SACRAMENTO'S CHESS CHAMPIONS
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year   City Champion     Club Champion      Highest ranked
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1934   Robert Carmany
1935   R. W. Wise                           R.W. Wise     (737)
1936   Chas. Cody                           R.W.Wise      (694)
1937   Robert Carmany
1938   A.R. Chapman
1939   Milton Meyer
1940   Milton Meyer
1941   Sanford W. Applegate                 Applegate     (*)
1942   Milton Meyer                         S.W.Applegate (*)
1943   Milton Meyer                         Milton Meyer  (*)
1944   J.B. Gee                             Milton Meyer  (*)
1945   J.B.Gee/Milton Meyer
1946   S.S.Kozen                            Milton Meyer  (*)
1947   Milton Meyer                         Milton Meyer  (*)
1948   J.B.Gee                              J.B.Gee       (*)
1949   J.B.Gee                              J.B.Gee       (*)
1950   J.B.Gee                              J.B.Gee       (CM)
1951   R.E.Russell                          R.E. Russell  (*)
1952   Milton Meyer                         Milt Meyer    (CM)
1953   R.E. Russell        Milton Meyer     R.E.Russell   (*)
1954   O.A. Celle          A. Janushkowsky  Janushkowsky  (581)
1955   O.A. Celle          O. A. Celle      O.A.Celle     (*)
1956   Ed Edmondson        A. Janushkowsky  Scheuerman    (595)
1957   Ed Edmondson        A. Janushkowsky  Scheuerman    (588)
1958   W.Rogers/Edmondson  A. Janushkowsky  Janushkowsky  (*)
1959   O.A. Celle          William Haines   Janushkowsky  (*)
1960   O.A. Celle          O.Celle/Rogers   Janushkowsky  (*)
1961   W.Rogers            O.Celle
1962   William Haines
1963   William Haines
1964   W. Harris
1965
1966   S.V.Oettingen       Bender/Oettingen
1967   W. Harris           D. Litowsky
1968   Joe Morton, Sr.     John Hudson
1969   O. Celle            R. Hanson
1970   R. Hamilton         A. Janushkowsky
1971   Ostap Bender        S.V.Oettingen
1972   Tom Dorsch          Ostap Bender     Richard Fauber (2272)
1973   Dorsch/Baroudi/Oppedal               Richard Fauber (2272)
1974   Steve Markman
1975   Hugh Noland
1976   Mark Buckley                         Don Napoli     (2221)
1977   Buckley/Ghormley/    Dan Pearce
       Dorsch/Gunther/Mack
1978   Buckley/MacFarland                   Matthew Beelby (2180)
1979   Buckley/MacFarland                   Mark Buckley   (2217)
1980   James MacFarland                     J. MacFarland  (2319)
1981   James MacFarland
1982   Tom Dorsch
1983   Zoran Lazetich
1984   James MacFarland
1985                                        Mark Buckley   (2341)
1986                                        Arthur Braden  (2368)
1987                                        Mark Buckley   (2406)
1988                                        Mark Buckley   (2388)
1989                                        Mark Buckley   (2397)
1990   Zoran Lazetich
1991


Sacramento's All-time top players:

                         city  club  rank#1    total
  1.   Milton Meyer       7     1     5         13
  2-4. O. A. Celle        5     3     1          9
  2-4. A. Janushkowsky    0     5     4          9
  2-4  Mark Buckley       4     0     5          9
  5.   J. B. Gee          5     0     3          8
  6.   James MacFarland   5     0     1          6

Most times Sacramento City Champion:           Milton Meyer   (7)
Most times Capitol City Chess Club Champion:   Dr. Alex Janushkowsky (5)
Most times ranked #1 in Sacramento:      Milton Meyer and Mark Buckley (5)