This article depicts many of the strongest international 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 (see references below) 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 that took part. 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.
Competitions such as City Championships and team competitions have been omitted for reasons of consistency and clarity. Of course, had they been included, then many of them, particularly the Soviet Championships, would have featured prominently.
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 (such as the Lake Hopatcong tournament book pictured) 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 the subject of inconclusive debate amongst experts.
While events are listed in year order, they are not listed chronologically within the same year.
1851 London Anderssen
1857 Manchester Löwenthal
1857 New York (American Chess Congress) Morphy
1858 Birmingham Löwenthal
1860 Cambridge Kolisch
1861 Bristol Paulsen L.
1862 London Anderssen
1867 Paris Kolisch
1867 Dundee Neumann G.
1870 Baden-Baden Anderssen
1871 Cleveland (American Chess Congress) Mackenzie
1872 London Steinitz
1873 Vienna Steinitz, Blackburne
1874 Chicago (American Chess Congress) Mackenzie
1876 Leipzig Anderssen
1876 London Blackburne
1876 Philadelphia (American Chess Congress) Mason
1878 Paris Zukertort, Winawer
1879 Leipzig Englisch
1880 Wiesbaden Blackburne, Englisch, Schwarz A.
1880 Paris Rosenthal
1880 New York (American Chess Congress) Mackenzie
1881 Berlin Blackburne
1882 Vienna Steinitz, Winawer
1883 London Zukertort
1883 Nuremberg Winawer
1885 Hamburg Gunsberg
1885 London Gunsberg
1885 Hereford Blackburne
1886 London Blackburne
1886 Nottingham Burn
1887 Frankfurt Mackenzie
1887 London Burn, Gunsberg
1888 Bradford Gunsberg
1889 London Bird
1889 Amsterdam Burn
1889 New York (American Chess Congress) Weiss, Chigorin
1889 Breslau Tarrasch
1890 Manchester Tarrasch
1890 Vienna Weiss
1890 Graz Makovetz
1890 Berlin Lasker Em., Lasker B.
1891 Berlin Caro
1892 Dresden Tarrasch
1892 London Lasker Em.
1892 Paris Goetz
1893 Kiel Walbrodt, von Bardeleben
1893 London Blackburne
1893 New York Lasker Em.
1894 Leipzig Tarrasch
1895 Hastings Pillsbury
1895 Vienna Marco
1895/96 St Petersburg Lasker Em.
