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28th World Open Tournament

Joel Benjamin7/9(+6 -1 =2)[games]
Jaan Ehlvest7/9(+5 -0 =4)[games]
Alexander Goldin7/9(+6 -1 =2)[games]
Grigory Serper7/9(+5 -0 =4)[games]
Alexander Ivanov7/9(+5 -0 =4)[games]
John Fedorowicz7/9(+5 -0 =4)[games]
Pavel Blatny7/9(+6 -1 =2)[games]
Sergey Kudrin7/9(+6 -1 =2)[games]
Gregory Kaidanov6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Alexander Shabalov6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Julian Hodgson6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Vasilios Kotronias6.5/9(+6 -2 =1)[games]
Suat Atalik6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Gildardo Garcia6.5/9(+6 -2 =1)[games]
Maurice Ashley6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Benjamin Finegold6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Eugene Perelshteyn6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Aleksander Wojtkiewicz6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Alex Yermolinsky6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Yury Shulman6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Gennadi Zaichik6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Eduard Gufeld6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Kamil Miton6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Emory Tate6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Justin Sarkar6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Mark Paragua6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Jayson Gonzales6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Norman Rogers6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Anton Paolo C del Mundo6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Nathan Solon6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Dean Ippolito5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Yury Lapshun5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
* (157 players total; 125 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
28th World Open (2000)

The World Open took place in Philidelphia June 28th-July 4th 2000. There were seven sections with the main open section having a strong entry. There was an eight way tie for first after the nine rounds were completed, between Jaan Ehlvest, Alexander Goldin, Joel Benjamin, Gregory Serper, Alexander Ivanov, John Fedorowicz, Pavel Blatny and Sergey Kudrin. There was a single round robin blitz playoff amongst six of these eight (Ivanov and Fedorowicz didn't participate) which was won by Joel Benjamin.

Source: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...

 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 237  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Mulyar vs V Grechikhin  1-039200028th World OpenA20 English
2. R Goletiani vs R Olsen  1-033200028th World OpenA04 Reti Opening
3. Hodgson vs P Saint-Amand 1-043200028th World OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
4. L F Rust vs R Rowley  0-126200028th World OpenB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
5. E Levin vs Nakamura 0-196200028th World OpenB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
6. M Viseyskiy vs V Gaprindashvili  ½-½38200028th World OpenE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
7. K Miton vs A Read 1-034200028th World OpenE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
8. J E Amador vs B Privman 1-023200028th World OpenA04 Reti Opening
9. S Ritvin vs P Stephano  1-023200028th World OpenA04 Reti Opening
10. D E Vigorito vs A Prasetyo  ½-½52200028th World OpenE92 King's Indian
11. A Wojtkiewicz vs R Goletiani  1-037200028th World OpenA30 English, Symmetrical
12. R Rowley vs Blatny  0-138200028th World OpenB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
13. M Paragua vs Hodgson 1-046200028th World OpenB06 Robatsch
14. A Del Mundo vs K Miton  0-148200028th World OpenA04 Reti Opening
15. N Rogers vs Gufeld  0-140200028th World OpenB32 Sicilian
16. Nakamura vs Kotronias 0-125200028th World OpenB65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4
17. C Adamec vs N Solon  0-156200028th World OpenB72 Sicilian, Dragon
18. M Ashley vs M Belorusov  ½-½54200028th World OpenC18 French, Winawer
19. A Lein vs S Ritvin  0-133200028th World OpenC18 French, Winawer
20. D Slatin vs E Levin  ½-½14200028th World OpenC42 Petrov Defense
21. M Viseyskiy vs D E Vigorito  0-145200028th World OpenD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. B Privman vs M Mulyar  0-169200028th World OpenE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
23. J E Amador vs R Olsen  ½-½38200028th World OpenA03 Bird's Opening
24. M Shibut vs J E Roush  1-029200028th World OpenA07 King's Indian Attack
25. J Hanken vs J M Santa Torres ½-½34200028th World OpenA20 English
 page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 237  PGN Download
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