chess tournamentNurembergEmanuel Lasker
1897Schachverein CentrumBerlinCurt von Bardeleben
Berlin 1897 chess tournamentCharousek
1898Budapest
DSB CongressCologneAmos Burn
Vienna 1898 chess tournamentViennaSiegbert Tarrasch
1899London 1899 chess tournamentLondonEmanuel Lasker
1899/1900ViennaGéza Maróczy

1900–1909

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St. Petersburg, 1909.
YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1900Paris 1900 chess tournamentParisEmanuel Lasker
DSB CongressMunich
1901Monte Carlo chess tournamentMonte CarloDawid Janowski
Russian Chess ChampionshipMoscowMikhail Chigorin
1902Vienna
Monte CarloGéza Maróczy
DSB CongressHannoverDawid Janowski
1903Monte CarloSiegbert Tarrasch
19041904 Cambridge Springs International Chess CongressCambridge SpringsFrank Marshall
Monte CarloGéza Maróczy
DSB CongressCoburg
1905OstendGéza Maróczy
Barmen
1906OstendCarl Schlechter
Stockholm
DSB CongressNurembergFrank Marshall
Russian Chess ChampionshipSt PetersburgSalwe
1907Leopold Trebitsch Memorial TournamentViennaJacques Mieses
Ostend 1907 chess tournamentOstendSiegbert Tarrasch
Carlsbad 1907 chess tournamentCarlsbadAkiba Rubinstein
1908Vienna 1908 chess tournamentVienna
Prague 1908 chess tournamentPrague
1909Chigorin MemorialSt. Petersburg

1910–1919

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1910DSB CongressHamburgCarl Schlechter
1910/11Vienna
1911New YorkFrank Marshall
San Sebastián chess tournamentSan SebastiánJosé Raúl Capablanca
Carlsbad 1911 chess tournamentCarlsbadRichard Teichmann
1912San SebastiánAkiba Rubinstein
Bad PistyanPiešťany
Budapest
Russian Chess ChampionshipVilniusAkiba Rubinstein
DSB CongressBreslau
1913New YorkJosé Raúl Capablanca
HavanaFrank Marshall
ViennaCarl Schlechter
Vienna ClubRudolf Spielmann
1914Russian Chess ChampionshipSt Petersburg
St. Petersburg 1914 chess tournamentEmanuel Lasker
Baden bei WienRudolf Spielmann
DSB Congress (Mannheim 1914 chess tournament)MannheimAlexander Alekhine
ViennaCarl Schlechter
1915New YorkJosé Raúl Capablanca
1916/17ViennaCarl Schlechter
1917/18Milan Vidmar
1918BerlinEmanuel Lasker
Four MastersMilan Vidmar
KaschauRichard Réti
New YorkJosé Raúl Capablanca
1919StockholmRudolf Spielmann
HastingsJosé Raúl Capablanca

1920–1929

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1920AmsterdamRichard Réti
Göteborg
BerlinGyula Breyer
1921KielEfim Bogoljubov
TribergAlexander Alekhine
Budapest
The Hague
Triberg (2)Akiba Rubinstein
1922Bad PistyanPiešťanyEfim Bogoljubov
LondonJosé Raúl Capablanca
ViennaAkiba Rubinstein
Teplitz-Schönau
HastingsAlexander Alekhine
1922/23Hastings International Chess CongressAkiba Rubinstein
1923MargateErnst Grünfeld
Carlsbad 1923 chess tournamentCarlsbad
ViennaSavielly Tartakower
Moravská Ostrava 1923 chess tournamentOstravaEmanuel Lasker
CopenhagenAron Nimzowitsch
1924New York 1924 chess tournamentNew YorkEmanuel Lasker
MeranErnst Grünfeld
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowEfim Bogoljubov
1924/25Hastings
1925DebrecenHans Kmoch
Baden-BadenAlexander Alekhine
Paris
DSB CongressBreslauEfim Bogoljubov
Marienbad
Moscow 1925 chess tournamentMoscowEfim Bogoljubov
USSR Chess ChampionshipLeningrad
1925/26Hastings
1926HannoverAron Nimzowitsch
Budapest
SemmeringRudolf Spielmann
Lake HopatcongJosé Raúl Capablanca
ChicagoFrank Marshall
DresdenAron Nimzowitsch
BerlinEfim Bogoljubov
1927London
KecskemétAlexander Alekhine
Bad HomburgEfim Bogoljubov
DSB CongressMagdeburgRudolf Spielmann
New York 1927 chess tournamentNew YorkJosé Raúl Capablanca
1928Budapest
ViennaRichard Réti
DortmundFriedrich Sämisch
Bad KissingenEfim Bogoljubov
BerlinJosé Raúl Capablanca
BSGAron Nimzowitsch
1929Carlsbad 1929 chess tournamentCarlsbad
Bradley BeachAlexander Alekhine
BudapestJosé Raúl Capablanca
Barcelona
Rogaska SlatinaAkiba Rubinstein
1929/30HastingsJosé Raúl Capablanca

