Linares International Chess Tournament

The Linares International Chess Tournament (Spanish: "Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Linares") was an annual chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, which takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it was held. It is sometimes described as the Wimbledon of chess, being one of the strongest annual tournaments held on the "de facto" chess tour, along with the "Tata Steel" (Wijk aan Zee), Tal Memorial and Dortmund events.
The Linares tournament began in 1978 and was held annually from 1988 to 2010 (with the exception of 1996). Since 2010, the tournament has not been held for financial reasons.
History.
The event, sponsored by Spanish businessman Luis Rentero, was first held in 1978.<ref name="Luis Rentero">