History
A history of chess in Catalonia
Little by little, we'll be publishing all the history of chess in Catalonia that we've researched, linking it to events of international significance.
In the meantime, enjoy this photo album.
Here are a few as a preview. Can you tell what they are? Find them in the photo album!
Judith Polgár, aged 18, giving a simultaneous exhibition
Alcanar, Tarragona, 1994
Elisabeth Riera, Catalan champion, giving a simultaneous exhibition
Barcelona, 2024
Final of the Escola del Mar chess championship
The first school we know of to use chess · Barcelona, 1935
Magnus Carlsen vs Nakamura, blindfold
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, ICE Barcelona, 2025
Magnus Carlsen and Pep Guardiola with a Rechapados Ferrer board
2024
Gathering of 1,022 students from the 'Els Escacs fan per tu' programme
Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, 2024