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HCJ = Hoosier Chess Journal, with the corresponding dates, and page numbers

 
YEAR LOCATION WINNER(S) RESIDENCE
-------- Source of Information --------
1972 Indianapolis J. Austin Bennett Indpls.
1973 Indianapolis David Deming Indpls.
1974 Indianapolis J. Austin Bennett  
1975
Wabash College
Crawfordsville
Dennis Gogel New Albany
1976
Marrott Hotel,
Indianapolis
David Deming  
1977
Univ. of
Notre Dame
Spiro Bereveskos Indpls
1978   Spiro Bereveskos  
1979 (June 16, Indpls.) Loren Schmidt W. Lafayette
-------- (HCJ Jul-Aug. '79, p. 4-8, 36-37) --------
1980 (South Bend) Mark Kitchin S. Bend
-------- (HCJ Jul-Aug. '79, p. 4-8, 36-37) --------
1981 (Apr. 4, Indpls.) David Rosenau Winamac
-------- (HCJ, Mar-Apr. '81, p. 5, 26) --------
1982 date, loc.=? Lester Van Meter Indpls
-------- (HCJ, May-Jun. '83, p. 8) --------
1983 June 18, Goshen Mike Wiseman Shelbyville
-------- (HCJ, July '83, p. 1, 22) --------
1984 (July 28, Kokomo) John Roush Kokomo
-------- (HCJ, Sept. '84, p. 18; Nov. '84, p. 23) --------
1987
IU Southeast,
New Albany.
Dennis Gogel New Albany
1989 Elkhart Les Kistler Hobart 
1990
Purdue U.,
West Lafayette
Mike Wiseman Shelbyville
1991      
1992      
1993 Evansville
Mike Wiseman
 
1994 South Bend
   
1999
Logansport. John Cole Goshen
2000
Logansport
John Cole
Goshen
2001 Logansport John Cole  Goshen
2002 Logansport Anders Larsson South Bend
2003 Logansport Josh Bousum Kokomo
2006
Indianapolis Garrett Smith
 
2008 Kokomo Garrett Smith Carmel
2011
Clarion Hotel,
Indianapolis
Dennis Monokroussos South Bend
2012
Clarion Hotel,
Indianapolis
Wes Smith

2015 South Bend John Cole  
2022 Noblesville  Grant Mu, Yixuan Lin   
 2024  Carmel Mohamed K Elshazly   Indianapolis