World Open chess tournament

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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.

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The tournament is divided into different sections, with typically 100–200 players in the top section. The 1986 edition had as many as 1507 participants, arguably a world record for a chess tournament. It is usually played in the first week of July, over Independence Day Weekend. All editions have been organized by the Continental Chess Association.

Winners

All players finishing equal first are listed; the winners after tie-breaks are boldfaced.

 #  Year LocationWinnerScore
 11973New YorkFlag of the United States.svg  Walter Browne  (United States)9/10
 21974New YorkFlag of Denmark.svg  Bent Larsen  (Denmark)8½/9
 31975New YorkFlag of the United States.svg  Pal Benko  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alan Trefler  (United States)
8/9
 41976New YorkFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Anatoly Lein  (Soviet Union)
Flag of the United States.svg  Bernard Zuckerman  (United States)
8/9
 51977PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  John Fedorowicz  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Ron Henley  (United States)
8/9
 61978PhiladelphiaFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Peter Biyiasas  (Canada)
Flag of Romania.svg  Florin Gheorghiu  (Romania)
Flag of the United States.svg Bernard Zuckerman (United States)
Flag of Finland.svg  Heikki Westerinen  (Finland)
Flag of the United States.svg  Yasser Seirawan  (United States)
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Lozano Sanz (Spain)
Flag of Iceland.svg Inguar Asmundsson (Iceland)
7½/9
 71979PhiladelphiaFlag of Iceland.svg  Haukur Angantysson  (Iceland)
Flag of England.svg  Tony Miles  (England)
Flag of Romania.svg  Florin Gheorghiu  (Romania)
Flag of the United States.svg  Walter Browne  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Arthur Bisguier  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg Bernard Zuckerman (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  John Fedorowicz  (United States)
8/10
 81980PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Larry Christiansen  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Roman Dzindzichashvili  (United States)
Flag of Romania.svg  Florin Gheorghiu  (Romania)
Flag of England.svg  Tony Miles  (England)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lawrence Day  (Canada)
7½/9
 91981 New Paltz, New York Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Igor Ivanov  (Canada)
Flag of the United States.svg  Dmitry Gurevich  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joel Benjamin  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Rohde  (United States)
7½/9
10 1982PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Nick de Firmian  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  John Fedorowicz  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Dmitry Gurevich  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg Eugene Meyer (United States)
7/8 [1]
11 1983New YorkFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kevin Spraggett  (Canada)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Miguel Quinteros  (Argentina)
Flag of Iran.svg  Kamran Shirazi  (Iran)
Flag of the United States.svg Leonid Bass (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg Vitaly Zaltsman (United States)
7/8
12 1984 Valley Forge Flag of the United States.svg  Joel Benjamin  (United States)7/9
131985PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Maxim Dlugy  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Dmitry Gurevich  (United States)
Flag of Israel.svg  Yehuda Gruenfeld  (Israel)
7/9
141986PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Nick de Firmian  (United States)7½/9
151987PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Boris Gulko  (United States)
Flag of England.svg  Tony Miles  (England)
8/10
161988PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Maxim Dlugy  (United States)9/11
171989PhiladelphiaFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Mikhail Gurevich  (Soviet Union)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Alexander Chernin  (Soviet Union)
Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Rohde  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Walter Browne  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Lev Alburt  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Larry Christiansen  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  John Fedorowicz  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Ivanov  (United States)
Flag of Colombia.svg Gildardo Garcia (Colombia)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Epishin  (Soviet Union)
7½/9
181990PhiladelphiaFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Igor Glek  (Soviet Union)7½/9
191991PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Gata Kamsky  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Yermolinsky  (United States)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Jóhann Hjartarson  (Iceland)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Semon Palatnik  (Soviet Union)
7½/9
201992PhiladelphiaFlag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Grigory Kaidanov  (Russia)8/9
211993PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Alex Yermolinsky  (United States)7½/9
221994PhiladelphiaFlag of Armenia.svg  Artashes Minasian  (Armenia)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Loek van Wely  (Netherlands)
7½/9
231995PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Alex Yermolinsky  (United States)8/9
241996PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg Alex Yermolinsky (United States)
Flag of Russia.svg  Alexander Goldin  (Russia)
7½/9
251997PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Alexander Shabalov  (United States)8/9
261998PhiladelphiaFlag of Russia.svg Alexander Goldin (Russia)8½/9
271999PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Gregory Serper  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Boris Gulko  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alex Yermolinsky  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joel Benjamin  (United States)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Vladimir Akopian  (Armenia)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Jaan Ehlvest  (Estonia)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Igor Novikov  (Ukraine)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Georgy Timoshenko (Ukraine)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Shabalov  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Fishbein  (United States)
7/9
282000PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Joel Benjamin  (United States)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Jaan Ehlvest  (Estonia)
Flag of Israel.svg  Alexander Goldin  (Israel)
Flag of the United States.svg  Gregory Serper  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Ivanov (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  John Fedorowicz  (United States)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Pavel Blatny  (Czech Republic)
Flag of the United States.svg  Sergey Kudrin  (United States)
7/9
