Oldest Chess Tournaments in the US and the World

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

  1. 1878 NY State Championship
  2. 1893 Minnesota Open

Let me add the US Open since 1900 is definitely up there.

Respectfully Submitted,

David A. Cole, USCF Life Member, Franklin, NJ

  1. 1878 NY State Championship
  2. 1894 Minnesota Open
  3. 1900 US Open
  1. 1878 NY State Championship
  2. 1894 Minnesota Open
  3. 1900 US Open

I heard that the NY State Championship was not always an open event. The Minnesota Open may be the oldest Annual Open event.