1930–1939

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1930FrankfurtAron Nimzowitsch
StockholmIsaac Kashdan
San Remo 1930 chess tournamentSanremoAlexander Alekhine
ScarboroughEdgar Colle
AmsterdamHenri Weenink
LiègeSavielly Tartakower
1930/31HastingsMax Euwe
1931New York 1931 chess tournamentNew YorkJosé Raúl Capablanca
RotterdamSalo Landau
Bled 1931 chess tournamentBledAlexander Alekhine
1931/32HastingsSalo Flohr
1932Bad Sliač
LondonAlexander Alekhine
Pasadena
Bern
Mexico City
1932/33HastingsSalo Flohr
1933ParisAlexander Alekhine
ScheveningenSalo Flohr
1933/34Hastings
1934SyracuseSamuel Reshevsky
ZurichAlexander Alekhine
UjpestAndor Lilienthal
LeningradMikhail Botvinnik
1934/35Hastings
1935Moscow
MargateSamuel Reshevsky
1935/36HastingsReuben Fine
1936MargateSalo Flohr
U.S. Chess ChampionshipNew YorkSamuel Reshevsky
Bad Nauheim
ZandvoortReuben Fine
Amsterdam
DresdenAlexander Alekhine
MoscowJosé Raúl Capablanca
Nottingham 1936 chess tournamentNottingham
PodebradySalo Flohr
1936/37HastingsAlexander Alekhine
1937Kemeri 1937 chess tournamentKemeri
PärnuPaul Felix Schmidt
Margate
Ostend
Bad Nauheim, Stuttgart, GarmischMax Euwe
Semmering/BadenPaul Keres
MoscowReuben Fine
1937/38HastingsSamuel Reshevsky
1938NoordwijkErich Eliskases
U.S. Chess ChampionshipNew YorkSamuel Reshevsky
AVRO 1938 chess tournamentNetherlands
1938/39HastingsLászló Szabó
1939Amsterdam
VARA
Leningrad, MoscowSalo Flohr
U.S. Open Chess ChampionshipNew YorkReuben Fine
MargatePaul Keres
StuttgartEfim Bogoljubov
BournemouthMax Euwe
USSR Chess ChampionshipLeningradMikhail Botvinnik

1940–1949

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1940U.S. Chess ChampionshipNew YorkSamuel Reshevsky
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscow
1941USSR Absolute ChampionshipLeningrad, MoscowMikhail Botvinnik
Mar del PlataGideon Ståhlberg
Munich 1941 chess tournamentMunichGösta Stoltz
General Government chess tournamentKraków, Warsaw
1942Mar del Plata chess tournamentMar del PlataMiguel Najdorf
Salzburg 1942 chess tournamentSalzburgAlexander Alekhine
1942 European Individual Chess ChampionshipMunich
Prague
1943Mar del PlataMiguel Najdorf
SverdlovskMikhail Botvinnik
BakuSalo Flohr
PragueAlexander Alekhine
Salzburg
1944Mar del Plata
La PlataMiguel Najdorf
KyivSalo Flohr
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowMikhail Botvinnik
1945HollywoodSamuel Reshevsky
Mar del PlataMiguel Najdorf
Buenos Aires
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowMikhail Botvinnik
1946Mar del PlataMiguel Najdorf
Groningen 1946 chess tournamentGroningenMikhail Botvinnik
1947Moscow
PärnuPaul Keres
WarsawSvetozar Gligorić
Mar del PlataMiguel Najdorf
Buenos Aires, La PlataGideon Ståhlberg
USSR Chess ChampionshipLeningradPaul Keres
1948Mar del PlataErich Eliskases
Buenos Aires, La Plata
VeniceMiguel Najdorf
World Chess Championship 1948The Hague, MoscowMikhail Botvinnik
Interzonal TournamentSaltsjöbadenDavid Bronstein
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscow
1948/49New YorkReuben Fine
1949USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscow

1950–1959

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1950AmsterdamMiguel Najdorf
Szczawno ZdrójPaul Keres
VeniceAlexander Kotov
Candidates TournamentBudapestDavid Bronstein
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowPaul Keres
1951New YorkSamuel Reshevsky
BirminghamSvetozar Gligorić
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowPaul Keres
1952Havana
BudapestPaul Keres
Interzonal TournamentSaltsjöbadenAlexander Kotov
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowMikhail Botvinnik
1953BucharestAlexander Tolush
GagraVasily Smyslov
Candidates TournamentZurich
1954BelgradeDavid Bronstein
USSR Chess ChampionshipKyivYuri Averbakh
1954/55Hastings
1955Mar del PlataBorislav Ivkov
ZagrebVasily Smyslov
Interzonal TournamentGothenburgDavid Bronstein
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowEfim Geller
1955/56HastingsViktor Korchnoi
1956Moscow
Candidates TournamentAmsterdamVasily Smyslov
USSR Chess ChampionshipLeningradMark Taimanov
1957MoscowMikhail Tal
1957/58HastingsPaul Keres
1958USSR Chess ChampionshipRigaMikhail Tal
Interzonal TournamentPortorož
1959Moscow
ZurichMikhail Tal
Dresden
RigaBoris Spassky
Candidates TournamentBled, Zagreb, BelgradeMikhail Tal
USSR Chess ChampionshipTbilisiTigran Petrosian

1960–1969

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1960Mar del Plata
Buenos Aires
Santa Fe
CopenhagenTigran Petrosian
USSR Chess ChampionshipLeningradViktor Korchnoi
CórdobaViktor Korchnoi
Moscow
1961USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowTigran Petrosian
BakuBoris Spassky
BledMikhail Tal
ZurichPaul Keres
DortmundMark Taimanov
BudapestViktor Korchnoi
1961/62HastingsMikhail Botvinnik
1962Capablanca MemorialHavanaMiguel Najdorf
Interzonal TournamentStockholmRobert James Fischer
Candidates TournamentWillemstadTigran Petrosian
USSR Chess ChampionshipYerevanViktor Korchnoi
1963Piatigorsky CupLos Angeles
HavanaViktor Korchnoi
MoscowVasily Smyslov
SochiLev Polugaevsky
USSR Chess ChampionshipLeningradLeonid Stein
1964BelgradeBoris Spassky
Buenos Aires
Zonal TournamentMoscowBoris Spassky
Interzonal TournamentAmsterdam
1964/65USSR Chess ChampionshipKyivViktor Korchnoi
1965Yerevan
HavanaVasily Smyslov
Santiago
Zagreb
USSR Chess ChampionshipTallinnLeonid Stein
1966Piatigorsky CupSanta MonicaBoris Spassky
Mar del PlataVasily Smyslov
MoscowTigran Petrosian
SochiViktor Korchnoi
KislovodskEfim Geller
1966/67USSR Chess ChampionshipTbilisiLeonid Stein
1967BeverwijkBoris Spassky
Monte Carlo chess tournamentMonte CarloRobert James Fischer
HavanaBent Larsen
Winnipeg
VeniceJan Hein Donner
MoscowLeonid Stein
Palma de MallorcaBent Larsen
SkopjeRobert James Fischer
Interzonal TournamentSousseBent Larsen
USSR Chess ChampionshipKharkov
1968Corus chess tournamentWijk aan ZeeViktor Korchnoi
Monte CarloBent Larsen
BambergPaul Keres
Skopje, OhridLajos Portisch
GoriMikhail Tal
Palma de MallorcaViktor Korchnoi
1968/69USSR Chess ChampionshipAlma-AtaLev Polugaevsky
1969Wijk aan Zee
BuesumBent Larsen
San JuanBoris Spassky
Palma de MallorcaBent Larsen
Belgrade
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowTigran Petrosian
1969/70HastingsLajos Portisch