1895/96 Vienna Schlechter, Weiss
1896 Budapest Chigorin
1896 Nuremberg Lasker Em.
1896 Vienna Janowski
1897 Berlin Charousek
1898 Cologne Burn
1898 Vienna Tarrasch, Pillsbury
1899 London Lasker Em.
1899–1900 Vienna Maróczy
1900 Paris Lasker Em.
1900 Munich Maroczy, Pillsbury, Schlechter
1900 Vienna Schlechter
1900 New York Lipschütz
1901 Monte Carlo Janowski
1902 Monte Carlo Maroczy
1902 Hanover Janowski
1903 Monte Carlo Tarrasch
1903 Kiev Chigorin
1903 Vienna Chigorin
1904 Cambridge Springs Marshall
1904 Monte Carlo Maroczy
1904 Coburg Bardeleben, Schlechter, Swiderski
1904/05 Vienna Schlechter
1905 Ostend Maroczy
1905 Barmen Janowski, Maroczy
1905 Scheveningen Marshall
1906 Ostend Schlechter
1906 Stockholm Bernstein, Schlechter
1906 Nuremberg Marshall
1907 Vienna Mieses J.
1907 Ostend Tarrasch
1907 Carlsbad Rubinstein
1908 Vienna Maroczy, Schlechter, Duras
1908 Prague Duras, Schlechter
1908 Düsseldorf Marshall
1909 Berlin Cohn E., Teichmann
1909 St. Petersburg Lasker Em., Rubinstein
1910 Hamburg Schlechter
1911 San Sebastian Capablanca
1911 Carlsbad Teichmann
1912 San Sebastian Rubinstein
1912 Bad Pistyan Rubinstein
1912 Breslau Rubinstein, Duras
1912 Stockholm Alekhine
1913 Budapest Spielmann
1913 Havana Marshall
1913 New York Capablanca
1913 Scheveningen Alekhine
1913 Vienna Schlechter
1914 St. Petersburg Lasker Em.
1914 Vienna Schlechter
1914 Baden bei Wien Spielmann
1914 Mannheim Alekhine
1915 Triberg Bogoljubov
1915 Vienna Schlechter
1915 New York Capablanca
1915/16 Moscow Alekhine
1916 New York Capablanca
1917 Vienna Schlechter
1917 Warsaw Rubinstein
1917/18 Vienna Vidmar
1918 Kaschau Reti
1918 Chicago Kostić
1918 New York Capablanca
1919 Hastings Capablanca
1920 Amsterdam Réti
1920 Göteborg Réti
1920 Berlin Breyer
1920 Berlin Sämisch
1920 Moscow Alekhine
1921 Triberg Alekhine
1921 Budapest Alekhine
1921 The Hague Alekhine
1921/22 Hastings Kostić
1922 Bad Pistyan Bogoljubov
1922 London Capablanca
1922 Hastings Alekhine
1922 Vienna Rubinstein
1922 Teplitz-Schönau Reti, Spielmann
1922/23 Hastings Rubinstein
1923 Carlsbad Alekhine, Bogoljubov, Maroczy
1923 Vienna Tartakower
1923 Frankfurt Grünfeld
1923 Margate Grünfeld
1923 Moravska Ostrava Lasker Em.
1923 Copenhagen Nimzowitsch
1924 New York Lasker Em.
1924 Copenhagen Nimzowitsch
1924 Meran Grünfeld
1924 Paris Matisons
1924/25 Hastings Maroczy, Tartakower
1925 Debrecen Kmoch
1925 Baden-Baden Alekhine
1925 Paris Alekhine
1925 Breslau Bogoljubov
1925 Marienbad Rubinstein, Nimzowitsch
1925 Moscow Bogoljubov
1925/26 Hastings Alekhine, Vidmar
1926 Budapest Grünfeld, Monticelli
1926 Bardejov Matisons, Tartakower
1926 Ghent Tartakower
1926 Semmering Spielmann
1926 Lake Hopatcong Capablanca
1926 Chicago Marshall
1926 Scarborough Alekhine
1926 Dresden Nimzowitsch
1926 Berlin Bogoljubov
1926 Munich Przepiórka
1926 Meran Colle
1926/27 Hastings Tartakower
1927 Bad Niendorf Tartakower, Nimzowitsch
1927 London Nimzowitsch, Tartakower
1927 Kecskemét Alekhine
1927 Magdeburg Spielmann
1927 Bad Homburg Bogoljubov
1927 Scarborough Colle
1927 New York Capablanca
1927/28 Hastings Tartakower
1928 Berlin Nimzowitsch
1928 Budapest Capablanca
1928 Mar del Plata Grau
1928 Scarborough Winter
1928 Brno Sämisch, Réti
1928 Vienna Réti
1928 Giessen Réti
1928 Dortmund Sämisch
1928 Bad Kissingen Bogoljubov
1928 Berlin Capablanca
1928 The Hague Euwe
1928/29 Hastings Colle, Marshall, Takacs
1929 Göteborg Ståhlberg
1929 Duisburg Ahues
1929 Carlsbad Nimzowitsch
1929 Rogaska Slatina Rubinstein
1929 Budapest Capablanca
1929 Barcelona Capablanca
1929 Ramsgate Capablanca
1929/30 Hastings Capablanca
1930 San Remo Alekhine
1930 Frankfurt Nimzowitsch
1930 Scarborough Colle
1930 Stockholm Kashdan
1930 Stockholm Andersen
1930 Swinemünde Sämisch
1930 Breslau Foerder
1930 Liege Tartakower
1930 Nice Tartakower
1930/31 Hastings Euwe
1931 Bled Alekhine
1931 New York Capablanca
1931 Swinemünde Bogoljubov, Rödl
1931/32 Hastings Flohr
1932 Bad Ems Kieninger
1932 Sliac Flohr, Vidmar
1932 London Alekhine
1932 Bern Alekhine
1932 Pasadena Alekhine
1932/33 Hastings Flohr
1933 Bad Aachen Bogoljubov
1933 Scheveningen Flohr
1933 Paris Alekhine
1933/34 Hastings Flohr
1934 Zurich Alekhine
1934 Copenhagen Nimzowitsch
1934 Bad Niendorf Stahlberg
1934 Budapest Eliskases
1934 Budapest (Ujpest) Lilienthal
1934 Leningrad Botvinnik
1934 Syracuse Reshevsky
1934/35 Hastings Euwe, Flohr, Thomas
1935 Barcelona Flohr, Koltanowski
1935 Bad Nauheim Bogoljubov
1935 Łódź Tartakower
1935 Örebro Alekhine
1935 Moscow Botvinnik, Flohr
1935 Helsinki Frydman P.
1935 Margate Reshevsky
1935/36 Hastings Fine
1936 Mar del Plata Pleci
1936 Helsinki Lundin
1936 Margate Flohr
1936 Bad Nauheim Alekhine, Keres
1936 Zaandvoort Fine
1936 Amsterdam Euwe, Fine
1936 Dresden Alekhine
1936 Moscow Capablanca
1936 Nottingham Botvinnik, Capablanca
1936 Podebrady Flohr
1936/37 Hastings Alekhine
1937 Kemeri Flohr, Petrovs, Reshevsky
1937 Bad Elster Bogoljubov, Rellstab
1937 Moscow Fine
1937 Leningrad Fine
1937 Pärnu Schmidt P.
1937 Margate Fine, Keres
1937 Ostend Fine, Grob, Keres
1937 Semmering - Baden Keres
1937 Rogaska Slatina Najdorf
1937 Zoppot Rellstab
1937 São Paulo Flores
1937/38 Hastings Reshevsky
1937/38 Vienna Steiner L.