292001PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Alexander Goldin  (United States)
Flag of Israel.svg  Ilya Smirin  (Israel)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alexander Onischuk  (Ukraine)
Flag of Israel.svg  Leonid Yudasin  (Israel)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Yuri Shulman  (Belarus)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joel Benjamin  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Ivanov  (United States)
7/9
302002PhiladelphiaFlag of Poland.svg  Kamil Mitoń  (Poland)
Flag of Israel.svg  Ilya Smirin  (Israel)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Onischuk  (United States)
Flag of Germany.svg  Artur Yusupov  (Germany)
Flag of Estonia.svg  Jaan Ehlvest  (Estonia)
Flag of Poland.svg  Aleksander Wojtkiewicz  (Poland)
Flag of the United States.svg  Benjamin Finegold  (United States)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Jonathan Rowson  (Scotland)
Flag of the United States.svg  Varuzhan Akobian  (United States)
7/9
312003PhiladelphiaFlag of Estonia.svg  Jaan Ehlvest  (Estonia)
Flag of Israel.svg  Ilya Smirin  (Israel)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Onischuk  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Shabalov  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Aleksander Wojtkiewicz  (United States)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Nazar Firman (Ukraine)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Goldin  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Gennadi Zaichik  (United States)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Babakuli Annakov  (Turkmenistan)
Flag of Israel.svg  Leonid Yudasin  (Israel)
7/9
322004PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Varuzhan Akobian  (United States)7½/9
332005PhiladelphiaFlag of Poland.svg  Kamil Mitoń  (Poland)
Flag of India.svg  Magesh Panchanathan  (India)
7½/9
342006PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Gata Kamsky  (United States)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Vadim Milov  (Switzerland)
Flag of the United States.svg  Ildar Ibragimov  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jaan Ehlvest  (United States)
Flag of Israel.svg  Leonid Yudasin  (Israel)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Ivanov  (United States)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Giorgi Kacheishvili  (Georgia)
Flag of the United States.svg  Joel Benjamin  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Aleksander Wojtkiewicz  (United States)
7/9
352007Valley ForgeFlag of the United States.svg  Varuzhan Akobian  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Stripunsky  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Hikaru Nakamura  (United States)
Flag of India.svg  Chanda Sandipan  (India)
Flag of Israel.svg  Leonid Yudasin  (Israel)
Flag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Najer  (Russia)
Flag of Israel.svg  Victor Mikhalevski  (Israel)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Shabalov  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Julio Becerra  (United States)
7/9
362008PhiladelphiaFlag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Najer  (Russia)
Flag of India.svg  Parimarjan Negi  (India)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Ľubomír Ftáčnik  (Slovakia)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alexander Moiseenko  (Ukraine)
7/9
372009PhiladelphiaFlag of Russia.svg  Evgeny Najer  (Russia)
Flag of the United States.svg  Hikaru Nakamura  (United States)
7/9
382010Valley ForgeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Viktor Láznička  (Czech Republic)7½/9
392011PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Gata Kamsky  (United States)
Flag of England.svg  Michael Adams  (England)
7/9
402012PhiladelphiaFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Ivan Sokolov  (Netherlands)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Shabalov  (United States)
7/9
412013Arlington, Virginia]]Flag of the United States.svg  Varuzhan Akobian  (United States)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Yuniesky Quesada Perez  (Cuba)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Lázaro Bruzón  (Cuba)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Viktor Láznička  (Czech Republic)
Flag of the United States.svg  Sergey Erenburg  (United States)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Tamaz Gelashvili  (Georgia)
Flag of India.svg  Parimarjan Negi  (India)
Flag of the United States.svg  Alejandro Ramirez  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Yury Shulman  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  Conrad Holt  (United States)
6½/9
422014ArlingtonFlag of Israel.svg  Ilya Smirin  (Israel)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Illia Nyzhnyk  (Ukraine)
Flag of the United States.svg  Conrad Holt  (United States)
7/9
432015ArlingtonFlag of the United States.svg  Aleksandr Lenderman  (United States)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Rauf Mamedov  (Azerbaijan)
Flag of Israel.svg  Ilya Smirin  (Israel)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Alexander Ipatov  (Turkey)
Flag of Iran.svg  Ehsan Ghaem Maghami  (Iran)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Illia Nyzhnyk  (Ukraine)
Flag of France.svg  Romain Edouard  (France)
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Axel Bachmann  (Paraguay)
7/9
442016PhiladelphiaFlag of Hungary.svg  Gábor Papp  (Hungary)
Flag of Moldova.svg  Viktor Bologan  (Moldova)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Tamaz Gelashvili  (Georgia)
Flag of Israel.svg  Gil Popilski  (Israel)
Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Shimanov  (Russia)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Vasif Durarbayli  (Azerbaijan)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Illia Nyzhnyk  (Ukraine)
7/9
452017PhiladelphiaFlag of Armenia.svg  Tigran L. Petrosian  (Armenia)7½/9
462018PhiladelphiaFlag of Ukraine.svg  Illia Nyzhnyk  (Ukraine)7½/9
472019PhiladelphiaFlag of Vietnam.svg  Lê Quang Liêm  (Vietnam)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jeffery Xiong  (United States)
7½/9
482020OnlineFlag of Russia.svg  Sanan Sjugirov  (Russia)
Flag of India.svg  P. Iniyan  (India)
7½/9
492021PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Hans Niemann  (United States)
Flag of the United States.svg  John Michael Burke  (United States)
7½/9
502022PhiladelphiaFIDE flag icon.png  Mikhail Antipov  (FIDE)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Arman Mikaelyan  (Armenia)
Flag of the United States.svg  Jeffery Xiong  (United States)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jianchao Zhou  (China)
Flag of Chile.svg  Pablo Salinas Herrera  (Chile)
Flag of the United States.svg  Brandon Jacobson  (United States)
Flag of Russia.svg  Semen Khanin  (Russia)
7/9
512023PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Fidel Corrales Jimenez  (USA)7½/9
522024PhiladelphiaFlag of the United States.svg  Awonder Liang  (USA)8/9

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References

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  2. All details of tournaments from 1973 to 2008 provided by Bill Wall.
  3. Schedule of 38th World Open 2010
  4. Crosstable of 48th World Open 2020