Champions
Missouri Champions (* denotes winner on tiebreaks)
2019
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: Luke Ye
- Reserve Champion: Grant Martin*, Vidur Kothur, Dennis Taylor
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Isaiah Gadson*, NM Ron Luther
- Class A: Jared Bray*, Ethan Stech
- Class B: Behrooz Vakil*, Max Xu
- Class C: Robert Talbot
- Class D: Sirvan Salehzadeh*, Grant Johnson
- U1200: Daniel Bao
- Novice: Faith Collins
2018
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: NM Ron Luther
- Reserve Champion: Ahan Sharma*, Royce Jeffries, Michael Pugachev
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: IM Micheal Brooks*, NM Ron Luther
- Class A: Aaron Lin
- Class B: Matthew Pratt
- Class C: Martin Stahl
- Class D: Joshua Gollapudi
- U1200: Benjamin Xu
- Novice: Max Yang*, Felix Zhang
2017
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: IM Michael Brooks
- Reserve Champion: Wesley Willis
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master: GM Priyadharshan Kannappan
- Expert: Benjamin Shoykhet
- Class A: William Nesham
- Class B: Aleksey Kazakevich
- Class C: Christopher Shelton
- Class D: Ken West*, Anuraag Pujari
- U1200: Vishnu Arun
- Novice: Joshua Fundler*, Jason Woolem
2016
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez
- Reserve Champion: Aaron Lin
- Missouri Class Champions (N/A)
2015
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: Abhishek Mallela
- Reserve Champion: Nathan Summerville, Blake Splitter
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master: Iskander Aripov
- Expert: Tomislav Juricic
- Class A: Steven Bange
- Class B: Erik Tkachenko
- Class C: Eric Hoffner
- Class D: Sachin Milli
- Class E: Kevin Powell
- Novice: Owen Hill, Austin Roth
2014
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: IM Michael Brooks*, Ron Luther
- Reserve Champion: Davaun Williams
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: David Scott
- Class A: Vikram Arun
- Class B: Harper Smith
- Class C: Ryan Deering
- Class D: Wilson Gao
- Class E: Ethan Stech
- Novice: Ajun Puri*, Abraham Davis, William Loudin
2013
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: GM Fidel Corrales
- Reserve Champion: Vairam Arunachalam
- Quick Champion: GM Denes Boros*, William Nesham, Julian Proleiko
- Blitz Champion: Julian Proleiko*, William Nesham, Akshay Srinivasan
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Benjamin Gradsky
- Class A: Tim Blaco
- Class B: Andrew Parkerson
- Class C: David Sayler
- Class D/E/Unr: Ryan Deering
2012
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: GM Denes Boros, GM Anatoly Bykhovsky, Matthew Larson
- Reserve Champion: Chris Dobbs
- Quick Champion: GM Fidel Corrales, IM Vitaley Neimer
- Blitz Champion: GM Fidel Corrales
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Barry Manthe, Abishek Mallela
- Class A: Alex Esposito
- Class B: Steve Goldschmidt
- Class C: Khin Kyi
- Class D: Daniel Raymon
- Class E/U1200: David Reitz
- Novice: Andrew Schauer
2011
- Missouri State Championship
- State Champion: GM Benjamin P. Finegold
- Amateur Champion: Selden Trimble
- Missouri Open Championship
- Open Champion: IM Goran Vojinovic
- Reserve Champion: Martin Stahl
- Quick Champion: IM Goran Vojinovic
- Blitz Champion: IM Goran Vojinovic
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Abhishek Mallela
- Class A: Alex V. Exposito
- Class B: William D. Collin
- Class C: Tim V. Campbell
- Class D: Daniel Hawley
- Class E: Rohit K. Rao
- Novice: David Braton
2010
- Missouri State Championship
- State Champion:GM Benjamin P. Finegold
- Amateur Champion: Alex J. Marler
- Missouri Open Championship
- Open Champion: Jialin Ding
- Reserve Champion: Khin M. Kyi
- Quick Champion: Joshua Frank
- Blitz Champion: Tamas Mizik
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Ron Luther
- Class A: Steven J. Rand
