London Open

Type
McMahon
Tournament Type
A
Next Tournament Date
Sat, 28 - Tue, 31 Dec 2024
Main Tournament is 7 rounds. Time limit 50 minutes with 20s Fischer time.
Venue
London Go Centre, Dalling Road, London
Postcode
W6 0JD
Directions
New location.
Current Champion
Yue Wen

Major four-day McMahon tournament, held in London at the New Year

Past Winners and Results
  • 2023 Yue Wen
  • 2022 Minseong Kim & Yaoling Yang
  • 2021 Yaoling Yang
  • 2019 Daniel Hu
  • 2018 Chi-Min Oh
  • 2017 Weijin Chen
  • 2016 Seong-Jin Kim & Qiuchi Li
  • 2015 Sai Sun
  • 2014 Chi-Min Oh
  • 2013 Yuanbo Zhang
  • 2012 Lukas Kraemer
  • 2011 Young-Sam Kim
  • 2010 Antti Tormanen
  • 2009 Zi Wang
  • 2008 Chi-Min Oh
  • 2007 Shaoyou Ouyang
  • 2006 Ondrej Silt
  • 2005 Cho, Seok-Bin
  • 2004 Zhao, Pei
  • 2003 Li, Wenhao
  • 2002 Li, Hiaou
  • 2001 Gbor Szabics
  • 2000 Kim, Seong-June
  • 1999 Zhang, Zhongyong
  • 1998 Lee, Hyuk (Grand Prix); Guo, Juan (Open cash prize)
  • 1997 Guo, Juan
  • 1996 Guo, Juan
  • 1995 Zhang, Shutai
  • 1994 Guo, Juan
  • 1993 Zhang, Shutai
  • 1992 Shen, Gruangji
  • 1991 Zhang, Shutai
  • 1990 Michael Katscher
  • 1989 Zhang, Shutai
  • 1988 Yoo, Jing-Soo
  • 1987 Terry Stacey
  • 1986 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1985 Andre Moussa
  • 1984 Lee, Choon-Sub
  • 1983 Hosokawa, N
  • 1982 Liu, Xiao Yuang
  • 1981 Terry Stacey
  • 1980 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1979 Robert Rehm
  • 1978 Jim Bates
  • 1977 Matthew Macfadyen
  • 1976 Jon Diamond
  • 1975 Hirama, K
  • 1974 Jon Diamond

David Ward Cup (for top British player):

  • 2022 Daniel Hu
  • 2021 Alain Cheung
  • 2019 Daniel Hu
  • 2018 Andrew Kay
  • 2017 Daniel Hu
  • 2016 Andrew Simons
  • 2015 Andrew Kay
  • 2014 Matthew Cocke

In the winners list the year shown is the old year of the new year period.

Start Year
1974
Normal Month
December
Current?
Current

The London Open is often the UK's biggest tournament. It is always held at the new year period: 28th - 31st December. It first ran at new year 1974/75 (2nd - 5th January) and has run every new year since (apart from 2020).

Previously, over 100 players have taken part - even up to 150. Players battle over 4 days in 7 rounds, with long time limits. Many come from continental Europe and further away too, and usually several top European players take part. The top player gets to hold the London Open Trophy with cash prizes for the top players and certificates for other good results too. Prizes are also given for the Lightning Tournament, held one evening, and Rengo on the final afternoon.

Another evening event is the London Pair Go. Around a dozen male-female pairs compete for the best pair title. For more details see the London Pair Go Page.

There is usually a professional teacher, the most frequent one being Guo Juan from the Netherlands and Ali Jabarin from Israel. They give lectures and analyse games. Other teachers have come from Japan, Korea and China. In 2021 the teacher will be Mateusz Surma 2p.

The venue from 2018 on is the London Go Centre. It is supported by the T Mark Hall Foundation and Nippon Club UK.

In 2023 also hosting the European Grand Prix final, a knock-out competition between 16 top European players.

History

Last updated Sun Dec 31 2023.
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