St. Louis District Chess Championships

• 1926 Eugene J. Roesch
• 1927 Lewis W. Haller
• 1928 J.A. Anderson
• 1929 J.A. Anderson
• 1930 Lewis W. Haller
• 1931 J.A. Anderson
• 1932 Hyman Gordon
• 1934 Hyman Gordon
• 1935 Hyman Gordon (playoff after tie with Calvin Marvin)
• 1936 Robert S. Scrivener
• 1937 Robert S. Scrivener
• 1938 J. Edwin Woody
• 1939 Erich W. Marchand
• 1940 Robert S. Scrivener
• 1941 Erich W. Marchand
• 1942 Erich W. Marchand
• 1943 Julius Zinner
• 1944 Robert H. Steinmeyer
• 1945 Robert H. Steinmeyer (playoff after tie with Paul Rosen)
• 1946 Julius Zinner
• 1947 Robert H. Steinmeyer
• 1948 Robert H. Steinmeyer
• 1949 Robert H. Steinmeyer
• 1950 Robert H. Steinmeyer
• 1951 Robert H. Steinmeyer
• 1952 Eugene J. Roesch, William H.C. Newberry, Charles M. Burton
• 1953 Robert H. Steinmeyer
• 1954 John V. Ragan
• 1955 Frederic S. Anderson
• 1956 John V. Ragan
• 1957 Harold F. Branch
• 1958 Harold F. Branch
• 1959 Harold F. Branch
• 1960 Robert H. Steinmeyer
• 1961 Robert H. Steinmeyer
• 1962 John V. Ragan
• 1963 Harold F. Branch
• 1964 John V. Ragan
• 1965 John Freeman, Carl Spies
• 1966 Leroy Muhammad
• 1967 Leroy Muhammad
• 1968 Leroy Muhammad, Robert Enders
• 1969 Leroy Muhammad
• 1970 Michael Ellis, James McLaughlin
• 1971 John V. Ragan, Douglas McClintock
• 1972 John V. Ragan
• 1973 James A. Davies
• 1974 Robert H. Steinmeyer
• 1975 Evan Michaelides
• 1976 Evan Michaelides, Robert M. Jacobs
• 1980 Elliott Winslow
• 1981 Terence Niehoff
• 1982 Robert M. Jacobs and Charles A. Lawton, Jr.
• 1983 Charles A. Lawton, Jr., John L. Readey
• 1984 James McLaughlin
• 1985 Dennis Younglove, Terence W. Niehoff
• 1986 Douglas D. Eckert
• 1987 Douglas D. Eckert*
• 1988 Robert F. Sutter, Jr.
• 1989 James McLaughlin
• 2009 Jialin Ding, Josh Frank, and Bronik Matwijkiw (of Cape Girardeau)**

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*This event was called the Missouri Invitational, with the highest finishing St. Louis area player awarded the St. Louis District title. Mike Brooks of Kansas City won the event. Doug Eckert finished second. **This year it was an open tournament won by Erik Patchell of Kentucky. The three listed tied for second.

Source: Winter 1989 Missouri Chess Bulletin, edited by Bill Merrell, which states that 1926-1966 was compiled by Charles M. Burton.

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