The 2017 Minnesota Open will be the 124th edition.
I am curios to know:
The oldest Chess tournaments in the World and the US. (Top 10 for each)
The 2017 Minnesota Open will be the 124th edition.
I am curios to know:
The oldest Chess tournaments in the World and the US. (Top 10 for each)
Multiple sources list the NY State Championship as the oldest annual tournament in the USA. Started in 1878.
-Matt
Thanks for the input:
Oldest Annual Chess tournament in the US
So far I have
Let me add the US Open since 1900 is definitely up there.
Respectfully Submitted,
David A. Cole, USCF Life Member, Franklin, NJ
I heard that the NY State Championship was not always an open event. The Minnesota Open may be the oldest Annual Open event.