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The World Open chess tournament is an annual open chess tournament usually held in Philadelphia. The inaugural event was held in New York in 1973 with 732 players, and was won by Walter Browne . The tournament is divided into different sections, with typically 100–200 players in the top section.
The first World Open chess tournament is held in New York City on June 30 - July 4, and is won by Walter Browne with a 9-1 score. 725 players participate in the event, which has a $15,000 prize fund. Having missed out on their bid to host the 1972 Fischer-Spassky match, organisers in Dortmund remain upbeat and arrange a tournament at Westfalenpark.
The US Women's Chess Championship, held in Illinois is shared by Elena Donaldson and Irina Levitina. Judit Polgár and Evgeny Bareev share victory at the 1992/93 Hastings International Chess Congress. Gata Kamsky wins the U.S. National Open in Las Vegas. Mark Taimanov wins the World Senior Chess Championship in Bad Wildbad, Germany.
Reviewers hail it as one of the most important chess books in modern times. It is particularly praised for the candour of the commentary and the expert quality of the analysis. The first ever national championship is contested in Japan. U.S. magazines Chess Life and Chess Review merge to form Chess Life & Review.
The 35th Chess Olympiad, a chess tournament for teams. A chess tournament is a series of chess games played competitively to determine a winning individual or team. Since the first international chess tournament in London, 1851, chess tournaments have become the standard form of chess competition among multiple serious players.
Gukesh Dommaraju became the youngest world chess champion on Thursday after beating reigning champion Ding Liren in the final match of the World Chess Championship in Singapore.. The 18-year-old ...
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Joel Benjamin wins the 19th World Open at Philadelphia and the American Open at Los Angeles. Shirov wins the 15th Lloyds Bank Masters in London. The first World Senior Chess Championship is held in Bad Wörishofen. The men's title is won by Vasily Smyslov and the women's by Eve Karakas. Competitors have to be at least 60 years old on January 1 ...