The first Chess tournament was held in my basement. it was between David Hasselholf and Dan Marino. It was an epic battle but in the end Mel Gibson came in and destroyed us all.
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The first international tournament on record was London 1851, won by Adolf Anderssen.
The first international chess tournament was played in 1851 and won by Adolph Anderssen. Prior to that there had been games between players from different countries, but that was the first tournament.
I think official chess world championship.
Amber chess tournament was created in 1992.
Tilburg chess tournament was created in 1977.
Netanya chess tournament was created in 1961.
Aerosvit chess tournament was created in 2006.
Konex chess tournament was created in 1977.
Tilburg chess tournament ended in 1998.
IBM international chess tournament ended in 1981.