U.S. Open Chess Championship


The U.S. Open Championship is an open national chess championship that has been held in the United States annually since 1900.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Winners


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References




History


The tournament was originally the championship of the Western Chess Association, and was called the Western Open. In 1934 the Western Chess Association became the American Chess Federation and the tournament became the American Chess Federation congress. In 1939, that organization merged into the United States Chess Federation (USCF) and the tournament became the U.S. Open.


In early years the tournament was usually small, and most years play was conducted as round robin. In some years it had to be divided into preliminary and final sections.
It grew larger starting in 1934, necessitating use of different formats. In 1946 the Swiss System was used for preliminary rounds, and in 1947 and subsequent years the tournament was held as a single section paired by the Swiss System.


For many years, the tournament had 12 or 13 rounds and lasted two weeks. After experimentation with various less-demanding formats, in recent years it has usually been nine rounds; the 2015 tournament was nine rounds in nine days.


Tournament participation grew through the 1950s and 1960s. Milwaukee 1953 had 181 entrants, setting a new record for the tournament. Cleveland 1957 had 184 players, and San Francisco 1961 set another attendance record with 198 players. The 1963 Open at Chicago had 266 entries, making it the largest chess tournament held in the United States to that time. The tourney was slightly smaller at Boston in 1964, with a field of 229.


The 1983 Open at Pasadena was the largest ever, at 836 official entries; it also featured the participation of Viktor Korchnoi, who had played in the last two World Championship matches.


In the 2000s, the fields were over 400 to 500 entries. The tournament began in some editions to decline both in attendance and importance, and often many winners are involved in a tie for first, especially since the mid 1990s.


The cash prizes awarded were large for their time and added to the tournament's popularity. In 1962, the entry fee was $20, with a first prize of $1000, second prize $500, third $300, fourth $200, fifth $100, sixth through tenth $50 and eleventh through fifteenth $25. The Women's Open Champion won $200, and the women's runner-up $100. Additional cash prizes were awarded to the top women, the top junior, and for the best scores in the Expert, A, B, and C classes. The 2016 guaranteed prize fund was $40,000, with $8000 for first place.



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No.YearLocationChampions
11900Excelsior, Minnesota
Louis Uedemann
21901Excelsior, Minnesota
Nicholas MacLeod
31902Excelsior, Minnesota
Louis Uedemann
41903Chicago
Max Judd
51904
St. Louis, Missouri

