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Indiana State Chess Association

ISCA Class Champions

Champions by rating class, crowned at the Indiana Class Championships since 1979.

1979 First edition

37 Editions held

2025 Most recent

Championships

1st 1979 · July 21–22 · Indianapolis Union Bldg., IUPUI

Gary Deuser, organizer; Lester VanMeter, TD.

Premier (Master/Expert/A)Loren Schmidt
Class BDavid Rosenau
Class CBob Banta
Class DMartin Riegel
Class EMark Lee

(Hoosier Chess Journal, Vol. I no. 3, Sept-Oct. 1979)

2nd 1980 · July 19–20 · IU Ft. Wayne

Bob Rice, organizer & TD.

Class “A+” (Expert-A)Ilya Schwartzman
Class BJohn Roush
Class CJimmy Francis
Class DTony Schwaiger
Class E-UnratedPhil Duff

(Hoosier Chess Journal, Mar.-Apr. 1981)

3rd 1981 · July 25–26 · Student Union, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso

Harry Vallangeon, organizer; Lester VanMeter, TD.

Master/Expert/ALoren Schmidt
A-BRich Robison
B-CGary Vickers
C-DJohn DesRosiers
E-UnratedJim Rubush & Ed Konrady

(Hoosier Chess Journal, Sept-Oct. 1981. The sections are not named on the crosstable in HCJ and ratings seemed to overlap classes.) Note: the tournament was announced with class boundaries at the odd-numbered hundreds, e.g. the “A-B” was 1700–1899.

1982 — no tournament held

4th 1983 · Nov. 26–27 · Central Library, Fort Wayne

Robert Rice, organizer & TD. 36 players (Mar. 1984 Rating List).

Master/ExpertOleg Kaminsky
Class ASam Shapiro

(Mar. 1984 Rating List; Hoosier Chess Journal, Jan-Feb. 1984)

5th 1984 · Aug. 25–26 · UAW Hall, 550 S. Audubon, Indianapolis

Andy Soforic & Bob Cotter, organizers. 27 players (Nov. 1984 Rating List).

(Announcement in Hoosier Chess Journal, July 1984, but no results were printed in later issues. A separate 30/30 tourney was held Aug. 25 before the main 50/2 event.)

1985–88 — no tournament held

6th 1989 · Sept. 30–Oct. 1 · Randall’s Inn, South Bend

Tom Smith, organizer & TD. 46 players.

Master/ExpertRon Yoder
Class ADan Bryant
Class BPhil Smeltzer
Class CTom Smith
Class DKem Crimmins
Class EJason Kyle

7th 1990 · June 23–24 · Randall’s Inn, South Bend

Tom Smith, organizer & TD. 42 players.

Master/ExpertJosh Bousum
Class ADon Gunther
Class BTom Smith
Class CPeter Kuhr
Class D/EJanice Beene
UnratedJ.J. Juntunen

8th 1991 · June 22 · Randall’s Inn, South Bend

Tom Smith, organizer & TD. 47 players.

Master/ExpertTim Hernly
Class ABrad Crockett
Class BBen Dillon
Class CCurtis Farley
Class DHoward Brandenburg

9th 1992 · June 20 · Randall’s Inn, South Bend

Tom Smith, organizer & TD. 72 players.

Master/ExpertGreg Kennedy & Peter Bereolos
Class ADon Gunther
Class BKem Crimmins
Class CJim Hoover
Class D/EJason Schoettmer
UnratedAnuar Dain

10th 1993 · June 19 · Michiana Chess Studio, South Bend

Tom Smith, organizer & TD. 47 players.

Master/ExpertTim McEntee
Class AJohn Roush
Class BBill Corbin
Class CBrad LaGue
Class D/EAnthony Williams

11th 1994 · Apr. 16 · Michiana Chess Studio, South Bend

Tom Smith, organizer & TD. 61 players.

Master/ExpertEmory Tate
Class ASam Shapiro
Class BChris Savage
Class CDanny Kennedy
Class DAndy Eichelberg
Class ECary Krachinski

This made six years in a row for the Class in South Bend! And a different winner in the top class each time!

12th 1995 · July 15 · Days Inn Airport, Indianapolis

Rick Roberts, organizer & TD.