1970–1979

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1970IBM international chess tournamentAmsterdam
Rovinj, ZagrebRobert James Fischer
Buenos Aires
LeidenBoris Spassky
VinkovciBent Larsen
Interzonal TournamentPalma de MallorcaRobert James Fischer
USSR Chess ChampionshipRigaViktor Korchnoi
1971Wijk aan Zee
PärnuLeonid Stein
Moscow
Tallinn
AmsterdamVasily Smyslov
Palma de Mallorca
USSR Chess ChampionshipLeningradVladimir Savon
1971/72Hastings
1972Wijk aan ZeeLajos Portisch
AmsterdamLev Polugaevsky
TeessideBent Larsen
KislovodskLev Polugaevsky
Las PalmasLajos Portisch
SarajevoLászló Szabó
San Antonio
Palma de Mallorca
USSR Chess ChampionshipBakuMikhail Tal
1973Amsterdam
TallinnMikhail Tal
Sochi
Dortmund
Las Palmas
MadridAnatoly Karpov
Interzonal TournamentLeningrad
PetropolisHenrique Mecking
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowBoris Spassky
1974ManilaEvgeni Vasiukov
Las PalmasLjubomir Ljubojević
Solingen
USSR Chess ChampionshipLeningrad
1975Wijk aan ZeeLajos Portisch
AmsterdamLjubomir Ljubojević
TeessideEfim Geller
Moscow
Portorož, LjubljanaAnatoly Karpov
Milan
Las PalmasLjubomir Ljubojević
Manila
Budapest
USSR Chess ChampionshipYerevanTigran Petrosian
1976Wijk aan Zee
Interzonal TournamentBielBent Larsen
ManilaHenrique Mecking
Eugenio Torre
SkopjeAnatoly Karpov
Sochi
Las PalmasEfim Geller
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscowAnatoly Karpov
1977Leningrad
Portorož, LjubljanaBent Larsen
Las PalmasAnatoly Karpov
Tilburg chess tournamentTilburg
SochiMikhail Tal
USSR Chess ChampionshipLeningrad
1977/78HastingsRoman Dzindzichashvili
1978Wijk aan ZeeLajos Portisch
Lone Pine InternationalLone PineBent Larsen
Bugojno
ReykjavikWalter Shawn Browne
Niksic
TilburgLajos Portisch
Montilla, MorilesBoris Spassky
VilniusVladimir Tukmakov
USSR Chess ChampionshipTbilisi
1979Montreal
TilburgAnatoly Karpov
Waddinxveen
Wijk aan ZeeLev Polugaevsky
Bled, PortorožJan Timman
Munich
Interzonal TournamentRigaMikhail Tal
Rio de Janeiro
TallinnTigran Petrosian
Lone Pine
Banja LukaGarry Kasparov
Buenos AiresBent Larsen
USSR Chess ChampionshipMinskEfim Geller

