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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.
World Open: Philadelphia: 23 June – 4 July 2608 + 1 ⁄ 2: Fidel Corrales Jimenez: Sparkassen Chess Trophy Dortmund: 24 June – 2 July 2649 + 1 ⁄ 8: Alexander Donchenko: Orillas de Mar Adeje: 25 June – 2 July 2580 Abhijeet Gupta: Norwegian Chess Championship: Oslo: 30 June – 8 July National 2557 + 1 ⁄ 4: Simen Agdestein: Dutch Chess ...
Emanuel Lasker (left) facing incumbent champion Wilhelm Steinitz (right) in Philadelphia during the 1894 World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship has taken various forms over time, including both match and tournament play. While the concept of a world champion of chess had already existed for decades, with several events considered by some to have established the world's foremost ...
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.
In 2017, Barbosa took part in the 45th Annual World Open held from June 29 – July 4, 2017 in Philadelphia, where he landed in the top ten finishing in a tie for 7th place with a score of 6.5/9. It was the highest place achieved so far by a Filipino chess player in the annual Open.
In 1996 he was the sole champion. He won the World Open in Philadelphia three times: in 1993, 1995 and 1996; in 1999 he shared first with nine other players, but Gregory Serper won the playoff. In 2001 he won the American Continental Championship in Cali, Colombia. [1] In 2012 Yermolinsky was inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame. [2]
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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 ...