Ever wondered when the world chess championships started? Before 1948, all the championships were privately held. The first unofficial chess championships was held in the United Kingdom in 1834 till 1883 and were mostly held in the UK and France. The first official chess championship was held in 1886 in the US.
So what kind of chess equipment they use? Did they use the same German knight style chessmen or each and every tournament has its own equipment?
Below in the article, we will uncover the chess equipment that was used in the chess championships.
Chess set used in 1834
The chess set used in London 1843.
The chess set used in Paris 1843.
The chess set used in London 1846.
The chess set used in Paris 1858.
The chess set used in London 1866
The chess set used in New York City 1886.
The chess set used in Havana 1889
The chess set used in New York City 1891
The chess set used in Havana 1892
The chess set used in New York City 1894
The chess set used in Moscow 1897
The chess set used in New York City 1907
The chess set used in Düsseldorf 1908
The chess set used in Vienna 1910
The chess set used in Berlin 1910
The chess set used in Havana 1921
The chess set used in Buenos Aires 1927
The chess set used in Wiesbaden and Heidelberg 1929
The chess set used in Baden Baden 1934
The chess set used in Amsterdam 1935
The chess set used in The Hague 1937
The chess set used in The Hague 1948
The chess set used in Moscow 1951
The chess set used in Moscow 1954
The chess set used in Moscow 1957
The chess set used in Moscow 1958
The chess set used in Moscow 1960
The chess set used in Moscow 1961
The chess set used in Moscow 1963
The chess set used in Moscow 1966
The chess set used in Moscow 1969
The chess set used in Reykjavik 1972
The chess set used in Manila 1975
The chess set used in Baguio 1978
The chess set used at Merano 1981
The chess set used in Moscow 1984
The chess set used in Moscow 1985
The chess set used in London and Leningrad 1986
The chess set used in Sevilla 1987
The chess set used in New York City and Lyon 1990
The chess set used in London 1993
The chess set used in Zwolle and Amsterdam 1993
The chess set used in New York City 1995
The chess set used in Elista 1996
The chess set used in Groningen and Lausanne 1998
The chess set used in Las Vegas 1999
The chess set used in London 2000
The chess set used in New Delhi and Teheran 2000
The chess set used in Moscow 2002
The chess set used in Brissago 2004
The chess set used in Tripoli 2004
The chess set used in Portrero de los Funes San Luis 2005
The chess set used in Elista 2006
The chess set used in Mexico 2007
The chess set used in Bonn 2008
The chess set used in Sofia 2010
The chess set used in Moscow 2012
The chess set used in Chennai 2013
The chess set used in Sochi 2014
Thank you for reading the post this long.
Disclaimer: Gratitude to Marcus Opellius Macrinus from Algeria for collecting this rare and laborious information and made it available online. Also, all pictures are subject to owners copyright.