1938 Montevideo (Carrasco) Alekhine
1938 Łódź Pirc
1938 Margate Alekhine
1938 Bad Elster Bogoljubov
1938 Bad Harzburg Pirc
1938 Noordwijk Eliskases
1938 Ljubljana Kostić
1938 AVRO Tournament (Netherlands) Keres, Fine
1938/39 Hastings Szabó
1939 Leningrad - Moscow Flohr
1939 Kemeri - Riga Flohr
1939 Margate Keres
1939 Stuttgart Bogoljubov
1939 Jerusalem Czerniak
1939 Bad Elster Eliskases
1939 Bad Harzburg Eliskases
1939 New York Fine
1939 Oslo Stahlberg, Lundin
1939 Bournemouth Euwe
1939 Rosario Petrovs
1939 Montevideo Alekhine
1939 Buenos Aires Najdorf, Keres
1940 Havana Kashdan
1940 New York Reshevsky
1940 Dallas Fine
1940 Budapest Euwe
1940 Berlin Bogoljubov
1940 Kraków - Krynica - Warsaw (GG tournament) Bogoljubov, Kohler
1941 Mar del Plata Stahlberg
1941 Buenos Aires Stahlberg, Najdorf
1941 Buenos Aires Frydman P.
1941 Montevideo Eliskases
1941 Sao Pedro Eliskases, Guimard
1941 Hamilton Fine
1941 New York Fine
1941 Trencianske Teplice Foltys
1941 Munich Stoltz
1941 Kraków - Warsaw (GG tournament) Alekhine, Schmidt P.
1942 Mar del Plata Najdorf
1942 Sverdlovsk Ragozin
1942 Kuibyshev Boleslavsky
1942 Moscow Bondarevsky
1942 Salzburg Alekhine
1942 Munich (European Individual Chess Championship) Alekhine
1942 Warsaw - Lublin - Kraków (GG tournament) Alekhine
1942 Prague Alekhine, Junge
1942 Ventnor City Yanofsky
1943 Mar del Plata Najdorf
1943 Rio de Janeiro Eliskases
1943 Syracuse Horowitz
1943 Sverdlovsk Botvinnik
1943 Prague Alekhine
1943 Salzburg Keres, Alekhine
1943 Madrid Keres
1943 Krynica (GG tournament) Lokvenc
1944 Radom (GG tournament) Bogoljubov
1944 Mar del Plata Pilnik, Najdorf
1944 La Plata Najdorf
1944 Buenos Aires Czerniak
1944 Gijon Alekhine
1944/45 Riga Keres
1945 Mar del Plata Najdorf
1945 Buenos Aires Najdorf
1945 Hollywood Reshevsky
1945 Madrid Alekhine
1945 Gijon Rico
1945 Riga Mikenas
1945/46 Hastings Tartakower
1946 Mar del Plata Najdorf
1946 Groningen (Howard Staunton Memorial) Botvinnik
1946 Regensburg (Klaus Junge Memorial) Bogatyrchuk
1946 London I Steiner H.
1946 London II Euwe (at London 1946, the players were divided into two supposedly equally strong groups)
1946 Prague Najdorf
1946 Barcelona Najdorf
1947 Moscow Botvinnik
1947 Pärnu Keres
1947 Mar del Plata Najdorf
1947 Buenos Aires Stahlberg
1947 Buenos Aires - La Plata Stahlberg
1947 São Paulo Eliskases
1947 Warsaw Gligorić
1947/48 Hastings Szabó
1948 Karlovy Vary - Mariánské Lázně Foltys
1948 Mar del Plata Eliskases
1948 Buenos Aires - La Plata Najdorf
1948 Venice Najdorf
1948 New York Fine
1948 World Championship Botvinnik
1948 Saltsjobaden Interzonal Bronstein
1948/49 Hastings Rossolimo
1949 Mar del Plata Rossetto
1949 Heidelberg Unzicker
1949 Trencianske Teplice Stahlberg
1949 Venice Szabó
1949/50 Hastings Szabó
1950 Mar del Plata Gligorić
1950 Amsterdam Najdorf
1950 Salzbrunn (Szczawno Zdrój) Keres
1950 Venice Kotov
1950 Gijon Rossolimo
1950 Budapest Candidates Bronstein
1950/51 Hastings Unzicker