Master/ExpertEmory Tate
Class AEd Dreyling
Class BChris Savage & Adrian Polit
Class CMichael Kloeckner
Class DCary Krachinski

13th 1996 · Aug. 24? (31?) · Radisson Hotel, Indianapolis

Rick Robarts, organizer; Dave Barker, TD.

Master/ExpertWes Smith
Class AMichael Stern & Adam Reuter
Class BJacek Martynow
Class CKem Templeton
Class DJeffrey Byrd
Class EShawn Irish

(Sept. 1996 Tournament Life Announcement gives the date as Aug. 24, but the crosstable on the USCF web site gives it as Aug. 31.)

14th 1997 · Sept. 27 · Cardinal Ritter High School, Indianapolis

Rick Roberts, organizer & TD.

Master/ExpertMurray Newcomb
Class AVern Cloud
Class BBill Corbin
Class CMike Vidulich
Class DDavid Carter

1998 — no tournament held

15th 1999 · June 11–13 · Four-County Counseling Center, Logansport

Gary Fox, organizer; Roger Blaine, TD. 23 players.

Master/ExpertDon Urquhart
Class BNate Criss
Class CDavid Schwartz

16th 2000 · June 24 · Days Inn Airport, Evansville

Craig Hines, organizer & TD.

Master/ExpertJosh Bousum
Class AVACANT
Class BJeff Querner (TH)
Class CBruce Jackson (EVV)
Class D/E/UNRTom Byers

17th 2001 · Oct. 27 · Public Library, Chesterton

George Kamber, organizer & TD. 55 players.

MasterJohn Cole
ExpertJosh Bousum
Class AKevin Fyr
Class BBen Inskeep
Class CGarrett Smith & Jesse Bender
Class DJim Longuski
Class EJason Crismore

(No mention in Dec. 2001 Chess in Indiana except List of Champions on p. 2.)

18th 2002 · Aug. 10 · Univ. of Southern Indiana, Evansville

Craig Hines, organizer & TD.

MasterVACANT
ExpertJay Carr
Class ATom Harris
Class BDallas Loven (EVV)
Class CTom Pickett (EVV)
Class DAnthony Golike (EVV)

19th 2003 · May 17 · Glendale Mall, Indianapolis

Wick Deer, organizer & TD.

MasterVACANT
ExpertBen Inskeep
Class AWalt Thompson
Class BKristopher Williams & Joe Swindler (EVV)
Class CAndrew Pheasant
Class DMichael Frydell & Rogerio Ferreira

20th 2004 · July 17 · Univ. of Southern Indiana, Evansville

Terry Winchester, organizer & TD.

MasterVACANT
ExpertVACANT
Class ANate Criss
Class BLogan Stalions
Class CBenjamin Wyatt (EVV)
Class DJared Vibbert (EVV)

21st 2005 · July 30 · Stewart Center, Purdue University, W. Lafayette

Gary Fox, organizer & TD. 65 players.

Master/ExpertJohn Cole & Steven Cates
Class AAlexei Gorbunov
Class BCraig Hines
Class CDavid Frey
Class DTom Byers & Randall Darby

(Chess in Indiana, Sept. 2005 gives crosstables only for the top 3 sections. The USCF crosstable erroneously lists the location as Logansport.)

22nd 2006 · June 3 · Glendale Mall, Indianapolis

Sean Hollick, organizer & TD. 82 players.

Master/ExpertJim Dean & Garrett Smith
Class AJeff Melton, Walt Thompson, Bernard Parham II
Class BJosh Smith
Class CMat Leach
Class D/ESam Ludlow & Don Medrena

23rd 2007 · Aug. 18 · UAW Hall, Kokomo

Terry Perkins, organizer; Gary Fox, TD. 46 players.

Master/ExpertGarrett Smith, Mike Herron
Class ARobert Davidson
Class BDaniel Ryker
Class CSiyang Liu, Frank Owens
Class DMatt McKee

24th 2008 · Aug. 16 · UAW Hall, Kokomo

Terry Perkins, organizer; Gary Fox, TD. 34 players.