1980–1989

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1980Wijk aan Zee
Baden bei Wien
AmsterdamAnatoly Karpov
Lone PineRoman Dzindzichashvili
BugojnoAnatoly Karpov
Bad Kissingen
BakuGarry Kasparov
Phillips & Drew KingsLondon
TilburgAnatoly Karpov
Buenos AiresBent Larsen
1980/81USSR Chess ChampionshipVilnius
1981AmsterdamJan Timman
Lone PineViktor Korchnoi
JohannesburgUlf Andersson
Las PalmasJan Timman
Linares International Chess TournamentLinares
MoscowAnatoly Karpov
TilburgAlexander Beliavsky
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscow
1982BugojnoGarry Kasparov
Phillips & Drew KingsLondon
SochiMikhail Tal
LuganoViktor Korchnoi
Wijk aan Zee
ChicagoRobert Hübner
Mar del PlataJan Timman
TilburgAnatoly Karpov
Turin
Interzonal TournamentLas PalmasZoltán Ribli
MoscowGarry Kasparov
Toluca
1983Wijk aan ZeeUlf Andersson
IndonesiaJan Timman
Tallinn
LinaresBoris Spassky
NiksicGarry Kasparov
TilburgAnatoly Karpov
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscow
1984Lvov
OsloAnatoly Karpov
LuganoGyula Sax
Wijk aan Zee
BugojnoJan Timman
Phillips & Drew KingsLondonAnatoly Karpov
Sarajevo
TilburgTony Miles
1984/85Reggio Emilia chess tournamentReggio EmiliaLajos Portisch
1985AmsterdamAnatoly Karpov
Portorož, Ljubljana
Linares
LuganoVladimir Tukmakov
Tilburg
Wijk aan ZeeJan Timman
MoscowOleg Romanishin
ZagrebJan Timman
BrusselsViktor Korchnoi
Naestved
Interzonal TournamentTunisArtur Yusupov
TaxcoJan Timman
BielRafael Vaganian
Candidates TournamentMontpellier
1985/86Reggio EmiliaUlf Andersson
1986Wijk aan ZeeNigel Short
BrusselsAnatoly Karpov
OHRAGarry Kasparov
BugojnoAnatoly Karpov
Vienna
LuganoViktor Korchnoi
Sochi
AmsterdamLjubomir Ljubojević
TilburgAlexander Beliavsky
SolingenRobert Hübner
Sarajevo
Phillips & Drew KingsLondonGlenn Flear
1986/87Reggio EmiliaZoltán Ribli
1987Wijk aan ZeeViktor Korchnoi
BelgradeLjubomir Ljubojević
BilbaoAnatoly Karpov
SarajevoPredrag Nikolić
LeningradRafael Vaganian
Brussels
TilburgJan Timman
ReykjavikNigel Short
Max Euwe Memorial TournamentAmsterdam
Interzonal TournamentSubotica
Szirak
ZagrebViktor Korchnoi
USSR Chess ChampionshipMinskAlexander Beliavsky
1987/88Reggio EmiliaVladimir Tukmakov
1988Wijk aan ZeeAnatoly Karpov
OptiebeursAmsterdamGarry Kasparov
Nigel Short
GMA World CupBrusselsAnatoly Karpov
BelfortGarry Kasparov
Reykjavik
LinaresJan Timman
TilburgAnatoly Karpov
USSR Chess ChampionshipMoscow
1988/89Reggio EmiliaMikhail Gurevich
HastingsNigel Short
1989Wijk aan Zee
AmsterdamJan Timman
OHRAAlexander Beliavsky
Lugano
Clermont-Ferrand
GMA World CupBarcelona
RotterdamJan Timman
Skelleftea
LinaresVassily Ivanchuk
TilburgGarry Kasparov
Belgrade
1989/90Reggio EmiliaJaan Ehlvest

1990–1999

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
1990Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1990Wijk aan ZeeJohn Nunn
LinaresGarry Kasparov
AmsterdamAlexander Beliavsky
HaningeYasser Seirawan
RotterdamViktor Korchnoi
PragueJan Timman
Tilburg
PamplonaViktor Korchnoi
Interzonal TournamentManila
USSR Chess ChampionshipLeningrad
1990/91Reggio EmiliaAnatoly Karpov
1991Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1991Wijk aan ZeeJohn Nunn
Amsterdam
HarlingenViktor Korchnoi
LinaresVassily Ivanchuk
MunichLarry Christiansen
BelgradeBoris Gelfand
Reykjavik
Terrassa
TilburgGarry Kasparov
Bled, Rogaska SlatinaPredrag Nikolić
1991/92Reggio EmiliaAnand
1992Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1992Wijk aan Zee
Biel Chess FestivalBielAnatoly Karpov
Amsterdam
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess MeetingDortmund
LinaresGarry Kasparov
MadridAnatoly Karpov
Moscow
TilburgMichael Adams
Baden-BadenAnatoly Karpov
1993Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1993Wijk aan Zee
Amsterdam
DortmundAnatoly Karpov
LinaresGarry Kasparov
ChalkidikiBoris Gelfand
Las PalmasIvan Morovic Fernandez
MunichAlexei Shirov
Madrid
Interzonal TournamentBielBoris Gelfand
PCA Candidates QualifierGroningen
TilburgAnatoly Karpov
1994AmsterdamGarry Kasparov
Las PalmasGata Kamsky
DortmundJeroen Piket
HorgenGarry Kasparov
LinaresAnatoly Karpov
MunichVassily Ivanchuk
MadridJudit Polgár
Dos HermanasBoris Gelfand
Novgorod
TilburgValery Salov
1995Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1995Wijk aan ZeeAlexey Dreev
DortmundVladimir Kramnik
Leon
MadridViktor Korchnoi
Belgrade
Dos Hermanas
AmsterdamJoël Lautier
Donner Memorial
LinaresVassily Ivanchuk
NovgorodGarry Kasparov
RigaGarry Kasparov
BielAlexey Dreev
Horgen
GroningenAnatoly Karpov
Russian Chess ChampionshipElistaPeter Svidler
1996Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee Chess Tournament 1996Wijk aan ZeeVassily Ivanchuk
Amsterdam
Dortmund
Dos Hermanas
Las PalmasGarry Kasparov
Donner MemorialAmsterdam
GroningenNigel Short
BelgradeEvgeny Bareev
Belgrade, Stara PazovaAnatoly Karpov
Leon
Madrid
NovgorodVeselin Topalov
Vienna
Russian Chess ChampionshipElistaAlexander Khalifman
Tilburg
1997Wijk aan ZeeValery Salov
Belgrade
BielViswanathan Anand
DortmundVladimir Kramnik
Dos Hermanas
LinaresGarry Kasparov
Madrid
Polanica ZdrojSergei Rublevsky
NovgorodGarry Kasparov
Tilburg
Russian Chess ChampionshipElistaPeter Svidler
FIDE Knockout ChampionshipGroningenViswanathan Anand
1998Wijk aan Zee
Dortmund
LinaresViswanathan Anand
Madrid
Polanica ZdrojBoris Gelfand
ElistaVassily Ivanchuk
TilburgViswanathan Anand
Russian Chess ChampionshipSt PetersburgAlexander Morozevich
1999Wijk aan ZeeGarry Kasparov
DortmundPeter Leko
Dos HermanasMichael Adams
LinaresGarry Kasparov
Sarajevo
FIDE Knockout ChampionshipLas VegasAlexander Khalifman