1951 New York Reshevsky
1951 Madrid Prins
1951 Gijon Euwe
1951 Vienna Czerniak
1951 Birmingham Gligorić
1951/52 Hastings Gligorić
1952 Havana Reshevsky, Najdorf
1952 Mar del Plata Bolbochan Jul., Rossetto
1952 Budapest Keres
1952 Belgrade Pilnik
1952 Saltsjobaden Interzonal Kotov
1953 Mar del Plata Gligorić
1953 Bucharest Tolush
1953 Zurich Candidates Smyslov
1954 Belgrade Bronstein
1954 Bucharest Korchnoi
1954 Montevideo Letelier
1954/55 Hastings Keres, Smyslov
1955 Mar del Plata Ivkov
1955 Buenos Aires Ivkov
1955 Zagreb Smyslov
1955 Gijon Pomar
1955 Gothenburg Interzonal Bronstein
1955/56 Hastings Korchnoi, Ólafsson
1956 Mar del Plata Bolbochan Jul., Najdorf
1956 Montevideo Najdorf
1956 Moscow Botvinnik, Smyslov
1956 Dresden Averbakh, Kholmov
1956 Amsterdam Candidates Smyslov
1956/57 Hastings Gligorić, Larsen
1957 Mar del Plata Keres
1957 Dallas Reshevsky, Gligorić
1957 São Paulo Sanguinetti
1957 Gotha Bronstein
1957 Madrid Darga
1957/58 Hastings Keres
1958 Haifa - Tel Aviv Reshevsky
1958 Mar del Plata Larsen
1958 Bogotá Panno
1958 Portoroz Interzonal, Tal
1958/59 Hastings Uhlmann
1959 Moscow Bronstein, Smyslov, Spassky
1959 Mar del Plata Najdorf, Pachman
1959 Santiago de Chile Ivkov, Pachman
1959 Lima Ivkov, Pachman
1959 Zurich Tal
1959 Dresden Geller, Taimanov
1959 Riga Spassky
1959 Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates Tal
1959/60 Hastings Gligorić
1960 Mar del Plata Spassky, Fischer
1960 Buenos Aires Korchnoi, Reshevsky
1960/61 Hastings Gligorić
1960/61 Stockholm Tal
1961 Mar del Plata Najdorf
1961 Bled Tal
1961 Zurich Keres
1961 Dortmund Taimanov
1961 Santa Fe Byrne R.
1961/62 Hastings Botvinnik
1962 Mar del Plata Polugaevsky
1962 Havana Najdorf
1962 Stockholm Interzonal Fischer
1962 Willemstad Candidates Petrosian
1962/63 Hastings Gligorić, Kotov
1963 Amsterdam Portisch
1963 Los Angeles (Piatigorsky Cup) Keres, Petrosian
1963 Havana Korchnoi
1963 Moscow Smyslov
1963 Sarajevo Portisch
1963 Miskolc Tal
1963/64 Hastings Tal
1964 Amsterdam Larsen
1964 Belgrade Spassky
1964 Buenos Aires Keres, Petrosian
1964 Havana Smyslov, Uhlmann
1964 Amsterdam Interzonal Smyslov, Larsen, Spassky, Tal
1964/65 Hastings Keres
1965 Amsterdam Donner
1965 Mar del Plata Najdorf
1965 Yerevan Korchnoi
1965 Havana Smyslov
1965 Santiago de Chile Smyslov
1965 Zagreb Ivkov, Uhlmann
1965 Palma de Mallorca Pomar, O'Kelly, Darga
1965/66 Hastings Spassky, Uhlmann
1966 Amsterdam Botvinnik
1966 Santa Monica (Piatigorsky Cup) Spassky
1966 Mar del Plata Smyslov
1966 Moscow Petrosian
1966 Sochi Korchnoi
1966 Kislovodsk Geller
1966 Tel Aviv Gligorić
1966 Palma de Mallorca Tal
1966/67 Hastings Botvinnik
1967 Amsterdam Portisch
1967 Monte Carlo Fischer
1967 Beverwijk Spassky
1967 Havana Larsen
1967 Leningrad Korchnoi
1967 Moscow Stein
1967 Budva Korchnoi
1967 Maribor Unzicker
1967 Winnipeg Darga, Larsen
1967 Palma de Mallorca Larsen
1967 Skopje Fischer
1967 Sousse Interzonal Larsen
1968 Wijk aan Zee Korchnoi
