Only 84 hits for chess, but the following looked to be the most interesting (I'm copying the summary and may add the ID numbers and years as well along with a link, later):
*"Alex Hammond's shop in Chelsea displays the craftsmanship of antique chess sets."
*"Boys dressed as chessmen take part in a play at Turners Court School in Benson, Oxfordshire."
*"Caught by the Camera - A giant chess match using real people and animals" (and other footage)
*"Caught by the Camera - a village in Germany where most of the occupants are children, and Austrian chess champion Herr Mueller, who is playing 100 opponents at once."
*"Men play chess during lunch hour at Gambit Chess Rooms in London."
*"World Chess Championship takes place at Haarlem, The Hague, Holland."
*"Chess World Championship won by Mikhail Botvinnick in Moscow."
*Dave and Dusty: "Little boy and his pet dog visit a chess tournament."
*"Chess championship in Germany."
*"6 year old Jutta Hempel is chess prodigy. Flensburg, Germany."
*"International chess competition in Hastings."
*"International chess tournament held at Baarn, Holland - competitors seen playing and dining."
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LINK - "Sir George Thomas and chess master Capablanca play game with human chess pieces." (as they say, this has good close-ups of Thomas and Capablanca)
*"MIKHAIL TAL WORLD CHESS CHAMPION"
*"Chess tournament and street scenes Moscow."
*(NEW CHESS CHAMPIONS OF RUSSIA) "Boris Spaasky and Mikhail Tahl play Russian Chess match. Tahl wins."
*"Russian Grandmaster and chess champion Mikhail Tahl being carried from the plane on his triumphant return to Riga, then explaining his game to friends."
*"Smyslov being crowned with laurels by Cajtar."
*"Shots of Russian chess player Smyslov at home and in competition."
*"Russian champion Botvinnik triumphs again in Moscow."
*"Sunday Chronicle Chess Tournament with Arturo Pomar" (and other footage)
*"Kim playing chess, cries after losing game."
*"People take part in giant chess game during Youth Festival in Vilnius. Lithuania. "
*"Chess players arrive in Holland." (lots of famous chess players in this clip)
So probably about 20 or so clips worth taking a look at, and some really are worth looking at!