2000–2009

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
2000Wijk aan ZeeGarry Kasparov
Dortmund
Linares
Montecatini TermeVassily Ivanchuk
Polanica ZdrojBoris Gelfand
Chess World CupShenyangViswanathan Anand
SarajevoGarry Kasparov
FIDE Knockout ChampionshipNew Delhi, TehranViswanathan Anand
2001Wijk aan ZeeGarry Kasparov
Astana
Dortmund
BielViktor Korchnoi
LinaresGarry Kasparov
2001/02FIDE Knockout ChampionshipMoscowRuslan Ponomariov
2002Cannes
Wijk aan ZeeEvgeny Bareev
LinaresGarry Kasparov
Candidates TournamentDortmundPeter Leko
Chess World CupHyderabadViswanathan Anand
2003Wijk aan Zee
BudapestNigel Short
DortmundViktor Bologan
Enghien-les-BainsEvgeny Bareev
ReykjavikAlexei Shirov
Linares
Russian Chess ChampionshipKrasnoyarskPeter Svidler
2004Wijk aan ZeeViswanathan Anand
Dortmund
BielAlexander Morozevich
LinaresVladimir Kramnik
FIDE Knockout ChampionshipTripoliRustam Kasimdzhanov
Russian Chess ChampionshipMoscowGarry Kasparov
2005Wijk aan ZeePeter Leko
DortmundArkadij Naiditsch
Linares
M-Tel MastersSofiaVeselin Topalov
Chess World CupKhanty-MansiyskLevon Aronian
FIDE World ChampionshipSan LuisVeselin Topalov
Russian Chess ChampionshipMoscowSergei Rublevsky
2006Wijk aan Zee
Dortmund
BielAlexander Morozevich
Aerosvit chess tournamentForosSergei Rublevsky
Morelia, LinaresLevon Aronian
Tal MemorialMoscow
SofiaVeselin Topalov
2007Wijk aan Zee
Morelia, LinaresViswanathan Anand
SofiaVeselin Topalov
DortmundVladimir Kramnik
ForosVassily Ivanchuk
BielMagnus Carlsen
Chess World CupKhanty-MansiyskGata Kamsky
MoscowVladimir Kramnik
World Chess Championship 2007Mexico CityViswanathan Anand
Russian Chess ChampionshipMoscowAlexander Morozevich
2008Wijk aan Zee
Morelia, LinaresViswanathan Anand
Grand Prix 2008–2010Baku
SochiLevon Aronian
Elista
SofiaVassily Ivanchuk
ForosMagnus Carlsen
DortmundPeter Leko
YerevanLevon Aronian
MoscowVassily Ivanchuk
Bilbao Chess Masters FinalBilbaoVeselin Topalov
Pearl Spring Chess TournamentNanjing
Russian Chess ChampionshipMoscowPeter Svidler
2009Wijk aan ZeeSergey Karjakin
Linares
Grand Prix 2008–2010NalchikLevon Aronian
JermukVassily Ivanchuk
SofiaAlexei Shirov
BaznaVassily Ivanchuk
DortmundVladimir Kramnik
BielMaxime Vachier-Lagrave
BilbaoLevon Aronian
NanjingMagnus Carlsen
MoscowVladimir Kramnik
Chess World CupKhanty-MansiyskBoris Gelfand
London Chess ClassicLondonMagnus Carlsen
Russian Chess ChampionshipMoscowAlexander Grischuk