1968 Monte Carlo Larsen
1968 Bamberg Keres
1968 Wijk aan Zee Korchnoi
1968 Amsterdam Kavalek
1968 Netanya Fischer
1968 Vinkovci Fischer
1968 Skopje Portisch
1968 Palma de Mallorca Korchnoi
1968 Havana Kholmov
1969 Wijk aan Zee Botvinnik, Geller
1969 Amsterdam Portisch
1969 Tallinn Stein
1969 Monte Carlo Portisch, Smyslov
1969 Busum Larsen
1969 San Juan Spassky
1969 Palma de Mallorca Larsen
1969 Havana Suetin, Korchnoi
1969 Netanya Reshevsky
1969/70 Hastings Portisch
1970 Wijk aan Zee Taimanov
1970 Amsterdam Spassky, Polugaevsky
1970 Budapest Keres
1970 Lugano Larsen
1970 Rovinj - Zagreb Fischer
1970 Buenos Aires Fischer
1970 Leiden Spassky
1970 Vinkovci Larsen
1970 Caracas Stein, Kavalek, Panno
1970 Palma de Mallorca Interzonal Fischer
1971 Mar del Plata Polugaevsky
1971 Moscow Karpov, Stein
1971 Tallinn Keres, Tal
1971 Wijk aan Zee Korchnoi
1971 Amsterdam Smyslov
1971 Havana Hort
1971 Göteborg Andersson, Hort
1971 Palma de Mallorca Panno, Ljubojević
1971 Vršac Mecking
1971/72 Hastings Karpov, Korchnoi
1972 Wijk aan Zee Portisch
1972 Amsterdam Polugaevsky
1972 Teesside Larsen
1972 San Antonio Portisch, Petrosian, Karpov
1972 Palma de Mallorca Panno, Korchnoi, Smejkal
1972/73 Hastings Larsen
1973 Wijk aan Zee Tal
1973 Amsterdam Petrosian, Planinc
1973 Hilversum Szabó, Geller
1973 Budapest Geller
1973 Tallinn Tal
1973 Sochi Tal
1973 Madrid Karpov
1973 Netanya Kavalek
1973 Leningrad Interzonal Korchnoi, Karpov
1973 Petropolis Interzonal Mecking
1974 Wijk aan Zee Browne
1974 Amsterdam Jansa, Tukmakov, Ivkov
1974 Montilla Radulov
1974 Manila Vasiukov
1974 Las Palmas Ljubojević
1974/75 Hastings Hort
1975 Wijk aan Zee Portisch
1975 Amsterdam Ljubojevic
1975 Montilla Polugaevsky, Radulov
1975 Tallinn Keres
1975 Vancouver Keres
1975 Moscow Geller
1975 Portorož - Ljubljana Karpov
1975 Milan Karpov
1975 Teesside Geller
1975 Manila Ljubojević
1976 Wijk aan Zee Ljubojević, Ólafsson
1976 Amsterdam Karpov
1976 Manila Interzonal Mecking
1976 Manila Torre
1976 Biel Interzonal Larsen
1977 Amsterdam Miles
1977 Wijk aan Zee Sosonko, Geller
1977 Bad Lauterberg Karpov
1977 Geneva Larsen
1977 Leningrad Romanishin, Tal
1977 Portorož - Ljubljana Larsen
1977 Tilburg Karpov
1978 Wijk aan Zee Portisch
1978 Bugojno Karpov, Spassky
1978 Niksic Gulko, Timman
1978 Tilburg Portisch
1978 Wijk aan Zee Portisch
1978 Amsterdam Timman
1979 Montreal Karpov, Tal
1979 Tilburg Karpov
1979 Wijk aan Zee Polugaevsky
1979 Bled - Portorož Timman
1979 Biel Korchnoi
1979 Amsterdam Hort, Sax
1979 Banja Luka Kasparov
1979 Riga Interzonal Tal
1979 Rio de Janeiro Interzonal Portisch, Petrosian, Hübner
1980 Amsterdam Karpov
1980 Wijk aan Zee Browne, Seirawan
1980 Bad Kissingen Karpov
1980 Buenos Aires Larsen
1980 Bugojno Karpov
1980 London (Phillips & Drew Kings) Andersson, Korchnoi, Miles
1980 Vrbas Miles
1980 Baden Spassky, Beliavsky
1980 Tilburg Karpov
1981 Wijk aan Zee Sosonko, Timman
1981 Amsterdam Timman
1981 Bad Kissingen Korchnoi
1981 Las Palmas Timman
