When and what was the last open tournament that Vishy Anand participated in before this 2016 Gibraltar Open?
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The 1993 Biel Interzonal according to The Hindu.
answered Jan 26, 2016 at 20:30
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1I would have thought the Interzonals aren't "open", but apparently the definition of an "Open" is wider (and more fuzzy) than I thought. Jan 27, 2016 at 8:38
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@BlindKungFuMaster I guess they mean a tournament where the Swiss system is used. You could also ask whether a tournament like the Qatar Masters Open is truly "open" when there is a minimum rating requirement of Elo 2300. Jan 27, 2016 at 9:09
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Well, there is also the term "swiss open" which would be redundant. But intuitively you're right. Apparently how you get into the tournament doesn't play too much of a role in defining a tournament as an open or not. Jan 27, 2016 at 9:28