2010–2019

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
2010Wijk aan ZeeMagnus Carlsen
LinaresVeselin Topalov
Grand Prix 2008–2010AstrakhanPavel Eljanov
MediașMagnus Carlsen
DortmundRuslan Ponomariov
ShanghaiAlexei Shirov
BilbaoVladimir Kramnik
NanjingMagnus Carlsen
Moscow
LondonMagnus Carlsen
Russian Chess ChampionshipMoscowIan Nepomniachtchi
2010/11Reggio EmiliaVugar Gashimov
2011Wijk aan ZeeHikaru Nakamura
Mediaș
DortmundVladimir Kramnik
BielMagnus Carlsen
Chess World CupKhanty-MansiyskPeter Svidler
São Paulo, BilbaoMagnus Carlsen
Moscow
LondonVladimir Kramnik
Russian Chess ChampionshipMoscowPeter Svidler
2011/12Reggio EmiliaAnish Giri
2012Wijk aan ZeeLevon Aronian
MoscowMagnus Carlsen
Dortmund
BielWang Hao
Grand Prix 2012–2013London
Tashkent
São Paulo, BilbaoMagnus Carlsen
BucharestVassily Ivanchuk
LondonMagnus Carlsen
Russian Chess ChampionshipMoscowDmitry Andreikin
2013Wijk aan ZeeMagnus Carlsen
Grenke Chess ClassicBaden-BadenViswanathan Anand
Grand Prix 2012–2013ZugVeselin Topalov
ThessalonikiLeinier Domínguez Pérez
BeijingShakhriyar Mamedyarov
Paris
Zurich Chess ChallengeZurichFabiano Caruana
Paris, St PetersburgLevon Aronian
MoscowBoris Gelfand
DortmundMichael Adams
Candidates TournamentLondonMagnus Carlsen
Norway ChessStavangerSergey Karjakin
Chess World CupTromsøVladimir Kramnik
Sinquefield CupSt LouisMagnus Carlsen
BilbaoLevon Aronian
BucharestFabiano Caruana
Russian Chess ChampionshipNizhny NovgorodPeter Svidler
2014Wijk aan ZeeLevon Aronian
ZurichMagnus Carlsen
Candidates TournamentKhanty-MansiyskViswanathan Anand
Shamkir ChessShamkirMagnus Carlsen
StavangerSergey Karjakin
BielMaxime Vachier-Lagrave
DortmundFabiano Caruana
St Louis
Grand Prix 2014–2015Baku
TashkentDmitry Andreikin
BilbaoViswanathan Anand
MoscowAlexander Grischuk
London
Qatar Masters OpenDohaYu Yangyi
Russian Chess ChampionshipKazanIgor Lysyj
2015Wijk aan ZeeMagnus Carlsen
Gibraltar Chess FestivalGibraltarHikaru Nakamura|
Baden-BadenMagnus Carlsen
ZurichHikaru Nakamura
U.S. Chess ChampionshipSt Louis
Grand Prix 2014–2015TbilisiEvgeny Tomashevsky
Khanty-Mansiysk
ShamkirMagnus Carlsen
Grand Chess TourStavangerVeselin Topalov
LondonMagnus Carlsen
St LouisLevon Aronian
DortmundFabiano Caruana
Millionaire ChessLas VegasHikaru Nakamura
Chess World CupBakuSergey Karjakin
BilbaoWesley So
DohaMagnus Carlsen
Russian Chess ChampionshipChitaEvgeny Tomashevsky
2016Wijk aan ZeeMagnus Carlsen
GibraltarHikaru Nakamura
Candidates TournamentMoscowSergey Karjakin
StavangerMagnus Carlsen
ShamkirShakhriyar Mamedyarov
U.S. Chess ChampionshipSt LouisFabiano Caruana
DortmundMaxime Vachier-Lagrave
BilbaoMagnus Carlsen
Grand Chess TourSt LouisWesley So
London
MoscowIan Nepomniachtchi
2017Wijk aan ZeeWesley So
GibraltarHikaru Nakamura
ShenzhenDing Liren
Grand Prix 2017Sharjah
MoscowDing Liren
GenevaTeimour Radjabov
St LouisMaxime Vachier-Lagrave
Palma de Mallorca
ShamkirShakhriyar Mamedyarov
U.S. Chess ChampionshipSt LouisWesley So
Karlsruhe, Baden-BadenLevon Aronian
StavangerLevon Aronian
DortmundRadosław Wojtaszek
Chess World CupTbilisiLevon Aronian
Isle of ManMagnus Carlsen
Grand Chess TourLondonFabiano Caruana
2018Wijk aan ZeeMagnus Carlsen
GibraltarLevon Aronian
Candidates TournamentBerlinFabiano Caruana
Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden
ShamkirMagnus Carlsen
U.S. Chess ChampionshipSt LouisSamuel Shankland
StavangerFabiano Caruana
DortmundIan Nepomniachtchi
BielShakhriyar Mamedyarov
Grand Chess TourSt Louis
LondonHikaru Nakamura
Shenzhen
Isle of ManRadosław Wojtaszek
2019Wijk aan ZeeMagnus Carlsen
GibraltarVladislav Artemiev
ShamkirMagnus Carlsen
ShenzhenAnish Giri
Karlsruhe, Baden-BadenMagnus Carlsen
U.S. Chess ChampionshipSt LouisHikaru Nakamura
Grand Prix 2019MoscowIan Nepomniachtchi
Jerualem
RigaShakhriyar Mamedyarov
HamburgAlexander Grischuk
StavangerMagnus Carlsen
Grand Chess TourZagreb
St LouisDing Liren
London
DortmundLeinier Domínguez Pérez
Chess World CupKhanty-MansiyskTeimour Radjabov
Grand SwissIsle of ManWang Hao

