History of the US Championship

1857, Paul Morphy wins 1st American Chess Congress, New York, +14-1=3
1871, George Henry Mackenzie wins 2nd American Chess Congress, Cleveland, +14-2=3
1874, George Henry Mackenzie wins 3rd American Chess Congress, Chicago, +10-1=1
1876, 4th American Chess Congress, Philadelphia, Not for the US title
1880, Mackenzie vs. Max Judd Match, +7-5=3
1880, George Henry Mackenzie wins 5th American Chess Congress, +11-2=5
1886, Mackenzie vs. Solomon Lipschutz Match, +5-3=5
1887, Judd vs. Hodges Match, 5-2, Not for the US title
1889, New York 1889 Tournament, +22-9=7, Top American finisher was Solomon Lipschutz
1890, Showalter vs. Lipschutz Match, Louisville, Won by Showalter
1890, Judd vs. Showater Match, Saint Louis, 7-3, Judd becomes champion
1891-2, Showalter vs. Judd Match, Saint Louis, +7-4=3, Showalter regains title from Judd
1892, Lipschutz vs. Showalter Match, New York, +7-1=7, Lipschutz wins title, retires as champion, title reverts to Showalter
1893-4, Showalter vs. Halpern Match, New York, +5-3=1, Showalter retains
1894, Showalter vs. Hodges Match, New York, +7-6=4, Showalter retains
1894, Hodges vs. Showalter Match, +5-3=1, Hodges wins title, retires as champion, title reverts to Showalter
1895, Showalter vs. Lipschutz Match, New York, +7-4=3
1896, Showalter vs. Kemeny Match, Philadelphia, +7-4=4, Showalter retains
1896, Showalter vs. Barry Match, +7-2=4, Showalter retains
1897, Pillsbury vs. Showalter Match, Brooklyn, +10-8=4
1898, Pillsbury vs. Showalter Match, New York, +7-3=2
1904, 7th American Chess Congress, Judd wins, but not for the title
1909, Marshall vs. Showalter Match, Kentucky, +7-2=3
1923, Marshall vs. Ed Lasker Match, +5-4=9
1936, Sammy Reshevsky, New York, 11½-3½
1938, Sammy Reshevsky, New York, 13-3
1940, Sammy Reshevsky, New York, 13-3
1941, Sammy Reshevsky over I.A. Horowitz in Match 9½-6½
1942, Sammy Reshevsky, Isaac Kashdan, New York, 12½-2½
1944, Arnold Denker, New York, 15½-1½
1946, Arnold Denker over Herman Steiner in Match, Los Angeles, 6-4
1946, Sammy Reshevsky, New York, 16-2
1948, Herman Steiner, South Fallsburg, 15-4
1951, Larry Evans, New York, 9½-1½
1952, Larry Evans over Herman Steiner in Match 10-4
1954, Arthur Bisguier, New York, 10-3
1957/8, Bobby Fischer, New York, 10½-2½
1958/9, Bobby Fischer, New York, 8½-2½
1959/60, Bobby Fischer, New York, 9-2
1960/1, Bobby Fischer, New York, 9-2
1961/2, Larry Evans, New York, 7½-3½
1962/3, Bobby Fischer, New York, 8-3
1963/4, Bobby Fischer, New York, 11-0
1965/6, Bobby Fischer, New York, 8½-2½
1966/7, Bobby Fischer, New York, 9½-1½
1968, Larry Evans, New York, 8½-2½
1969, Sammy Reshevsky, New York, 8-3
1972, Robert Byrne, Sammy Reshevsky, Lubomir Kavalek, New York, 9-4
1973, Lubomir Kavalek, John Grefe, El Paso, 9½-2½
1974, Walter Browne, Chicago, 9½-3½
1975, Walter Browne, Oberlin College, 8½-4½
1977, Walter Browne, Mentor, 9-4
1978, Lubomir Kavalek, Pasadena, 10-4
1980, Walter Browne, Larry Christansen, Larry Evans, Greenville, 7½-4½
1981, Walter Browne, Yasser Seirawan, South Bend, 9-5
1983, Walter Browne, Larry Christiansen, Roman Dzindzichashvili, Greenville, 9-4
1984, Lev Alburt, Berkeley, 12½-4½
1985, Lev Alburt, Estes Park, 9½-3½
1986, Yasser Seirawan, Estes Park, 10½-4½
1987, Joel Benjamin, Nick de Firmian, Estes Park, 8-5
1988, Michael Wilder, Cambridge Springs, 6½-4½
1989, Roman Dzindzichashvili, Stuart Rachels, Yasser Seirawan, Long Beach, 9½-5½
1990, Lev Alburt, Jacksonville, 10½-3½
1991, Gata Kamsky, Los Angeles, 7½-2½
1992, Patrick Wolff, Durango, 10½-4½
1993, Alexander Shabalov, Alex Yermolinsky, Long Beach, 8-3
1994, Boris Gulko, Key West, 9½-3½
1995, Nick de Firmian, Patrick Wolff, Alexander Ivanov, Modesto, 8½-4½
1996, Alex Yermolinsky, Parsippany, 9-4
1997, Joel Benjamin, Chandler, 11-5
1998, Nick de Firmian, Denver, 10-3
1999, Boris Gulko, Salt Lake City, 12½-5½
2000, Joel Benjamin, Alexander Shabalov, Yasser Seirawan, Seattle, 6½-4½
2002, Larry Christiansen, Nick de Firmian, Seattle, 6½-2½
2003, Alexander Shabalov, Seattle, 6½-2½