- Class B: Joel N. Stebbins
- Class C: Tha Dun
- Class D: Jay Shapiro
- Class E: Mark L. Johnson
- Novice: Jason Ding
2009
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: IM Michael A. Brooks
- Open Champion: Selden Y. Trimble
- Quick Champion: Kevin Y. Cao
- Blitz Champion: Kevin Y. Cao
- Bughouse Champions: Tony Dutiel & Elizabeth _______
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Ron Luther*, Kevin Y. Cao
- Class A: Henry Cao
- Class B: Steven J. Rand
- Class C: Richard Fox
- Class D: Alex V. Esposito
- Class E: David B. Reitz
- Novice: Mark L. Johnson
2008
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: Ron Luther
- Open Champion: Bob Holliman
- Reserve Champion: Jialin Ding
- Quick Champion: Kevin Y. Cao
- Blitz Champion: Ron Luther
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Ron Luther*, Kevin Dale Johnson
- Class A: Daniel R. Huff
- Class B: Timothy C. Nesham
- Class C: Cody B. Ruggles
- Class D: Tim V. Campbell*, Stehpen G. Easton
- Class E: Austin Madenwald
- Novice: Ashwath S. Kumar
2007
- Missouri Open Championship
- State Champion: Ron Luther
- Open Champion: James Davies
- Reserve Champion: Bradley Herbst
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Ron Luther
- Class A: Kevin Y. Cao
- Class B: Nick W. Karlow
- Class C: Khin M. Kyi*, Vikram Arun, John Slattery
- Class D: Vairam Arunachalam*, Arjun K. Khurana (tie)
- Class E: Ken Karczewski
- Novice: James W. Doran
2006
- Missouri Chess Festival
- State Champion: Ronald Luther
- Open Champion: Francis Crow
- Reserve Champion: Nicholas Manley
- Quick Champion: Ron Luther
- Blitz Champion: Kevin Cao
- Bughouse Champions: Tony Dutiel & Frank Chressanthis
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: IM Michael A. Brooks
- Class A: Tony Song
- Class B: Tony Rich
- Class C: Shan Siddiqi
- Class D: Vikram Arun
- Class E: Dan Laurila
- Class F: Tyler Harris
2005
- Missouri Open Championship
- Open Champion: Bob Holliman
- Quick Champion: Ron Luther
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Zeb Fortman III
- Class A: (prefers to remain anonymous)
- Class B: Nathan Swinger
- Class C: Barry Walker
- Class D: Cody Ruggles*, Troy Wolz (tie)
- Class E: Chris Ivy
- Class F: Arjun Khurana
- Unrated: Jared Bray
2004
- Missouri Open Championship
- Open Champion: Jim Voelker
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Thomas Gossell
- Class A: Chris Pitts, Zeb Fortman Jr. (tie)
- Class B: Ed Irish
- Class C: Nathaniel Fast
- Class D: Troy Wolz
- Class E: Cody Ruggles
- Class F: Luke Ruggles
2003
- Missouri Open Championship
- Open Champion: Ken Jones
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Ron Luther
- Class A: Selden Trimble
- Class B: Frank D. Smith, Thomas Epplin-Zapf (tie)
- Class C: Mike Clark
- Class D: Jag Erkembayar
- Class E: Matthew Hosler
- Class F: Douglas Howe
- Unrated: Don Huff
2002
- Missouri Open Championship
- Open Champion: Ron Luther
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: Pavel Bereza, Jim Voelker (tie)
- Class A: Tony Song
- Class B: Ed Irish
- Class C: Kevin Guo, Ed Bauer (tie)
- Class D: John Koonce
- Class E: Troy Wolz
- Class F: Caleb Huff
- Unrated: Clifton Ricana
2001
- Missouri Open Championship
- Open Champion: Pavel Bereza
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: James Ellis
- Class A: Thomas Gossell
- Class B: Tony Song
- Class C: Charles Ward
- Class D: Tim Campbell
- Class E: Tyler Severance, James A. Hulsey (tie)
- Class F: Tony Noce, James A. Chapin (tie)
2000
- Missouri Open Championship
- Open Champion: Friedemann Brock
- Missouri Class Champions
- Master/Expert: James Ellis
- Class A: Mark T. Smith
- Class B: Shane Evans
- Class C: Stan Jackson
- Class D: Craig LaSalle
- U1200/UNR: Daniel Drazic
* Winner on tiebreaks.
some entries from Jim Voeker’s website, especially prior to 1999 (gathered by Charles Burton and Bill Merrell)