2020–2029

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YearTournamentLocationWinner(s)Ref
2020Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2020Wijk aan ZeeFabiano Caruana
GibraltarDavid Paravyan
StavangerMagnus Carlsen
Russian Chess ChampionshipMoscowIan Nepomniachtchi
2020/21Candidates TournamentYekaterinburg
2021Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2021Wijk aan ZeeJorden van Foreest
Grand Chess TourBucharestShakhriyar Mamedyarov
Chess World CupSochiJan-Krzysztof Duda
Russian Chess ChampionshipUfaVitiugov
Sinquefield CupSt LouisMaxime Vachier-Lagrave
StavangerMagnus Carlsen
U.S. Chess ChampionshipSt LouisWesley So
Grand SwissRigaAlireza Firouzja
2022Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022Wijk aan ZeeMagnus Carlsen
Grand Prix 2022Berlin
BelgradeRichárd Rapport
American CupSt LouisFabiano Caruana
Grand Chess TourBuharestMaxime Vachier-Lagrave
StavangerMagnus Carlsen
Candidates TournamentMadridIan Nepomniachtchi
Sinquefield CupSt LouisAlireza Firouzja
U.S. Chess ChampionshipFabiano Caruana
2023Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023Wijk aan ZeeAnish Giri
WR Chess Masters 2023DusseldorfLevon Aronian
American Cup 2023St LouisHikaru Nakamura
Grand Chess TourBucharestFabiano Caruana
StavangerHikaru Nakamura
Chess World CupBakuMagnus Carlsen
Grand SwissIsle of ManVidit Gujrathi
2024Tata Steel MastersWijk aan ZeeWei Yi
FIDE CandidatesTorontoGukesh D
StavangerMagnus Carlsen

Individual tournaments

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Major recurring tournaments

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World Cup

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See also

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References

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  • Sunnucks, Anne (1970). The Encyclopaedia of Chess. Hale. ISBN 0-7091-1030-8.
  • Kenneth Whyld (1986). Guinness Chess, The Records. Guinness Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-455-0.
  • Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986). Szachy od A do Z (1. A-M). Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7.
  • Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1987). Szachy od A do Z (2. N-Z). Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2745-X.
  • British Chess Magazine (January 1978) – Your Hundred Best Chess Tournaments To 1960 (by Ken Whyld)
  • British Chess Magazine (August 1979) – Reflections on Montreal (by Raymond Keene)
  • British Chess Magazine (November 1987) – The 'Super-tournaments' in chess history (by Romelio Milian Gonzalez)
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