Stasch Mlotkowski
61905Excelsior, Minnesota
Edward F. Schrader
71906Chicago
George H. Wolbrecht
81907Excelsior, Minnesota
Einar Michelsen
91908Excelsior, Minnesota
Edward P. Elliot
101909Excelsior, Minnesota
Oscar Chajes
111910Chicago
George. H. Wolbrecht
121911Excelsior, Minnesota
Charles Blacke
131912Excelsior, Minnesota
Edward P. Elliot
141913Chicago
Bradford B. Jefferson
151914Memphis, Tennessee
Bradford B. Jefferson
161915Excelsior, Minnesota
Jackson Showalter
171916Chicago
Edward Lasker
181917Lexington, Kentucky
Edward Lasker
191918Chicago
Bora Kostić
201919Cincinnati
Edward Lasker
211920Memphis, Tennessee
Edward Lasker
221921Cleveland, Ohio
Edward Lasker
231922Louisville, Kentucky
Samuel Factor
241923San Francisco
Stasch Mlotkowski, Norman Whitaker
251924Detroit
Carlos Torre
261925Cedar Point, Ohio
Abraham Kupchik
271926Chicago
Leon Stolzenberg
281927Kalamazoo, Michigan
Albert Charles Margolis
291928South Bend, Indiana
Leon Stolzenberg
301929St. Louis, Missouri
Herman H. Hahlbohm
311930Chicago
Samuel Factor, Norman Whitaker
321931Tulsa, Oklahoma
Samuel Reshevsky
331932Minneapolis
Reuben Fine
341933Detroit
Reuben Fine
351934Chicago
Reuben Fine, Samuel Reshevsky
361935Milwaukee
Reuben Fine
371936Philadelphia
Israel A. Horowitz
381937Chicago
David Polland
391938Boston
Israel A. Horowitz, Isaac Kashdan
401939New York City
Reuben Fine
411940Dallas
Reuben Fine
421941St. Louis, Missouri
Reuben Fine
431942Dallas
Herman Steiner, Daniel Yanofsky
441943Syracuse, New York
Israel A. Horowitz
451944Boston
Samuel Reshevsky
461945Peoria, Illinois
Anthony Santasiere
471946Pittsburgh
Herman Steiner
481947Corpus Christi, Texas
Isaac Kashdan
491948Baltimore
Weaver W. Adams
501949Omaha, Nebraska
Albert Sandrin Jr.
511950Detroit
Arthur Bisguier
521951Fort Worth, Texas
Larry Evans
531952Tampa, Florida
Larry Evans
541953Milwaukee
Donald Byrne
551954New Orleans
Larry Evans, Arturo Pomar
561955Long Beach, California
Nicolas Rossolimo
571956Oklahoma City
Arthur Bisguier
581957Cleveland, Ohio
Bobby Fischer, Arthur Bisguier
591958Rochester, Minnesota
Eldis Cobo Arteaga [es]
601959Omaha, Nebraska
Arthur Bisguier
611960St. Louis, Missouri
Robert Byrne
621961San Francisco
Pal Benko
631962San Antonio, Texas
Antonio Medina Garcia
641963Chicago
William Lombardy, Robert Byrne
651964Boston
Pal Benko
661965Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
Pal Benko, William Lombardy
671966Seattle
Pal Benko, Robert Byrne
681967Atlanta
Pal Benko
691968Aspen, Colorado
Bent Larsen
701969Lincoln, Nebraska
Pal Benko, Arthur Bisguier, Milan Vukcevich
711970Boston
Bent Larsen
721971Ventura, California
Walter Browne, Larry Evans
731972Atlantic City, New Jersey
Walter Browne
741973Chicago
Norman Weinstein
751974New York City
Pal Benko, Vlastimil Hort
761975Lincoln, Nebraska
Pal Benko, William Lombardy
771976Fairfax, Virginia
Anatoly Lein, Leonid Shamkovich
781977Columbus, Ohio
Leonid Shamkovich, Andy Soltis, Timothy Taylor
791978Phoenix, Arizona
Joseph Bradford
801979Chicago
Florin Gheorghiu
811980Atlanta
John Fedorowicz, Florin Gheorghiu
821981Palo Alto, California
Florin Gheorghiu, Larry Christiansen, Jeremy Silman,
Nick de Firmian, John Meyer
831982St. Paul, Minnesota
Andrew Soltis, William Martz
841983Pasadena, California
Larry Christiansen, Viktor Korchnoi
851984Ft. Worth, Texas
Roman Dzindzichashvili, Sergey Kudrin
861985Hollywood, Florida
Yasser Seirawan, Boris Spassky, Joel Benjamin
871986Somerset, New Jersey
Larry Christiansen
881987Portland, Oregon
Lev Alburt
891988Boston
Dmitry Gurevich
901989Chicago
Lev Alburt
911990Jacksonville, Florida
Yasser Seirawan
921991Los Angeles
Michael Rohde, Vladimir Akopian
931992Dearborn, Michigan
Gregory Kaidanov
941993Philadelphia
Alexander Shabalov
951994Chicago
Georgi Orlov, Dmitry Gurevich, Ben Finegold,
Smbat Lputian, Leo Kaushansky, Albert Chow
961995Concord, California
Alex Yermolinsky
971996Alexandria, Virginia
Gabriel Schwartzman
981997Kissimmee, Florida
Alex Yermolinsky
991998Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Judit Polgár, Boris Gulko
1001999Reno, Nevada
Alex Yermolinsky, Alexander Goldin, Eduardas Rozentalis,
Alexander Shabalov, Gabriel Schwartzman, Michael Mulyar
1012000St. Paul, Minnesota
Alex Yermolinsky
1022001Framingham, Massachusetts
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, Joel Benjamin,
Alexander Stripunsky [ru], Fabian Doettling [de]
1032002Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Gennadi Zaichik [ru], Evgeniy Najer
1042003Los Angeles
Alexander Shabalov
1052004Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Alexander Onischuk, Rodrigo Vásquez, Aleksander Wojtkiewicz,
Ildar Ibragimov, Andranik Matikozian [hy], Renier González [es], Marcel Martinez
1062005Phoenix, Arizona
Vadim Milov, Joel Benjamin
1072006Oak Brook, Illinois
Yury Shulman
1082007Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Boris Gulko, Sergey Kudrin, Benjamin Finegold, Alexander Shabalov,
Michael A. Rohde, Michael A. Mulyar, Anton Paolo Del Mundo
1092008Dallas
Alexander Shabalov, Rade Milovanović [pl], Enrico Sevillano
1102009Indianapolis
Dmitry Gurevich, Sergey Kudrin, Alex Lenderman, Alex Yermolinsky, Jacek Stopa [pl], Jesse Kraai
1112010Irvine, California
Alejandro Ramirez
1122011Orlando, Florida
Aleksandr Lenderman
1132012Vancouver, Washington
Manuel León Hoyos, Dmitry Gurevich, John Daniel Bryant
1142013Madison, Wisconsin
Josh Friedel, Mackenzie Molner, Julio Sadorra
1152014Orlando, Florida
Conrad Holt
1162015Phoenix, Arizona
Alexander Shabalov
1172016Indianapolis, Indiana
Alexander Shabalov
1182017Norfolk, Virginia
Aleksandr Lenderman
1192018Middleton, Wisconsin
Timur Gareyev


See also


  • U.S. Women's Open Chess Championship

  • U.S. Women's Chess Championship

  • U.S. Chess Championship

  • American Chess Congress


References



  • Harkness, Kenneth (1967), Official Chess Handbook, David McKay, pp. 276–278, LCCN 66013085.mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em (History and winners list of the tournament through 1966.)


  • "2016 US Chess Yearbook" (PDF). uschess.org. 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2018. (winners list)


  • Verber, Richard (1979), "The U.S. Opens A Rich Tradition", Chess Life & Review, July 1979, p. 400 (winners and location list 1939-1979)


  • "US Open Tournament Index". Retrieved January 31, 2016.


  • Chess Life, 17 (6), pp. 128–129, June 1962 Missing or empty |title= (help) (details of the 1962 Open)


  • 2007 results at uschess.org








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