The match for the women's world chess champion title between world champion Yelizaveta Bykova and challenger Nona Gaprindashvili (September 18 — October 17, 1962). World champion Nona Gaprindashvili during the award ceremony.17.10.1962#5751527
The match for the women's world chess champion title between world champion Yelizaveta Bykova and challenger Nona Gaprindashvili (September 18 — October 17, 1962). World champion Nona Gaprindashvili with the Cup.17.10.1962#5751526
Women's World Chess Championships. World champion Yelizaveta Bykova vs. candidate Nona Gaprindashvili (September 18-October 17, 1962), Moscow.18.09.1962#5784284
The 1960 World Chess Championship match (March 15-May 7, 1960) between world champion Mikhail Botvinnik and Candidates Tournament winner Mikhail Tal. The Pushkin Theater, Moscow. World chess champion Mikhail Tal (1960-1961) during the awards ceremony.07.05.1960#5687948
The 1960 World Chess Championship match (March 15-May 7, 1960) between world champion Mikhail Botvinnik and Candidates Tournament winner Mikhail Tal. The Pushkin Theater, Moscow. Mikhail Botvinnik during the match.20.04.1960#5687947
The 1960 World Chess Championship match (March 15-May 7, 1960) between world champion Mikhail Botvinnik and Candidates Tournament winner Mikhail Tal. The Pushkin Theater, Moscow. Mikhail Tal during the match.20.04.1960#5687946
Grandmaster Mikhail Tal, candidate for world chess champion title prepares to challenge world champion Mikhail Botvinnik.12.03.1960#5682183
Chess world champions Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995) and Yelizaveta Bykova (1913-1989).16.05.1959#5485097
Soviet chess Grandmaster, second to Mikhail Botvinnik at World Chess Championship games, Vice-President of World Chess Federation (FIDE) Vyacheslav Ragozin.03.04.1956#5815848
The 12th Soviet Chess Championship. The Moscow Conservatory's Great Hall, September 5-October 3, 1940. Soviet chess player Vasily Smyslov (Moscow) among fans in an interval between matches.14.09.1940#5586234
The 12th USSR Chess Championship. The Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. September 5-October 3, 1940. Chess player Vasily Smyslov during a match against Andre (Andor) Lilienthal.13.09.1940#5779623
The 12th USSR Chess Championship. The Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. September 5-October 3, 1940.13.09.1940#5779622
The 12th USSR Chess Championship. The Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. September 5-October 3, 1940.13.09.1940#5779621
The 12th USSR Chess Championship. The Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. September 5-October 3, 1940. Chess player Andre (Andor) Lilienthal during a match against Igor Bondarevsky.13.09.1940#5779620
The 12th USSR Chess Championship. The Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. September 5-October 3, 1940. Before the tournament.13.09.1940#5779619
The 12th USSR Chess Championship. The Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. September 5-October 3, 1940. Chess player Andre (Andor) Lilienthal.15.09.1939#5779624
The 1925 International Chess Tournament held at the Fountain Hall of the Second House of Soviets (now Metropol Hotel) between November 10 and December 8, 1925, in Moscow. Cuban chess player and 1921 world champion Jose Raul Capablanca, left, plays against former world champion, German chess player Emanuel Lasker.01.11.1925#6517528
