World Open

The World Open 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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Tournament Year Location Winner(s)
World Open chess tournament 2024 Philadelphia (United States) Awonder Liang
World Open chess tournament 2023 Philadelphia (United States) Fidel Corrales Jimenez
World Open chess tournament 2022 Philadelphia (United States) Mikhail Antipov
Arman Mikaelyan
Jeffery Xiong
Jianchao Zhou
Pablo Salinas Herrera
Brandon Jacobson
Semen Khanin
World Open chess tournament 2021 Philadelphia (United States) Hans Moke Niemann
John Michael Burke
World Open chess tournament 2020 Online Sanan Sjugirov
P. Iniyan
World Open chess tournament 2019 Philadelphia (United States) Le Quang Liem
Jeffery Xiong
World Open chess tournament 2018 Philadelphia (United States) Illia Nyzhnyk
World Open chess tournament 2017 Philadelphia (United States) Tigran V Petrosian
World Open chess tournament 2016 Philadelphia (United States) Gábor Papp
Victor Bologan
Tamaz Gelashvili
Gil Popilski
Aleksandr Shimanov
Vasif Durarbayli
Illia Nyzhnyk
World Open chess tournament 2015 Arlington (United States) Aleksandr Lenderman
Rauf Mamedov
Ilya Smirin
Alexander Ipatov
Ehsan Ghaem Maghami
Illia Nyzhnyk
Romain Edouard
Axel Bachmann
World Open chess tournament 2014 Arlington (United States) Ilya Smirin
Illia Nyzhnyk
Conrad Holt
World Open chess tournament 2013 Arlington (United States) Varuzhan Akobian
Yuniesky Quesada Perez
Lazaro Bruzon Batista
Viktor Láznička
Sergey Erenburg
Tamaz Gelashvili
Parimarjan Negi
Alejandro Ramirez
Yury Shulman
Conrad Holt
World Open chess tournament 2012 Philadelphia (United States) Ivan Sokolov
Alexander Shabalov
World Open chess tournament 2011 Philadelphia (United States) Gata Kamsky
Michael Adams
World Open chess tournament 2010 Valley Forge (United States) Viktor Láznička
World Open chess tournament 2009 Philadelphia (United States) Evgeny Najer
Hikaru Nakamura
World Open chess tournament 2008 Philadelphia (United States) Evgeny Najer
Parimarjan Negi
Lubomir Ftacnik
Alexander Moiseenko
World Open chess tournament 2007 Valley Forge (United States) Varuzhan Akobian
Alexander Stripunsky
Hikaru Nakamura
Chanda Sandipan
Leonid Yudasin
Evgeny Najer
Victor Mikhalevski
Alexander Shabalov
Julio Becerra
World Open chess tournament 2006 Philadelphia (United States) Gata Kamsky
Vadim Milov
Ildar Ibragimov
Jaan Ehlvest
Leonid Yudasin
Alexander Ivanov
Giorgi Kacheishvili
Joel Benjamin
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
World Open chess tournament 2005 Philadelphia (United States) Kamil Mitoń
Magesh Panchanathan
World Open chess tournament 2004 Philadelphia (United States) Varuzhan Akobian
World Open chess tournament 2003 Philadelphia (United States) Jaan Ehlvest
Ilya Smirin
Alexander Onischuk
Alexander Shabalov
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
Nazar Firman
Alexander Goldin
Gennadi Zaichik
Babakuli Annakov
Leonid Yudasin
World Open chess tournament 2002 Philadelphia (United States) Kamil Mitoń
Ilya Smirin
Alexander Onischuk
Artur Jussupow
Jaan Ehlvest
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz
Benjamin Finegold
Jonathan Rowson
Varuzhan Akobian
World Open chess tournament 2001 Philadelphia (United States) Alexander Goldin
Ilya Smirin
Alexander Onischuk
Leonid Yudasin
Yuri Shulman
Joel Benjamin
Alexander Ivanov
World Open chess tournament 2000 Philadelphia (United States) Joel Benjamin
Jaan Ehlvest
Alexander Goldin
Gregory Serper
Alexander Ivanov
John Fedorowicz
Pavel Blatny
Sergey Kudrin
World Open chess tournament 1999 Philadelphia (United States) Gregory Serper
Boris Gulko
Alex Yermolinsky
Joel Benjamin
Vladimir Akopian
Jaan Ehlvest
Igor Novikov
Georgy Timoshenko
Alexander Shabalov
Alexander Fishbein
World Open chess tournament 1998 Philadelphia (United States) Alexander Goldin
World Open chess tournament 1997 Philadelphia (United States) Alexander Shabalov
World Open chess tournament 1996 Philadelphia (United States) Alex Yermolinsky
Alexander Goldin
World Open chess tournament 1995 Philadelphia (United States) Alex Yermolinsky
World Open chess tournament 1994 Philadelphia (United States) Artashes Minasian
Loek Van Wely
World Open chess tournament 1993 Philadelphia (United States) Alex Yermolinsky
World Open chess tournament 1992 Philadelphia (United States) Grigory Kaidanov
World Open chess tournament 1991 Philadelphia (United States) Gata Kamsky
Alex Yermolinsky
Johann Hjartarson
Semon Palatnik
World Open chess tournament 1990 Philadelphia (United States) Igor Glek
World Open chess tournament 1989 Philadelphia (United States) Mikhail Gurevich
Alexander Chernin
Michael Rohde
Walter S Browne
Lev Alburt
Larry Christiansen
John Fedorowicz
Alexander Ivanov
Gildardo Garcia
Vladimir Epishin
World Open chess tournament 1988 Philadelphia (United States) Maxim Dlugy
World Open chess tournament 1987 Philadelphia (United States) Boris Gulko
Anthony J Miles
World Open chess tournament 1986 Philadelphia (United States) Nick De Firmian
World Open chess tournament 1985 Philadelphia (United States) Maxim Dlugy
Dmitry Gurevich
Yehuda Gruenfeld
World Open chess tournament 1984 Pennsylvania (United States) Joel Benjamin
World Open chess tournament 1983 New York (United States) Kevin Spraggett
Miguel Quinteros
Kamran Shirazi
Leonid Bass
Vitaly Zaltsman
World Open chess tournament 1982 Philadelphia (United States) Nick De Firmian
John Fedorowicz
Dmitry Gurevich
Eugene Meyer
World Open chess tournament 1981 New York (United States) Igor Ivanov
Dmitry Gurevich
Joel Benjamin
Michael Rohde
World Open chess tournament 1980 Philadelphia (United States) Larry Christiansen
Roman Dzindzichashvili
Florin Gheorghiu
Anthony J Miles
Lawrence Day
World Open chess tournament 1979 Philadelphia (United States) Haukur Angantysson
Anthony J Miles
Florin Gheorghiu
Walter S Browne
Arthur Bisguier
Bernard Zuckerman
John Fedorowicz
World Open chess tournament 1978 Philadelphia (United States) Peter Biyiasas
Florin Gheorghiu
Bernard Zuckerman
Heikki Westerinen
Yasser Seirawan
Javier Lozano Sanz
Inguar Asmundsson
World Open chess tournament 1977 Philadelphia (United States) John Fedorowicz
Ron Henley
World Open chess tournament 1976 New York (United States) Anatoly Lein
Bernard Zuckerman
World Open chess tournament 1975 New York (United States) Pal Benko
Alan Trefler
World Open chess tournament 1974 New York (United States) Bent Larsen
World Open chess tournament 1973 New York (United States) Walter S Browne