Champion records
Search by year, location, winner, or city.
| Year | Champion | From | Tournament location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 or 1970 | Raymond Saint-Fort | Brooklyn, NY | Philadelphia, PA |
| 1971 | Carl Smith | Chicago, IL | Civic Center, Detroit |
| 1972 | Alfred Barrow | New Orleans, LA | Civic Center, Detroit |
| 1973 | Alfred Barrow | New Orleans, LA | Gallier Hall, New Orleans |
| 1974 | Carl Smith | Chicago, IL | Heritage Hotel, Detroit |
| 1975 | Carl Smith | Chicago, IL | Heritage Hotel, Detroit |
| 1976 | Warren Liddell | Jackson, MS | Fontainebleau Hotel, New Orleans |
| 1977 | Carl Smith | Chicago, IL | International Hotel, Jackson |
| 1978 | Carl Smith | Chicago, IL | Lincoln Hotel, Michigan |
| 1979 | Boris Gurvich | W. Hartford, CT | Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans |
| 1980 | Willie Thomas | New Orleans, LA | Downtown Hotel, Jackson |
| 1981 | Vladimir Kaplan | Brooklyn, NY | Inkster, Michigan |
| 1982 | Vladimir Kaplan | Brooklyn, NY | Inkster, Michigan |
| 1983 | Momodou Faal | Washington, D.C. | African Museum, Philadelphia |
| 1984 | Iser Kuperman | Boston, MA | Harvey, LA |
| 1985 | Iser Kuperman | Boston, MA | Chicago, IL |
| 1986 | Iser Kuperman | Boston, MA | Washington, D.C. |
| 1987 | Iser Kuperman | Boston, MA | Jackson, MS |
| 1988 | Iser Kuperman | Boston, MA | New York, NY |
| 1999 | Vladimir Veytsman | Philadelphia, PA | Petal, MS |
| 1990 | Iser Kuperman | Boston, MA | Revere, MA |
| 1991 | Alexander Mogilyansky | Philadelphia, PA | Rockville, MD |
| 1992 | Iser Kuperman | Boston, MA | Kenner, LA |
| 1993 | Yevgeniy Sklyarov | Farmingdale, NY | Ramada, Rockville, MD |
| 1994 | Yevgeniy Sklyarov | Brooklyn, NY | Ramada, Rockville, MD |
| 1995 | Iser Kuperman | Boston, MA | Kenner, LA |
| 1996 | Alex Moiseyev | Pittsburgh, PA | Best Western, Hempstead, L.I., NY |
| 1997 | Alexander Mogilyansky | Philadelphia, PA | Bushkill, PA |
| 1998 | Vladimir Veytsman | Philadelphia, PA | Kenner, LA |
| 1999 | Jake Kacher | Burbank, CA | Battlefield Inn, Vicksburg, MS |
| 2000 | No tournament held | ||
| 2001 | Jake Kacher | Burbank, CA | Petal, MS |
| 2002 | Alexander Rudnitsky | Chalfont, PA | Petal, MS |
| 2003 | Igor Rybakov | Minnetonka, MN | New Castle, DE |
| 2004 | Igor Rybakov / Kolman Turiy | Minnetonka, MN / Huntington, NY | Comfort Inn, Bloomington, MN |
| 2005 | Igor Rybakov | Minnetonka, MN | Continental Inn, Lancaster, PA |
| 2006 | Robert Capriata | Philadelphia, PA | Continental Inn, Lancaster, PA |
| 2007 | Alexander Mogilyansky | Philadelphia, PA | Thunderbird Hotel, Sunny Isles, FL |
| 2008 | Alexander Rudnitsky | Philadelphia, PA | Thunderbird Hotel, Sunny Isles, FL |
| 2009 | Jean Michelet Giraud | E Orange, N.J. | Thunderbird Hotel, Sunny Isles Beach, FL |
| 2010 | Yevgeniy Sklyarov | Huntington, NY | Newport Beach Resort, Sunny Isles Beach, FL |
| 2011 | Alexander Mogilyansky | Philadelphia, PA | Thunderbird Hotel, Sunny Isles Beach, FL |
| 2012 | Yevgeniy Sklyarov | Huntington, NY | Super 8 Motel, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2014 | Alexander Rudnitsky | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | Marco Polo Ramada Inn,Sunny Isles Beach, FL |
| 2015 | Alexander Rudnitsky | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | Marco Polo Ramada Inn,Sunny Isles Beach, FL |
| 2016 | No tournament held | ||
| 2017 | Sheik Sadibou Drame | Huntington StationPublic Library, Huntington, NY | |
| 2018 | No tournament held | ||
| 2019 | Yevgeniy Sklyarov | Farmingdale, NY | Huntington Station Public Library, Huntington, NY |
| 2020 | No tournament held | ||
| 2021 | No tournament held | ||
| 2022 | Souleymane Keita | Washington, DC | Huntington Station Public Library, Huntington, NY |
| 2023 | Alexander Rudnitsky | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | Newport Beach Resort, Sunny Isles Beach, FL |
| 2024 | Yevgeniy Sklyarov | Huntington, NY | Huntington Station Public Library, Huntington, NY |
| 2025 | Makendy Saint Juste | Miami, Fl | Best Westen Hotel, Miami Beach, FL |
| 2026 | Souleymane Keita | Washington, DC | Huntington Station Public Library, Huntington, NY |
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