For me the area of classical chess starts in 19th century. The great highlight in this century was the 1851 London international tournament. As far as I know, this was the first international tournament in the history of chess. A good ending point of the classical area is 1945, for two reasons: 1. it was the end of world war II and 2. the death of the worldchampion Alekhine in 1946 (I don't think that he played too many games in 1946). The last important tournament in this period was the 1938 AVRO tournament.
| Time | Name |
|---|---|
| 1821 - 1840 | La Bourdonnais, Louis Charles Mahé de (inofficial) |
| 1840 - 1843 | St. Amant, Pierre Charles Fourné de (inofficial) |
| 1843 - 1851 | Staunton, Howard (inofficial) |
| 1851- 1858 | Anderssen, Adolph (inofficial) |
| 1858 - 1859 | Morphy, Paul (inofficial) |
| 1860- 1866 | Anderssen, Adolph (inofficial) |
| 1866 - 1894 | Steinitz, Wilhelm |
| 1894 - 1921 | Lasker, Emanuel |
| 1921 - 1927 | Capablanca, José Raoul |
| 1927 - 1935 | Alekhine, Alexander |
| 1935 - 1937 | Euwe, Max |
| 1937 - 1946 | Alekhine, Alexander |
| Year | Players | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Steinitz - Zuckertort | Steinitz, Wilhelm |
| 1889 | Steinitz - Chigorin | Steinitz, Wilhelm |
| 1890/1891 | Steinitz - Gunsberg | Steinitz, Wilhelm |
| 1892 | Steinitz - Chigorin | Steinitz, Wilhelm |
| 1894 | Steinitz - Lasker | Lasker, Emanuel |
| 1896/1897 | Lasker - Steinitz | Lasker, Emanuel |
| 1907 | Lasker - Marshall | Lasker, Emanuel |
| 1908 | Lasker - Tarrasch | Lasker, Emanuel |
| 1909 | Lasker - Janowski | Lasker, Emanuel |
| 1910 | Lasker - Schlechter | Lasker, Emanuel |
| 1910 | Lasker - Janowski | Lasker, Emanuel |
| 1921 | Lasker - Capablanca | Capablanca, Jose Raoul |
| 1927 | Capablanca - Alekhine | Alekhine, Alexander |
| 1929 | Alekhine - Bogoljubow | Alekhine, Alexander |
| 1934 | Alekhine - Bogoljubow | Alekhine, Alexander |
| 1935 | Alekhine - Euwe | Euwe, Max |
| 1937 | Euwe - Alekhine | Alekhine, Alexander |
| Year | Place | Winner | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Paris/France | 1. Czechoslovakia, 2. Hungary, 3. Switzerland | inofficial |
| 1926 | Budapest/Hungary | 1. Hungay, 2. Yugoslavia, 3. Rumania | inofficial |
| 1927 | London/Great Britain | 1. Hungary, 2. Danmark, 3. Great Britain | |
| 1928 | Den Haag/Netherlands | 1. Hungary, 2.USA, 3. Poland | |
| 1930 | Hamburg/Germany | 1. Poland, 2. Hungary, 3. Germany | |
| 1931 | Prague/Czechoslovakia | 1. USA, 2. Poland, 3. Czechoslovakia | |
| 1933 | Folkstone/USA | 1. USA, 2. Czechoslovakia, 3. Sweden | |
| 1935 | Warsawa/Poland | 1. USA, 2. Sweden, 3. Poland | |
| 1936 | Munich/Germany | 1. Hungary, 2. Poland, 3. Germany | inofficial |
| 1937 | Stockholm/Sweden | 1. USA, 2. Hungary, 3. Poland | |
| 1939 | Buenos Aires/Argentina | 1. Germany, 2. Poland, 3. Estonia |
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| Year | Place | Winner | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 | London | Anderssen, Adolph | First international tournament in modern chess history |
| 1857 | New York | Morphy, Paul | |
| 1862 | Düsseldorf | Lange, Max | First tournament in Germany |
| 1862 | London | Anderssen, Adolph | |
| 1867 | Paris | von Kolisch, Ignaz | |
| 1870 | Baden-Baden | Anderssen, Adolph | First international tournament in Germany |
| 1873 | Wien (Vienna) | Steinitz, Wilhem | First international tournament in Austria |
| 1877 | Leipzig | Paulsen, Louis | |
| 1878 | Paris | Zukertort, Johannes Hermann | |
| 1881 | Berlin | Blackburne, James Henry | |
| 1882 | Wien (Vienna) | Steinitz, Wilhelm / Winawer, Simon | |
| 1883 | London | Zukertort, Johannes Hermann | |
| 1883 | Nürnberg (Nuremberg) | Zukertort, Johannes Hermann | |
| 1885 | Hamburg | Gunsberg, Isidor | |
| 1887 | Frankfurt am Main | Mackenzie, George Henry | |
| 1888 | Bradford | Gunsberg, Isidor | |
| 1889 | New York | Chigorin, Mikhail / Weiss, Max | |
| 1890 | Manchaster | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |
| 1894 | New York | Steinitz, Wilhelm | |
| 1895 | Hastings | Pillsbury, Harry Nelson | |
| 1896 | Nünberg (Nuremberg) | Lasker, Emanuel | |
| 1896 | Budapest | Charousek, Rudolf / Chigorin, Mikhail | |
| 1897 | Berlin | Charousek, Rudolf | |
| 1898 | Wien (Vienna) | Pillsbury, Harry Nelson / Tarrasch, Siegbert | |
| 1899 | London | Marshall, Frank James | |
| 1899 | London | Lasker, Emanuel | |
| 1900 | Paris | Lasker, Emanuel | |
| 1901 | Monte Carlo | Janowski, David | |
