World Open chess tournament
- World Open chess tournament
The World Open chess tournament is an annual open chess tournament played in Philadelphia. The first editions were played in New York and were a huge success. The inaugural event, played in 1973 with 732 participants, was won by Walter Browne. The tournament is divided into different sections, with typically 100-200 players in the top section.
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References
* (winners list)
* Results from Marc Crowther, The Week in Chess: [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic40.html#10 TWIC 1995] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic94.html#18 TWIC 1996] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic140.html#10 TWIC 1997] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic192.html#3 TWIC 1998] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic244.html#4 TWIC 1999] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic296.html#8 TWIC 2000] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic350.html#28 TWIC 2001] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic402.html#19 TWIC 2002] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic453.html#23 TWIC 2003] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic505.html#6 TWIC 2004] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic563.html#19 TWIC 2005] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic609.html#2 TWIC 2006] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic667.html#19 TWIC 2007] , [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic713.html#4 TWIC 2008] ,
* Results and info from Bill Wall [http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/history.txt]
External links
* [http://www.worldopen.com/ Official website]
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