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The record of the early championships is open to some interpretation. Chess - The Records by noted British chess historian Ken Whyld lists champions by event.
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| Year |
Venue |
Winner |
| 1888 |
Cincinnati |
Showalter, Jackson |
| 1890 |
St.Louis |
Showalter, Jackson |
| 1891 |
Lexington |
Showalter, Jackson |
| 1892 |
Match |
Lipschuetz(, Solomon?) |
| 1895 |
Match |
Showalter, Jackson |
| 1897 |
Match |
Pillsbury, Harry Nelson |
| 1898 |
Match |
Pillsbury, Harry Nelson |
| 1906 |
Pillsbury death |
Showalter, Jackson |
| 1909 |
Match |
Marshall, Frank J. |
| 1923 |
Match |
Marshall, Frank J. |
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The USCF Yearbook (2001) starts earlier and identifies the strongest player for specific periods.
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| Year(s) |
Venue |
Winner |
| 1845-57 |
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Stanley, Charles |
| 1857-71 |
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Morphy, Paul |
| 1871-90 |
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Mackenzie, George H. |
| 1890-91 |
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Showalter, Jackson |
| 1891-94 |
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Lipschutz, Solomon |
| 1894 |
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Showalter, Jackson |
| 1894-95 |
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Hodges, Albert |
| 1895-97 |
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Showalter, Jackson |
| 1897-06 |
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Pillsbury, Harry Nelson |
| 1906-09 |
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Showalter, Jackson |
| 1909-36 |
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Marshall, Frank J. |
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| Year(s) |
Venue |
Winner(s) |
| 1936 |
New York |
Reshevsky, Samuel |
| 1938 |
New York |
Reshevsky, Samuel |
| 1940 |
New York |
Reshevsky, Samuel |
| 1942 |
New York |
Reshevsky, Samuel |
| 1944 |
New York |
Denker, Arnold |
| 1946 |
New York |
Reshevsky, Samuel |
| 1948 |
S.Fallsburg |
Steiner, Herman |
| 1951 |
New York |
Evans, Larry |
| 1954 |
New York |
Bisguier, Arthur |
| 1957-58 |
New York |
Fischer, Bobby |
| 1958-59 |
New York |
Fischer, Bobby |
| 1959-60 |
New York |
Fischer, Bobby |
| 1960-61 |
New York |
Fischer, Bobby |
| 1961-62 |
New York |
Evans, Larry |
| 1962-63 |
New York |
Fischer, Bobby |
| 1963-64 |
New York |
Fischer, Bobby |
| 1965 |
New York |
Fischer, Bobby |
| 1966 |
New York |
Fischer, Bobby |
| 1968 |
New York |
Evans, Larry |
| 1969 |
New York |
Reshevsky, Samuel |
| 1972 |
New York |
Byrne, Robert |
| 1973 |
El Paso |
Grefe, John; Kavalek, Lubomir |
| 1974 |
Chicago |
Browne, Walter |
| 1975 |
Oberlin |
Browne, Walter |
| 1977 |
Mentor |
Browne, Walter |
| 1978 |
Pasadena |
Kavalek, Lubomir |
| 1980 |
Greenville |
Browne, Walter; Evans, Larry; Christiansen, Larry |
| 1981 |
South Bend |
Browne, Walter; Seirawan, Yasser |
| 1983 |
Greenville |
Browne, Walter; Christiansen, Larry; Dzindzichashvili, Roman |
| 1984 |
Berkeley |
Alburt, Lev |
| 1985 |
Estes Park |
Alburt, Lev |
| 1986 |
Estes Park |
Seirawan, Yasser |
| 1987 |
Estes Park |
de Firmian, Nick; Benjamin, Joel |
| 1988 |
Cambridge Springs |
Wilder, Michael |
| 1989 |
Long Beach |
Dzindzichashvili, Roman; Seirawan, Yasser; Rachels, Stuart |
| 1990 |
Jacksonville |
Alburt, Lev |
| 1991 |
Los Angeles |
Kamsky, Gata |
| 1992 |
Durango |
Wolff, Patrick |
| 1993 |
Long Beach |
Shabalov, Alexander; Yermolinsky, Alex |
| 1994 |
Key West |
Gulko, Boris |
| 1995 |
Modesto |
de Firmian, Nick; Wolff, Patrick; Ivanov, Alexander |
| 1996 |
Parsippany |
Yermolinsky, Alex |
| 1997 |
Chandler |
Benjamin, Joel |
| 1998 |
Denver |
de Firmian, Nick |
| 1999 |
Salt Lake City |
Gulko, Boris |
| 2000 |
Seattle |
Benjamin, Joel; Shabalov, Alexander; Seirawan, Yasser |
| 2002 |
Seattle |
Christiansen, Larry |
| 2003 |
Seattle |
Shabalov, Alexander |
| 2005 (Dec 2004) |
San Diego |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
| 2006 |
San Diego |
Onischuk, Alexander |
| 2007 |
Stillwater |
Shabalov, Alexander |
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