Historic Events

1984 · World Championship World Championship 31th-KK1 Moscow · 48 games 2001 · World Championship FIDE WCh KO Moscow RUS · 35 games 1948 · World Championship World Championship 18th NLD/URS · 35 games 1927 · World Championship World Championship 13th Buenos Aires · 34 games 2000 · World Championship FIDE WCh KO New Delhi IND · 32 games 1978 · World Championship World Championship 29th Baguio City · 32 games 1935 · World Championship World Championship 16th NLD · 30 games 2004 · World Championship FIDE WCh KO Tripoli LBA · 29 games 1997 · World Championship FIDE-Wch k.o. Groningen · 27 games 2007 · World Championship WCh Mexico City MEX · 26 games 2005 · World Championship WCh-FIDE San Luis ARG · 26 games 1934 · World Championship World Championship 15th Germany · 26 games 1937 · World Championship World Championship 17th NLD · 25 games 1929 · World Championship World Championship 14th GER/NLD · 25 games 1990 · World Championship World Championship 35th-KK5 Lyon/New York · 24 games 1987 · World Championship World Championship 34th-KK4 Sevilla · 24 games 1986 · World Championship World Championship 33th-KK3 London/Leningrad · 24 games 1985 · World Championship World Championship 32th-KK2 Moscow · 24 games 1966 · World Championship World Championship 26th Moscow · 24 games 1954 · World Championship World Championship 20th Moscow · 24 games 1951 · World Championship World Championship 19th Moscow · 24 games 1969 · World Championship World Championship 27th Moscow · 23 games 1958 · World Championship World Championship 22th Moscow · 23 games 1892 · World Championship World Championship 4th Havana · 23 games 1963 · World Championship World Championship 25th Moscow · 22 games 1957 · World Championship World Championship 21th Moscow · 22 games 1993 · World Championship FIDE-Wch NLD/INA · 21 games 1961 · World Championship World Championship 24th Moscow · 21 games 1960 · World Championship World Championship 23th Moscow · 21 games 1993 · World Championship PCA-World Championship London · 20 games 1886 · World Championship World Championship 1st USA · 20 games 1972 · World Championship World Championship 28th Reykjavik · 19 games 1894 · World Championship World Championship 5th USA/CAN · 19 games 1890 · World Championship World Championship 3rd New York · 19 games 1996 · World Championship FIDE-Wch Elista · 18 games 1995 · World Championship PCA-World Championship New York · 18 games 1981 · World Championship World Championship 30th Merano · 18 games 1896 · World Championship World Championship 6th Moscow · 17 games 1889 · World Championship World Championship 2nd Havana · 17 games 1908 · World Championship World Championship 8th Germany · 16 games 1907 · World Championship World Championship 7th USA · 15 games 2024 · World Championship WCh 2024 Singapore SIN · 14 games 2023 · World Championship WCh 2023 Astana KAZ · 14 games 1921 · World Championship World Championship 12th Havana · 14 games 2018 · World Championship WCh 2018 London ENG · 12 games 2016 · World Championship WCh 2016 New York USA · 12 games 2012 · World Championship WCh 2012 Moscow RUS · 12 games 2010 · World Championship WCh Sofia BUL · 12 games 2021 · World Championship WCh 2021 Dubai UAE · 11 games 2014 · World Championship WCh 2014 Sochi RUS · 11 games 2008 · World Championship WCh Bonn GER · 11 games 2006 · World Championship WCh Elista RUS · 11 games 1995 · World Championship PCA-Wch Candidats final Las Palmas · 11 games 1910 · World Championship World Championship 11th Berlin · 11 games 2013 · World Championship WCh 2013 Chennai IND · 10 games 1999 · World Championship FIDE-Wch k.o. Las Vegas · 10 games 1910 · World Championship World Championship 10th GER/AUT · 10 games 1909 · World Championship World Championship 9th Paris · 10 games 2002 · World Championship Dual of the WCh Mainz GER · 8 games 1994 · World