UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP
An invitational tournament held to determine the US Champion. The participants are chosen on the basis of their current U.S.C.F. ratings. Since 2009 the event is held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in Saint-Louis. The first championship was held in 1890 and until 1909 the titles of champion were decided by matches. It has become an annual event since 1957.
The champions were:1845-57 Charles Stanley, 1857-71 Paul Morphy, 1871-90 George H. Mackenzie, 1890-91 Jackson Showalter, 1891-94 Solomon Lipschutz, 1894 Jackson Showalter, 1894-95 Albert Hodges, 1895-97 Jackson Showalter, 1897-1906 Harry Nelson, Pillsbury, 1906-09 Jackson Showalter, 1909-36 Frank J. Marshall, 1936 Samuel Reshevsky, 1938 Samuel Reshevsky, 1940 Samuel Reshevsky, 1942 Samuel Reshevsky, 1944 Arnold Denker, 1946 Samuel Reshevsky, 1948 Herman Steiner, 1951 Larry Evans, 1952 Larry Evans, 1954 Arthur Bisguier, 1957-58 Bobby Fischer, 1958-59 Bobby Fischer, 1959-60 Bobby Fischer, 1960-61 Bobby Fischer, 1961-62 Larry Evans, 1962-63 Bobby Fischer, 1963-64 Bobby Fischer, 1965 Bobby Fischer, 1966 Bobby Fischer, 1968 Larry Evans, 1969 Samuel Reshevsky, 1972 Robert Byrne, 1973 John Grefe, Lubomir Kavalek, 1974 Walter Browne, 1975 Walter Browne, 1977 Walter Browne, 1978 Lubomir Kavalek, 1980 Walter Browne, Larry Evans, Larry Christiansen, 1981 Walter Browne, Yasser Seirawan, 1983 Walter Browne, Larry Christiansen, Roman Dzindzichashvili, 1984 Lev Alburt, 1985 Lev Alburt, 1986 Yasser Seirawan, 1987 Nick de Firmian, Joel Benjamin, 1988 Michael Wilder, 1989 Roman Dzindzichashvili, Yasser Seirawan, Stuart Rachels, 1990 Lev Alburt, 1991 Gata Kamsky, 1992 Patrick Wolff, 1993 Alex Yermolinsky, Alexander Shabalov, 1994 Boris Gulko, 1995 Patrick Wolff, Alexander Ivanov, Nick de Firmian, 1996 Alex Yermolinsky, 1997 Joel Benjamin, 1998 Nick de Firmian, 1999 Boris Gulko, 2000 Joel Benjamin, Yasser Seirawan, Alexander Shabalov, 2001/2 Larry Christiansen, 2002/3 Alexander Shabalov, 2004 Hikaru Nakamura, 2006 Alexander Onischuk, 2007 Alexander Shabalov, 2008 Yury Shulman, 2009 Hikaru Nakamura, 2010 Gata Kamsky, 2011 Gata Kamsky, 2012 Hikaru Nakamura, 2013 Gata Kamsky, 2014 Gata Kamsky, 2015 Hikaru Nakamura, 2016 Fabiano Caruana, 2017 Wesley So, 2018 Samuel Shankland, 2019 Hikaru Nakamura.
