SACRAMENTO'S CHESS CHAMPIONS ============================ year City Champion Club Champion Highest ranked --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)