A 50-year history of the World Open, held annually in Philadelphia or New York. Results, 190 games, of which most is annotated, 30 game fragments for solustions, stories of chess players, scandals associated with the tournament, results of all World Opens. An informative book written in an entertaining way. GM Joel Benjamin has been US Champion 3 times, has been a coach for almost 30 years He is the author of Liquidation on the Chess Board, Better Thinking, Better Chess, etc. He himself won the World Open in 1984 and tied for the 1st place several times. Harold Scott is a coach in New York. Further information about the book and a sample are available at newinchess.com