Master/ExpertMike Herron, Bernard Parham Sr.
Class ABernard Parham II
Class BDaniel Gater, Siyang Liu
Class CMichael Tzolov
Class DBrad Anderson

25th 2009 · July 11 · Clarion Hotel, Indianapolis

Gary Fox, organizer & TD. 36 players.

Master/ExpertMike Herron & Wes Smith
Class ABernard Parham II & John Roush
Class BChris Prather
Class CA.V. Fleming
Class DGary Lutes

26th 2010 · June 19 · Jameson Inn, South Bend

Roger Blaine, organizer & TD. 34 players.

Master/Expert/ADennis Monokroussos
Class ARon Powell
Class BBen Dillon
Class CBryan Kapke
Class D/ETomas Lapas

27th 2011 · June 17–18 · Clarion Hotel, Indianapolis

Gary Fox, organizer & TD. 39 players.

MasterDennis Monokroussos
ExpertGarrett Smith & Mike Herron
Class AWalt Thompson & Bernard Parham II
Class BDr. Arthur Galstian
Class CBen Zakhary
Class DBrad Anderson

28th 2012 · June 15–16 · Clarion Hotel, Indianapolis

Gary Fox, organizer & TD. 34 players.

Master/Expert/AGarrett Smith & Drew Hollinberger
Class AEmily Tallo & Bernard Parham II
Class BJerry Christner
Class CPhilip Schaust
Class DTom Byers

2013 — no tournament held

29th 2014 · Aug. 9–10 · Holiday Inn, Bloomington

Gerry Roberts, organizer; Craig Hines, TD. 65 players.

Expert/ASteffen Thieme
Class AAndy Porter
Class BDallas Loven & Jim Davis
Class CArthur Wake
Class DBen Pitchkites
Class ERyan O’Donohue & Daniel Larsen

30th 2015 · Aug. 1–2 · Indianapolis

Craig Hines, organizer & TD.

Master/ExpertDennis Monokroussos
Class ADennis Geisleman
Class BJohn Wortinger, Richard Arnold
Class DBen Foley
Class EAditya Ariyur

31st 2016 · Aug. 1–2 · Clarion Hotel, Indianapolis

Craig Hines, organizer & TD.

Master/ExpertJay Carr
Class ABernard Parham II
Class BRichard Arnold
Class CTed Swogger
Class DScott Pletka
Class ERaymond Martin

32nd 2017 · July 22 · Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport, Indianapolis

Mathew Leach, TD. 54 players.

Master/ExpertMike Herron
Class ANikhil Datar
Class BBill Qian
Class CTed Swogger & Carl Dolson
Class D/underStephen Sims

33rd 2018 · Sept. 15–16 · Indianapolis

Roger Norris, TD; Craig Hines, assistant TD. 54 players.

Master/ExpertJim Dean
Class ABraydon Povinelli
Class BGary Fox & Akash Bhowmik
Class CBradley Back, Russell Stinson, Scott Pletka
Class D/EAndrew Grismer

34th 2019 · July 27 · Indianapolis

Mathew Leach, TD; Craig Hines, assistant TD. 68 players.

Master/ExpertJames Cates
Class ABernard Parham II, Ruoxiao Xia, Brian Benson
Class BJohn Herr
Class CAlex Cheng
Class D/underTravis Daniel

2020–21 — no tournament held

35th 2022 · August 13 · Holiday Inn Express, Bloomington

Craig Hines, organizer.

Master/ExpertBroderick Bauml
Class ADaniel Rickert
Class BKrishna Chouturi
Class CCaleb Wilson
Class DRyan O’Donohue & Steve Wilson
UnratedYixuan Lin

36th 2023 · August 19 · University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne

John Fallon, organizer; Joe Riegsecker, TD.

Master/ExpertBen Bentrup
Class ALes Kistler
Class BDevin McCleary
Class CDavid Byrd, Joshua Vu
Class DJason Zhang, Alex Ramirez
Class E/underBenjamin Joseph, Ronald Plamowski

2024 — no tournament held

37th 2025 · August 9 · University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne

John Fallon, organizer; Charles Vu, TD.

Master/ExpertNate Criss
Class ADylan Whitlow
Class BRiley McCulloch
Class CAbhiram Ashok
Class DAsher Church
Class E/underBhargav Murthy