Medival chess, Spain.
Original Spanish poster of the world chess championship that took place in Seville, Spain in October 1987.
This poster is based on a drawing found in a medival book called " The Book of Chess Games, Dice and Tables" made by the former King Alfonso X of Castille "The Wise" in the XIII century. For further information about this book in the following link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libro_de_los_juegos
On the other side, the chess championship in Seville had the purpose of promoting the universal exposition of this city that took place years later in 1992.
The Championship was played between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov in Seville from October 12 to December 19, 1987. Before the 24th game, Kasparov was down 12–11, but in the 24th game, Kasparov made a comeback by using the English Opening to win the final game to retain his title.
Have a look about this event in the following link:
https://youtu.be/CToMQqDFlUk?si=kHNKvLSxCz_trV3O
In addition to this, the Karpov–Kasparov rivalry was a chess rivalry that existed between grandmasters Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov, who were the 12th and 13th World Chess Champions respectively. The rivalry started in the mid-1980s and culminated in Karpov and Kasparov playing five world championship matches. It has been called not only the greatest rivalry in chess, but, in the words of Leontxo García, in all of sports. The rivalry involved controversy like the 1984 meeting, which ended without a winner with Karpov leading, political elements, and extremely close matches like the 1987 meeting, where Kasparov had to win the last game to retain the title.
Size: 68x49 cm
Publisher: J. De Haro Sevilla
Made in Seville, Spain
Printed in 1987
Material: paper
Languages: Spanish
Condition: there are deteriorations, check carefully the pictures with humidity on the bottom.
This is not a recent issue, replica or tourist souvenir.
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