Championship PCA-Wch Candidats sf2 Linares · 7 games 1994 · World Championship PCA-Wch Candidats m2 New York · 7 games 1998 · World Championship FIDE-Wch k.o. f Lausanne · 6 games 2023 · World Championship WCh Rapid TB 2023 Astana KAZ · 4 games 2016 · World Championship WCh Rapid TB 2016 New York USA · 4 games 2012 · World Championship WCh Rapid Tiebreak Moscow RUS · 4 games 2006 · World Championship WCh Playoffs Elista RUS · 4 games 1999 · World Championship FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 Las Vegas · 4 games 2018 · World Championship WCh Rapid TB 2018 London ENG · 3 games 1999 · World Championship FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10 Las Vegas · 2 games 1998 · World Championship FIDE-Wch k.o. f 25' Lausanne · 2 games 1972 · World Championship World Championship 1972: Fischer vs Spassky Reykjavik, Iceland · 1 game 2024 · Candidates FIDE Candidates 2024 Toronto CAN · 36 games 2016 · Candidates FIDE Candidates 2016 Moscow RUS · 36 games 2014 · Candidates FIDE Candidates 2014 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS · 36 games 2018 · Candidates FIDE Candidates 2018 Berlin GER · 26 games 2013 · Candidates FIDE Candidates London ENG · 26 games 2022 · Candidates FIDE Candidates 2022 Madrid ESP · 25 games 2026 · Candidates FIDE Candidates 2026 Pegeia CYP · 14 games 2021 · Candidates FIDE Candidates 2020 Yekaterinburg RUS · 13 games 2020 · Candidates FIDE Candidates 2020 Yekaterinburg RUS · 13 games 2011 · Candidates WCh Candidates Kazan RUS · 12 games 2007 · Candidates WCh Candidates s/f Elista RUS · 12 games 2007 · Candidates WCh Candidates Finals Elista RUS · 6 games 2020 · Candidates Candidates FED U16 Online chess.com INT · 5 games 1959 · Candidates Candidates Tournament 1959 Bled / Zagreb / Belgrade, Yugoslavia · 1 game 2022 chess.com SpeedChess 2022 chess.com INT · 299 games 2023 chess.com SpeedChess 2023 chess.com INT · 223 games 2025 chess.com SpeedChess 2025 chess.com INT · 167 games 2020 chess.com Speed 2020 chess.com INT · 156 games 2009 World Blitz Moscow RUS · 156 games 2019 chess.com Speed 2019 chess.com INT · 142 games 2023 World Blitz 2023 Samarkand UZB · 140 games 2022 chess.com Junior Speed chess.com INT · 134 games 2025 World Blitz 2025 Doha QAT · 128 games 1988 World Cup Brussels · 122 games 2021 World Blitz 2021 Warsaw POL · 121 games 2020 Legends of Chess Prelim chess24.com INT · 121 games 2024 chess.com SpeedChess 2024 chess.com INT · 115 games 2021 chess.com Speed 2021 chess.com INT · 111 games 2020 chess.com Junior Speed chess.com INT · 111 games 2023 Bullet Chess Winners 2023 chess.com INT · 110 games 2010 VI World Blitz Moscow RUS · 108 games 2007 World Blitz Moscow RUS · 108 games 1925 Moscow Moscow · 105 games 2020 Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup chess24.com INT · 104 games 2018 World Blitz 2018 St Petersburg RUS · 103 games 2019 World Blitz 2019 Moscow RUS · 101 games 2017 World Blitz 2017 Riyadh KSA · 99 games 1911 Karlsbad Karlsbad · 94 games 1925 Baden-Baden Baden-Baden · 90 games 1924 New York New York · 89 games 2025 World Rapid 2025 Doha QAT · 88 games 2023 World Rapid 2023 Samarkand UZB · 88 games 2021 Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021 lichess.org INT · 88 games 1989 World Cup Skelleftea · 87 games 2023 FIDE World Cup 2023 Baku AZE · 85 games 2023 chess.com Junior Speed chess.com INT · 85 games 2021 chess.com Junior Speed chess.com INT · 84 games 2022 World Blitz 2022 Almaty KAZ · 82 games 2016 World Blitz 2016 Doha QAT · 82 games 2015 World Blitz 2015 Berlin GER · 82 games 2020 Carlsen Inv Prelim chess24.com INT · 80 games 2022 FTX Crypto Cup 2022 Miami USA · 78 games 2014 FIDE World Blitz 2014 Dubai UAE · 78 games 1929 Karlsbad Karlsbad · 78 games 2017 FIDE World Cup 2017 Tbilisi GEO · 77 games 2022 Airthings Masters Prelim chess24.com INT · 75 games 2024 World Blitz 