1981 Linares Christiansen, Karpov
1981 Moscow Karpov
1981 Tilburg Beliavsky
1982 Bugojno Kasparov
1982 London (Phillips & Drew Kings) Andersson, Karpov
1982 Sochi Tal
1982 Moscow Tal, Vaganian
1982 Wijk aan Zee Balashov, Nunn
1982 Chicago Hübner
1982 Mar del Plata Timman
1982 Tilburg Karpov
1982 Turin Andersson, Karpov
1982 Las Palmas Interzonal Ribli
1982 Moscow Interzonal Kasparov
1983 Linares Spassky
1983 Wijk aan Zee Andersson
1983 Niksic Kasparov
1983 Gjovik Nunn, Adorján, Browne
1983 Tilburg Karpov
1984 Oslo Karpov
1984 Novi Sad Nikolic
1984 Wijk aan Zee Beliavsky, Korchnoi
1984 Bugojno Timman
1984 London (Phillips & Drew Kings) Karpov
1984 Sarajevo Korchnoi, Timman
1984 Titograd Velimirovic, Korchnoi
1984 Tilburg Miles
1984/1985 Reggio Emilia Portisch
1985 Amsterdam Karpov
1985 Portorož - Ljubljana Portisch, Ribli, Miles
1985 Linares Hübner, Ljubojevic
1985 Tilburg Hübner, Korchnoi, Miles
1985 Wijk aan Zee Timman
1985 Moscow Romanishin
1985 Naestved Vaganian, Browne, Larsen
1985 Tunis Interzonal Yusupov
1985 Taxco Interzonal Timman
1985 Biel Interzonal Vaganian
1985 Montpellier Candidates Yusupov, Vaganian, Sokolov
1985/1986 Reggio Emilia Andersson
1986 Brussels Karpov
1986 Bugojno Karpov
1986 Wijk aan Zee Short
1986 Tilburg Beliavsky
1986 London (Phillips & Drew Kings) Flear
1986/1987 Reggio Emilia Ribli
1987 Wijk aan Zee Korchnoi
1987 Belgrade Ljubojevic
1987 Brussels Kasparov, Ljubojevic
1987 Tilburg Timman
1987 Reykjavik Short
1987 Amsterdam Karpov, Timman
1987 Subotica Interzonal Sax, Short, Speelman
1987 Szirak Interzonal Salov, Hjartarson
1987 Zagreb Interzonal Korchnoi
1987/1988 Reggio Emilia Tukmakov
1988 Wijk aan Zee Karpov
1988 Amsterdam Short
1988 Belfort (World Cup) Kasparov
1988 Brussels WC Karpov
1988 Reykjavik WC Kasparov
1988 Linares Timman
1988 Tilburg Karpov
1988/1989 Reggio Emilia Gurevich
1989 Wijk aan Zee Anand, Nikolic, Ribli, Sax
1989 Amsterdam Timman
1989 Barcelona Kasparov, Ljubojevic
1989 Linares Ivanchuk
1989/1990 Reggio Emilia Ehlvest
1989 Rotterdam WC Timman
1989 Skelleftea WC Karpov, Kasparov
1989 Tilburg Kasparov
1990 Linares Kasparov
1990 Amsterdam Korchnoi
1990 Tilburg Ivanchuk, Kamsky
1990 Wijk aan Zee Nunn
1990 Manila Interzonal Gelfand, Ivanchuk
1990/1991 Reggio Emilia Karpov
1991 Wijk aan Zee Nunn
1991 Amsterdam Salov, Short
1991 Linares Ivanchuk
1991/1992 Reggio Emilia Anand
1991 Reykjavik Ivanchuk, Karpov
1991 Tilburg Kasparov
1992 Biel Karpov
1992 Amsterdam Short, Anand
1992 Dortmund Ivanchuk, Kasparov
1992 Linares Kasparov
1992 Moscow Anand, Gelfand
1992 Wijk aan Zee Gelfand, Salov
1992 Tilburg Adams
1993 Amsterdam Anand, Kramnik, Short
1993 Belgrade Beliavsky
1993 Dortmund Karpov
1993 Las Palmas Morovic
1993 Linares Kasparov
1993 Munich Shirov
1993 Wijk aan Zee Karpov
1993 Biel Interzonal (FIDE) Gelfand
1993 Groningen (PCA) Adams, Anand
1993 Tilburg Karpov
1995 Wijk aan Zee Dreev
1994 Amsterdam Kasparov
1994 Las Palmas Kamsky