| 1902 | Monte Carlo | Maróczy, Géza | |
| 1903 | Monte Carlo | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |
| 1904 | Cambridge Springs | Marshall, Frank James | |
| 1904 | Coburg | von Bardeleben, Curt / Schlechter, Carl / Swiderski, Rudolf | |
| 1904 | London | Napier, William Ewart | City of London Chess Club's National Tournament |
| 1905 | Ostende | Maróczy, Géza | |
| 1905 | Barmen | Janowski, David / Marshall, Frank James | |
| 1906 | Ostende | Schlechter, Karl | |
| 1907 | Berlin | Teichmann | |
| 1907 | Karlsbad | Rubinstein, Akiba | |
| 1907 | Ostende | Tarrasch, Siegbert | |
| 1908 | Wien (Vienna) | Duras, Oldrich / Maróczy, Géza / Schlechter, Karl | |
| 1908 | Prague | Duras, Oldrich / Schlechter, Karl | |
| 1909 | St. Petersburg | Lasker, Emanuel / Rubinstein, Akiba | |
| 1911 | San Sebastian | Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1911 | Karlsbad | Teichmann, Richard | |
| 1912 | San Sebastian | Rubinstein, Akiba | |
| 1912 | Pistyan | Rubinstein, Akiba | |
| 1914 | St. Petersburg | Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1914 | St. Petersburg | Lasker, Emanuel | |
| 1918 | New York | Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1919 | Hastings | Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1920 | Berlin | Breyer, Gyula | |
| 1920 | Göteborg | Réti, Richard | |
| 1921 | Budapest | Alekhine, Alexander | |
| 1922 | The Hague | Alekhine, Alexander | |
| 1922 | Hastings | Alekhine, Alexander | |
| 1922 | London | Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1922 | Pistyan | Bogoljubov, Efim | |
| 1922 | Teplitz Schönau | Reti, Richard / Spielmann, Rudolf | |
| 1922 | Wien (Vienna) | Rubinstein, Akiba | |
| 1923 | Hastings | Euwe, Max | |
| 1923 | Karlsbad | Alekhine, Alexander / Bogoljubov, Efim / Maróczy, Géza | |
| 1923 | Mährisch-Ostrau | Lasker, Emanuel | |
| 1923 | Wien (Vienna) | Tartakower, Saviely | |
| 1924 | New York | Lasker, Emanuel | |
| 1924 | Meran | Grünfeld, Ernst | |
| 1925 | Baden-Baden | Alekhine, Alexander | |
| 1925 | Marienbad | Rubinstein, Akiba / Nimzowitch, Aaron | |
| 1925 | Moscow | Bogoljubov, Efim | |
| 1925 | Paris | Alekhine, Alexander | International 5 Masters Tournament |
| 1926 | Berlin | Bogoljubow, Efim | |
| 1926 | Hannover | Nimzowitsch, Aron | |
| 1926 | Semmering | Spielmann, Rudolf | |
| 1926 | Budapest | Grünfeld, Ernst / Monticelli | First FIDE tournament |
| 1927 | Bad Niendorf | Nimzowitsch / Tartakower | |
| 1927 | New York | Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1927 | London | Nimzowitsch, Aron / Tartakower, Saviely | |
| 1928 | Den Haag | Euwe, Max | Amateur world championship |
| 1928 | Bad Kissingen | Bogoljubov, Efim | |
| 1928 | Berlin | Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1928 | Budapest | Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1928 | Dortmund | Sämisch, Fritz | |
| 1929 | Budapest | Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1929 | Karlsbad | Nimzowitch, Aaron | |
| 1930 | Liege | Tartakower, Saviely | |
| 1930 | San Remo | Alekhine, Alexander | Alekhine leads with 3.5 points |
| 1931 | Berlin | H. Steiner | |
| 1931 | Bled | Alekhine, Alexander | Alekhine leads with 4.5 points |
| 1932 | Hastings 1932/1933 | Flohr, Salo | |
| 1932 | Sliac | Flohr, Salomon / Vidmar, Milan | |
| 1932 | London | Alekhine, Alexander | |
| 1932 | Bern | Alekhine, Alexander | |
| 1933 | Hastings 1933/1934 | Flohr, Salo | |
| 1934 | Budapest | Lilienthal, Andrea | |
| 1934 | Zürich (Zurich) | Alekhine, Alexander | |
| 1935 | Bad Nauheim | Bogoljubov, Efim | |
| 1935 | Hastings | Fine, Reuben | |
| 1935 | Moscow | Botvinnik, Mikhail / Flohr, Salomon | |
| 1935 | Margate | Reshevsky, Samuel | |
| 1936 | Bad Nauheim | Alekhine / Keres | |
| 1936 | Dresden | Alekhine, Alexander | |
| 1936 | Hastings 1936/37 | Alekhine, Alexander | |
| 1936 | Moscow | Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1936 | Nottingham | Botvinnik, Mikhail / Capablanca, José Raoul | |
| 1936 | Podebrad | Flohr, Salomon | |
| 1937 | Kemeri | Flohr, Salomon / Petrovs / Reshevsky, Samuel | |
| 1938 | Amsterdam | Keres, Paul / Fine, Reuben | AVRO tournament |
| 1938 | Berlin | Becker, Albert / Rellstab, Ludwig | |
| 1942 | Prague | Alekhine, Alexander / Junge, Klaus | |
| 1943 | Prague | Alekhine, Alexander | |
| 1945 | Hastings | Tartakower, Saviely | |
| 1946 | Groningen | Botvinnink, Mikhail | First major tournament after the death of Alekhine |
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