List of mini chess tournaments

This article lists some of the famous small chess tournaments in history.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

Introduction

The list comprises only regular tournaments with three or four players (Triangular or Quadrangular).

The first international tournament with four players (two Spanish and two Italian) was held, at the invitation of King Philip II of Spain, at the Royal Court of Spain in Madrid in 1575.

Tournaments

Großmeister-Turnier held in the Kerkau-Palast, Berlin, from September 28 to October 11, 1918.

See also

  • iconChess portal

References

  • Renaissance Players
  • La grande storia degli scacchi
  • Chessmetrics.com
  • Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  • Roger Paige's Chess Site
  • Berliner Schachverband Berlin Chess Federation
  • Dutchbase Founder & Archivist : Jack Goossens
  • Brasil Chess Base
  • Russian Chess Base
  • Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986–1987). Szachy od A do Z (Chess from A to Z) (1. A-M). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka. ISBN 83-217-2481-7.
  • Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986–1987). Szachy od A do Z (Chess from A to Z) (2. N-Z). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka. ISBN 83-217-2745-X.

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