1994 Linares Karpov
1994 Novgorod Ivanchuk, Kasparov
1994 Tilburg Salov
1994 Wijk aan Zee Nikolic
1995 Amsterdam Lautier
1995 Dortmund Kramnik
1995 Dos Hermanas Adams, Kamsky, Karpov
1995 Linares Ivanchuk
1995 Novgorod Kasparov
1995 Riga Kasparov
1996 Amsterdam Kasparov, Topalov
1996 Dortmund Anand, Kramnik
1996 Dos Hermanas Kramnik, Topalov
1996 Las Palmas Kasparov
1996 Leon Polgar J., Topalov
1996 Madrid Illescas Córdoba, Topalov
1996 Novgorod Topalov
1996 Pärnu Short
1996 Vienna Gelfand, Karpov, Topalov
1996 Wijk aan Zee Ivanchuk
1996 Tilburg Piket
1997 Belgrade Anand, Ivanchuk
1997 Biel Anand
1997 Dortmund Kramnik
1997 Dos Hermanas Anand, Kramnik
1997 Linares Kasparov
1997 Madrid Shirov, Topalov
1997 Novgorod Kasparov
1997 Ter Apel Shirov
1997 Tilburg Kasparov, Kramnik, Svidler
1997 Wijk aan Zee Salov
1998 Dortmund Adams, Kramnik, Svidler
1998 Linares Anand
1998 Madrid Anand
1998 Polanica Zdroj Gelfand
1998 Tilburg Anand
1998 Wijk aan Zee Anand, Kramnik
1999 Dortmund Leko
1999 Dos Hermanas Adams
1999 Linares Kasparov
1999 Sarajevo Kasparov
1999 Wijk aan Zee Kasparov
2000 Dortmund Anand, Kramnik
2000 Linares Kasparov, Kramnik
2000 Biel Svidler
2000 Lvov Ivanchuk
2000 Mérida Shirov
2000 Montecatini Terme Ivanchuk
2000 Polanica Zdroj Gelfand
2000 Shenyang (Chess World Cup 2000) Anand
2000 Sarajevo Kasparov
2000 Wijk aan Zee Kasparov
2001 Astana Kasparov
2001 Dortmund Kramnik, Topalov
2001 Linares Kasparov
2001 Biel Korchnoi
2001 Mérida Anand
2001 Wijk aan Zee Kasparov
2002 Cannes Gelfand, Topalov
2002 Linares Kasparov
2002 Wijk aan Zee Bareev
2002 Dortmund Candidates Leko
2002 Hyderabad (Chess World Cup 2002) Anand
2003 Budapest Short
2003 Dortmund Bologan
2003 Enghien les Bains Bareev
2003 Hoogeveen Polgar J.
2003 Linares Kramnik, Leko
2003 Wijk aan Zee Anand
2004 Wijk aan Zee Anand
2004 Dortmund Anand
2004 Linares Kramnik
2005 Wijk aan Zee Leko
2005 Dortmund Naiditsch
2005 Linares Kasparov, Topalov
2005 Sofia Topalov
2005 Khanty-Mansiysk (Chess World Cup 2005) Aronian
2005 FIDE World Championship Topalov
2006 Biel Morozevich
2006 Dortmund Kramnik, Svidler
2006 Foros Rublevsky
2006 Hoogeveen Mamedyarov, Polgar J.
2006 Morelia - Linares Aronian
2006 Moscow Aronian, Leko, Ponomariov
2006 Pamplona Morozevich
2006 Sofia Topalov
2006 Wijk aan Zee Anand, Topalov
2007 Morelia - Linares Anand
2007 Sofia Topalov
2007 Wijk aan Zee Aronian, Radjabov, Topalov
2007 Foros Ivanchuk
2007 Biel Carlsen
2007 Dortmund Kramnik
2007 Khanty-Mansiysk (Chess World Cup 2007) Kamsky
2007 Moscow Kramnik
2007 World Championship Anand
2008 Wijk aan Zee Aronian, Carlsen
2008 Morelia - Linares Anand
2008 Baku (Grand Prix 2008/2010) Gashimov, Wang Yue, Carlsen
2008 Sofia Ivanchuk
2008 Sarajevo Morozevich
2008 Foros Carlsen
2008 Dortmund Leko
2008 Yerevan Aronian
2008 Biel Alekseev
2008 Sochi (Grand Prix 2008/2010) Aronian
2008 Moscow Ivanchuk
2008 Bilbao Topalov
2008 Nanjing Topalov
2008 Elista (Grand Prix 2008-2010) Radjabov, Jakovenko, Grischuk
