1948 in chess

International chess tournament

Cheskers is a variant of checkers and chess invented by Solomon Golomb in 1948.

major qualification event for the 1951 World Chess Championship

thumb|upright=1.2|The 1952 game between Turochamp (White) and Alick Glennie (Black). After 29 moves, White is one pawn up but about to lose its Pin (chess)|pinned Queen on the next move. Therefore, White resigns.

Sport competition in Mongolia

soviet chess championship