News

Salamanca Cradle of Modern Chess

“Salamanca, Cradle of Modern Chess” from April 25th to 29th in Salamanca. The festival aims to commemorate that it was in our city where the newly born rules of modern chess were compiled in the year 1497. These new rules were written by Lucena, a student of this University, who published them in an incunabulum titled “The Art of Chess with 150 Match Games.” One of these copies is preserved in the Historical Library of the University.

The Festival includes a comprehensive program of activities:

• A Master Tournament featuring eight prominent figures from the world of chess, maintaining a gender-balanced number of female and male players.
• Conferences
• Simultaneous games
• Free Chess courses
• Chess promotion and development day
• Amateur Chess Tournament
• Popular Chess Tournament
• Children’s Chess Tournament
• Educational Chess Congress
• International Open Tournament “Pablo de Unamuno Tournament”

Salamanca Cradle of Modern Chess

Alumni – University of Salamanca organizes from October 23rd to 29th in Salamanca the V Chess Festival “Salamanca Cuna del Ajedrez Moderno” with the aim of commemorating that it was in our city where in 1497 the new born rules of modern chess were compiled.

These new rules were written by Lucena, a student of this University, who published them in a book titled “Arte de ajedrez con 150 juegos de partido”. One of these copies is preserved in the Historical Library of the University.

The Festival includes a wide program of activities:

• A Master Tournament in which eight outstanding figures of the world chess will participate maintaining an equal number of female and male players.
• Conferences
• Film series
• Simultaneous games
• Round tables
• A children’s tournament

Here you can watch all videos and games of every round of the past chess festival in Salamanca.

All games in festival.mainchess.com

List of players