2009 Wijk aan Zee Karjakin
2009 Linares Grischuk, Ivanchuk
2009 Nalchik (Grand Prix 2008-2010) Aronian
2009 Sofia Shirov
2009 Bazna Ivanchuk
2009 Dortmund Kramnik
2009 Biel Vachier-Lagrave
2009 Jermuk (Grand Prix 2008-2010) Ivanchuk
2009 Bilbao Aronian
2009 Nanjing Carlsen
2009 Moscow Kramnik
2009 Khanty-Mansiysk (Chess World Cup 2009) Gelfand
2009 London Carlsen
2010 Wijk aan Zee Carlsen
2010 Linares Topalov
2010 Astrakhan (Grand Prix 2008-2010) Eljanov
2010 Bazna Carlsen
2010 Dortmund Ponomariov
2010 Bilbao Kramnik
2010 Nanjing Carlsen
2010 Hoogeveen Vachier-Lagrave
2010 Moscow Aronian, Karjakin, Mamedyarov
2010 Biel Caruana
2010 London Carlsen
2011 Wijk aan Zee Nakamura
2011 Bazna Carlsen, Karjakin
2011 Biel Carlsen
2011 Dortmund Kramnik
2011 Khanty-Mansiysk (Chess World Cup 2011) Svidler
2011 São Paulo-Bilbao Carlsen
2011 Saratov Morozevich
2011 Hoogeveen Kramnik
2011 Moscow Aronian, Carlsen
2011 London Kramnik
2011/2012 Reggio Emilia Giri
2012 Wijk aan Zee Aronian
2012 Moscow Carlsen
2012 Dortmund Caruana
2012 Biel Wang Hao
2012 London (Grand Prix 2012-2013) Topalov, Gelfand, Mamedyarov
2012 São Paulo-Bilbao Carlsen
2012 Bazna Ivanchuk
2012 Tashkent (Grand Prix 2012-2013) Karjakin, Wang Hao, Morozevich
2012 London Carlsen
2013 Wijk aan Zee Carlsen
2013 Zug (Grand Prix 2012-2013) Topalov
2013 Baden-Baden Anand
2013 Zurich Caruana
2013 Paris-St Petersburg Aronian
2013 Moscow Gelfand
2013 Thessaloniki (Grand Prix 2012-2013) Domínguez
2013 Dortmund Adams
2013 London Candidates Carlsen
2013 Biel Vachier-Lagrave
2013 Beijing (Grand Prix 2012-2013) Mamedyarov
2013 Stavanger Karjakin
2013 Tromsø (Chess World Cup 2013) Kramnik
2013 Saint Louis Carlsen
2013 Bilbao Aronian
2013 Paris (Grand Prix 2012-2013) Caruana, Gelfand
2013 Bazna Caruana
2014 Wijk aan Zee Aronian
2014 Zurich Carlsen
2014 Khanty-Mansisyk Candidates Anand
2014 Shamkir Carlsen
2014 Stavanger Karjakin
2014 Dortmund Caruana
2014 Biel Vachier-Lagrave
2014 St Louis Caruana
2014 Baku (Grand Prix 2014-2015) Caruana, Gelfand
2014 Tashkent (Grand Prix 2014-2015) Andreikin
2014 Bilbao Anand
2014 Moscow Grischuk
2014 London Anand
2015 Wijk aan Zee Carlsen
2015 Baden-Baden Carlsen
2015 Zurich Nakamura
2015 Tbilisi (Grand Prix 2014-2015) Tomashevsky
2015 Shamkir Carlsen
2015 Khanty-Mansisyk (Grand Prix 2014-2015) Jakovenko, Caruana, Nakamura
2015 Stavanger (Grand Chess Tour) Topalov
2015 Dortmund Caruana
2015 Biel Vachier-Lagrave
2015 St Louis (Grand Chess Tour) Aronian
2015 Baku (Chess World Cup 2015) Karjakin
2015 Bilbao So
2015 London (Grand Chess Tour) Carlsen
2016 Wijk aan Zee Carlsen
2016 Moscow Candidates Karjakin
2016 Stavanger Carlsen
2016 Shamkir Mamedyarov
2016 Bilbao Carlsen
2016 St Louis (Grand Chess Tour) So
2016 Moscow Nepomniachtchi
2016 London (Grand Chess Tour) So
2017 Wijk aan Zee So
Chess World Cup 2005
Chess World Cup 2007
Chess World Cup 2009
Chess World Cup 2011
Chess World Cup 2013
Chess World Cup 2015