2024 New York USA · 73 games 2021 Meltwater Tour Final 2021 chess24.com INT · 73 games 2026 FIDE World Rapid Team Hong Kong HKG · 72 games 2024 World Rapid 2024 New York USA · 72 games 2021 World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL · 72 games 2019 World Rapid 2019 Moscow RUS · 72 games 2018 World Rapid 2018 St Petersburg RUS · 72 games 2022 Meltwater Tour Final 2022 chess24.com INT · 71 games 2017 World Rapid 2017 Riyadh KSA · 71 games 1959 Candidats Tournament Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade · 71 games 2024 Superbet POL Blitz 2024 Warsaw POL · 70 games 2023 85th Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED · 70 games 2023 World Rapid Team 2023 Dusseldorf GER · 70 games 1908 Vienna Vienna · 70 games 2020 Speed Chess Super Swiss chess.com INT · 68 games 2019 Tata Steel India Blitz Kolkata IND · 68 games 2024 · Olympiad 45th Olympiad 2024 Budapest HUN · 66 games 2023 Global Chess League 2023 Dubai UAE · 66 games 2021 Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 lichess.org INT · 66 games 1964 Amsterdam Interzonal Amsterdam · 66 games 2025 FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 Samarkand UZB · 65 games 2019 Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup chess24.com INT · 65 games 1922 London London · 65 games 2008 Tal Memorial Blitz Moscow RUS · 64 games 2019 FIDE World Cup 2019 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS · 63 games 2021 Goldmoney Asian Rapid KO chess24.com INT · 62 games 1987 Brussels blitz Brussels · 62 games 1973 URS-ch41 Moscow · 62 games 1971 Moscow Moscow · 62 games 1926 Semmering Semmering · 62 games 1923 Karlsbad Karlsbad · 62 games 2024 SpeedChess Final 2024 Paris FRA · 61 games 2021 Junior Speed Qual Asia chess.com INT · 61 games 2021 Goldmoney Asian Prelim chess24.com INT · 61 games 2024 Saint Louis Blitz 2024 Saint Louis USA · 60 games 2024 Tata Steel India Blitz Kolkata IND · 60 games 2023 Bullet Chess Losers 2023 chess.com INT · 60 games 2023 SuperUnited Blitz 2023 Zagreb CRO · 60 games 2023 Tata Steel IND Blitz Open Kolkata IND · 60 games 2022 Tata Steel India Blitz Kolkata IND · 60 games 2020 Chess.com Bullet Open 1 chess.com INT · 60 games 2020 Chess.com Bullet Open 2 chess.com INT · 60 games 2017 GCT Blitz YourNextMove Leuven BEL · 60 games 2017 Saint Louis Blitz 2017 Saint Louis USA · 60 games 2016 GCT Blitz YourNextMove Leuven BEL · 60 games 1971 URS-ch39 Leningrad · 60 games 1936 Nottingham Nottingham · 60 games 2025 SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025 Zagreb CRO · 59 games 2019 Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 Abidjan CIV · 59 games 2020 Chessable Masters Final 8 chess24.com INT · 58 games 2015 World Rapid 2015 Berlin GER · 58 games 2014 SportAccord Blitz 2014 Beijing CHN · 58 games 2012 World Blitz Final Astana KAZ · 58 games 2022 CGC KO 2022 chess.com INT · 57 games 2022 · Olympiad 44th Olympiad 2022 Chennai IND · 57 games 2013 SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 Beijing CHN · 57 games 1961 URS-ch29 Baku · 57 games 1907 Karlsbad Karlsbad · 57 games 2025 Chess.com Classic Winners chess.com INT · 56 games 2016 World Rapid 2016 Doha QAT · 56 games 2024 86th Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED · 55 games 2023 FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 Douglas IOM · 55 games 1962 Varna olm Varna · 55 games 2024 FIDE World Rapid Team Almaty KAZ · 54 games 2022 Aimchess Rapid Prelim chess24.com INT · 54 games 2021 FIDE World Cup 2021 Krasnaya Polyana RUS · 54 games 2021 Gelfand Challenge 2021 chess24.com INT · 54 games 2020 Carlsen Tour Final 2020 chess24.com INT · 54 games 2018 PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT · 54 games 1955 URS-ch22 Moscow · 54 games 1946 Groningen Groningen · 54 games 1935 Moscow Moscow · 54 games 1925 Marienbad Marienbad · 54 games