| Year(s) |
Champion(s) |
Number
of Players |
|
1862-1875 |
Clarence
B. Bagley |
|
|
1875-1890 |
A. W.
Piper |
|
|
1890-1895 |
Giffith
Davies |
|
|
1895-1915 |
Earle
Jenner |
|
|
1915-1925 |
William
Dickey |
|
|
1926 |
Otto
Case |
|
|
1927 |
Arvid
Johnson |
|
|
1928-1929 |
V. C.
Klug |
|
|
1930-1933 |
J.
Leonard Sheets |
|
|
1934 |
Olaf
Ulvestad |
|
|
1935 |
James
Hurt |
|
|
1936 |
J.
Leonard Sheets |
|
|
1937-1938 |
James
Hurt |
|
|
1939 |
Hugh
Enochson |
|
|
1940 |
J.
Leonard Sheets |
|
|
1941 |
James
Hurt |
|
|
1942 |
J.
Leonard Sheets |
|
|
1943-1946 |
(Lapse
due to the War) |
|
|
1947 |
J.
Leonard Sheets |
|
|
1948 |
Charles
Joachim |
|
|
1949 |
Robert
C. Stork |
|
|
1950 |
(no
tournament) |
|
|
1951 |
Charles
Ballantine |
|
|
1952 |
Olaf
Ulvestad |
|
|
1953 |
Elmars
Zemgalis |
|
|
1954 |
J.
Leonard Sheets |
|
|
1955 |
William
Bills |
|
|
1956 |
Olaf
Ulvestad |
|
|
1957 |
Robert
Edberg |
|
|
1958 |
Viesturs
Seglins |
|
|
1959 |
Elmars
Zemgalis |
|
|
1960 |
James
McCormick |
|
|
1961 |
Viktors
Pupols |
|
|
1962 |
Viesturs
Seglins |
|
|
1963-1964 |
Gerald
Ronning
(Pupols
won the tourney in 1964 but Ronning took title in a match) |
|
|
1965-1969 |
James
McCormick |
|
|
1970 |
Michael
J. Franett |
|
|
1971 |
John A.
Braley |
|
|
1972-1973 |
Michael
J. Franett |
|
|
1974 |
Viktors
Pupols |
|
|
1975 |
John D.
Walker |
|
|
1976-1977 |
Yasser
Seirawan |
|
|
1978 |
Viktors
Pupols & Eric Tangborn |
|
|
1979 |
John
Donaldson |
8
players |
|
1980 |
John
Donaldson |
|
|
1981 |
James H.
McCormick |
|
|
1982 |
Neil V.
Salmon & Bill W. McGeary |
|
|
1983 |
John A.
Braley |
|
|
1984 |
Bobby
Ferguson |
8
players |
|
1985 |
Kent
Pullen & Jeremy Silman |
8
players |
|
1986 |
Matthew
Edwards & John Braley |
8
players |
|
1987 |
Bobby
Ferguson |
8
players |
|
1988 |
Matthew
Edwards |
8
players |
|
1989 |
Viktors
Pupols |
10
players |
|
1990-1991 |
Neil
Salmon |
8
players |
|
1992-1993 |
Georgi
Orlov |
10
players |
|
1994 |
Michael
Oshiro & Neil Salmon |
10
players |
|
1995 |
Georgi
Orlov & Elena Donaldson |
10
players |
|
1996-1997 |
Georgi
Orlov |
10
players |
|
1998 |
Slava
Mikhailuk |
10
players |
|
1999 |
Georgi
Orlov |
10
players |
|
2000 |
William
Schill |
10
players |
|
2001 |
William
Schill & Harley Greninger |
10
players |
|
2002 |
Neil
Salmon |
10
players |
|
2003-2006 |
Slava
Mikhailuk |
10
players |
| 2007 |
Ignacio Perez |
10 players |
| 2008 |
Gregory Serper |
10 players |
