<P> The women's championship commenced in 1974 . The first ten editions were dominated by the Khadilkar sisters Vasanti, Jayshree and Rohini . Rohini is the youngest and won the championship five times, Jayshree won four titles, and the eldest, Vasanti, won the championship in the inaugural year . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Nr </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Men's winner </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Eluru </Td> <Td> Sapre, R.B.! Ramchandra Sapre Venkayya, D.! D. Venkayya </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Gupta, Ramdas! Ramdas Gupta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Bombay </Td> <Td> Ali, Farooq! Farooq Ali </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Madras </Td> <Td> Madon, Rusi! Rusi Madon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Ali (chess player), Nasir! Nasir Ali </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> Bikaner </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Simla </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> Ahmedabad </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rourkela </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Patna </Td> <Td> Sekhar, Ravi! Ravi Sekhar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Culcutta </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Cochin </Td> <Td> Khan, Rafiq! Rafiq Khan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Tiruchi </Td> <Td> Parameswaram, Tiruchi N.! Tiruchi N. Parameswaram </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Vijayawada </Td> <Td> Sekhar, Ravi! Ravi Sekhar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Kanpur </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Agartala </Td> <Td> Barua, Dibyendu! Dibyendu Barua </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Ahmedabad </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Tenali </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Bombay </Td> <Td> Anand, Viswanathan! Viswanathan Anand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tumkur </Td> <Td> Anand, Viswanathan! Viswanathan Anand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Neyveli </Td> <Td> Anand, Viswanathan! Viswanathan Anand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Bikaner </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Prasad, Devaki V.! Devaki V. Prasad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Pondicherry </Td> <Td> Prasad, Devaki V.! Devaki V. Prasad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Patna </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Madras </Td> <Td> Konguvel, Ponnuswamy! Ponnuswamy Konguvel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kanhangad </Td> <Td> Parameswaran, Tiruchi! Tiruchi Parameswaran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Bhilai </Td> <Td> Kunte, Abhijit! Abhijit Kunte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Muzaffarpur </Td> <Td> Barua, Dibyendu! Dibyendu Barua </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Kunte, Abhijit! Abhijit Kunte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> Barua, Dibyendu! Dibyendu Barua </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Visakhapatnam </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Visakhapatnam </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Atul </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Mangalore </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Adhiban, Baskaran! Baskaran Adhiban </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Negi, Parimarjan! Parimarjan Negi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Aurangabad </Td> <Td> Gupta, Abhijeet! Abhijeet Gupta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Kolkata </Td> <Td> Akash, G! G. Akash </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Jalgaon </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Kottayam </Td> <Td> Sethuraman, S.P.! S.P. Sethuraman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Tiruvarur </Td> <Td> Murali, Karthikeyan! Murali Karthikeyan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Lucknow </Td> <Td> Murali, Karthikeyan! Murali Karthikeyan </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Nr </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Women's winner </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Vasanti! Vasanti Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Calcutta </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Jayshree! Jayshree Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Kottayam </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Rohini! Rohini Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Rohini! Rohini Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Rohini! Rohini Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Sangli </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Jayshree! Jayshree Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Rohini! Rohini Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Rajnandgaon </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Jayshree! Jayshree Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bikaner </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Jayshree! Jayshree Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kottayam </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Rohini! Rohini Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> Sathe, Bhagyashree! Bhagyashree Sathe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Jalandhar </Td> <Td> Sathe, Bhagyashree! Bhagyashree Sathe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Calcutta </Td> <Td> Reddy, Saritha! Saritha Reddy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Kurukshetra </Td> <Td> Sathe, Bhagyashree! Bhagyashree Sathe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Durg </Td> <Td> Abhyankar, Anupama! Anupama Abhyankar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Vijaywada </Td> <Td> Abhyankar, Anupama! Anupama Abhyankar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Bhagyashree! Bhagyashree Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Gokhale, Anupama! Anupama Gokhale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Gokhale, Anupama! Anupama Gokhale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Bhagyashree! Bhagyashree Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Salem </Td> <Td> Kunte, Mrunalini! Mrunalini Kunte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Calcutta </Td> <Td> Gokhale, Anupama! Anupama Gokhale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Lucknow </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Ramaswamy, Arthie! Aarthie Ramaswamy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Koneru, Humpy! Humpy Koneru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> Mohota, Nisha! Nisha Mohota </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Vizag </Td> <Td> Ghate, Swati! Swati Ghate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Sachdev, Tania! Tania Sachdev </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Sachdev, Tania! Tania Sachdev </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Kruttika Nadig! Kruttika Nadig </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Harika Dronavalli! Harika Dronavalli </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bhubaneswar </Td> <Td> Soumya Swaminathan! Soumya Swaminathan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Mary Ann Gomes! Mary Ann Gomes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Jalgaon </Td> <Td> Mary Ann Gomes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Kolkata </Td> <Td> Mary Ann Gomes! Mary Ann Gomes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Sangli </Td> <Td> Padmini Rout </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Kolkata </Td> <Td> Padmini Rout </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Padmini Rout </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Nr </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Men's winner </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Eluru </Td> <Td> Sapre, R.B.! Ramchandra Sapre Venkayya, D.! D. Venkayya </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Gupta, Ramdas! Ramdas Gupta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Bombay </Td> <Td> Ali, Farooq! Farooq Ali </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Madras </Td> <Td> Madon, Rusi! Rusi Madon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Ali (chess player), Nasir! Nasir Ali </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> Bikaner </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Simla </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> Ahmedabad </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rourkela </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Patna </Td> <Td> Sekhar, Ravi! Ravi Sekhar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Culcutta </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Cochin </Td> <Td> Khan, Rafiq! Rafiq Khan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Tiruchi </Td> <Td> Parameswaram, Tiruchi N.! Tiruchi N. Parameswaram </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Vijayawada </Td> <Td> Sekhar, Ravi! Ravi Sekhar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Kanpur </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Agartala </Td> <Td> Barua, Dibyendu! Dibyendu Barua </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Ahmedabad </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Tenali </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Bombay </Td> <Td> Anand, Viswanathan! Viswanathan Anand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tumkur </Td> <Td> Anand, Viswanathan! Viswanathan Anand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Neyveli </Td> <Td> Anand, Viswanathan! Viswanathan Anand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Bikaner </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Prasad, Devaki V.! Devaki V. Prasad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Pondicherry </Td> <Td> Prasad, Devaki V.! Devaki V. Prasad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Patna </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Madras </Td> <Td> Konguvel, Ponnuswamy! Ponnuswamy Konguvel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kanhangad </Td> <Td> Parameswaran, Tiruchi! Tiruchi Parameswaran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Bhilai </Td> <Td> Kunte, Abhijit! Abhijit Kunte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Muzaffarpur </Td> <Td> Barua, Dibyendu! Dibyendu Barua </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Kunte, Abhijit! Abhijit Kunte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> Barua, Dibyendu! Dibyendu Barua </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Visakhapatnam </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Visakhapatnam </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Atul </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Mangalore </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Adhiban, Baskaran! Baskaran Adhiban </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Negi, Parimarjan! Parimarjan Negi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Aurangabad </Td> <Td> Gupta, Abhijeet! Abhijeet Gupta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Kolkata </Td> <Td> Akash, G! G. Akash </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Jalgaon </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Kottayam </Td> <Td> Sethuraman, S.P.! S.P. Sethuraman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Tiruvarur </Td> <Td> Murali, Karthikeyan! Murali Karthikeyan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Lucknow </Td> <Td> Murali, Karthikeyan! Murali Karthikeyan </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Nr </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Women's winner </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Vasanti! Vasanti Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Calcutta </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Jayshree! Jayshree Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Kottayam </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Rohini! Rohini Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Rohini! Rohini Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Rohini! Rohini Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Sangli </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Jayshree! Jayshree Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Rohini! Rohini Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Rajnandgaon </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Jayshree! Jayshree Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bikaner </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Jayshree! Jayshree Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kottayam </Td> <Td> Khadilkar, Rohini! Rohini Khadilkar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> Sathe, Bhagyashree! Bhagyashree Sathe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Jalandhar </Td> <Td> Sathe, Bhagyashree! Bhagyashree Sathe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Calcutta </Td> <Td> Reddy, Saritha! Saritha Reddy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Kurukshetra </Td> <Td> Sathe, Bhagyashree! Bhagyashree Sathe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Durg </Td> <Td> Abhyankar, Anupama! Anupama Abhyankar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Vijaywada </Td> <Td> Abhyankar, Anupama! Anupama Abhyankar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Bhagyashree! Bhagyashree Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Gokhale, Anupama! Anupama Gokhale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Gokhale, Anupama! Anupama Gokhale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Bhagyashree! Bhagyashree Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Salem </Td> <Td> Kunte, Mrunalini! Mrunalini Kunte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Calcutta </Td> <Td> Gokhale, Anupama! Anupama Gokhale </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Lucknow </Td> <Td> Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman! Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Ramaswamy, Arthie! Aarthie Ramaswamy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Koneru, Humpy! Humpy Koneru </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> Mohota, Nisha! Nisha Mohota </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Vizag </Td> <Td> Ghate, Swati! Swati Ghate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Sachdev, Tania! Tania Sachdev </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Sachdev, Tania! Tania Sachdev </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Kruttika Nadig! Kruttika Nadig </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Harika Dronavalli! Harika Dronavalli </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bhubaneswar </Td> <Td> Soumya Swaminathan! Soumya Swaminathan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Mary Ann Gomes! Mary Ann Gomes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Jalgaon </Td> <Td> Mary Ann Gomes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Kolkata </Td> <Td> Mary Ann Gomes! Mary Ann Gomes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Sangli </Td> <Td> Padmini Rout </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Kolkata </Td> <Td> Padmini Rout </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Padmini Rout </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Nr </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Men's winner </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Eluru </Td> <Td> Sapre, R.B.! Ramchandra Sapre Venkayya, D.! D. Venkayya </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Gupta, Ramdas! Ramdas Gupta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Bombay </Td> <Td> Ali, Farooq! Farooq Ali </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Madras </Td> <Td> Madon, Rusi! Rusi Madon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Ali (chess player), Nasir! Nasir Ali </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Bangalore </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> Bikaner </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Simla </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> Ahmedabad </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rourkela </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Patna </Td> <Td> Sekhar, Ravi! Ravi Sekhar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Culcutta </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Cochin </Td> <Td> Khan, Rafiq! Rafiq Khan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Tiruchi </Td> <Td> Parameswaram, Tiruchi N.! Tiruchi N. Parameswaram </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> Vijayawada </Td> <Td> Sekhar, Ravi! Ravi Sekhar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Aaron, Manuel! Manuel Aaron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Kanpur </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Agartala </Td> <Td> Barua, Dibyendu! Dibyendu Barua </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Ahmedabad </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Tenali </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Bombay </Td> <Td> Anand, Viswanathan! Viswanathan Anand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tumkur </Td> <Td> Anand, Viswanathan! Viswanathan Anand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Neyveli </Td> <Td> Anand, Viswanathan! Viswanathan Anand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Bikaner </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Prasad, Devaki V.! Devaki V. Prasad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Pondicherry </Td> <Td> Prasad, Devaki V.! Devaki V. Prasad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Patna </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Pune </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> <Td> Thipsay, Praveen! Praveen Thipsay </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Madras </Td> <Td> Konguvel, Ponnuswamy! Ponnuswamy Konguvel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kanhangad </Td> <Td> Parameswaran, Tiruchi! Tiruchi Parameswaran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Bhilai </Td> <Td> Kunte, Abhijit! Abhijit Kunte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Muzaffarpur </Td> <Td> Barua, Dibyendu! Dibyendu Barua </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Kunte, Abhijit! Abhijit Kunte </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> Barua, Dibyendu! Dibyendu Barua </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Nagpur </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Mumbai </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Kozhikode </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Visakhapatnam </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Visakhapatnam </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Atul </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Chennai </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Mangalore </Td> <Td> Ganguly, Surya! Surya Shekhar Ganguly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Adhiban, Baskaran! Baskaran Adhiban </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> New Delhi </Td> <Td> Negi, Parimarjan! Parimarjan Negi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Aurangabad </Td> <Td> Gupta, Abhijeet! Abhijeet Gupta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Kolkata </Td> <Td> Akash, G! G. Akash </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Jalgaon </Td> <Td> Sasikiran, Krishnan! Krishnan Sasikiran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Kottayam </Td> <Td> Sethuraman, S.P.! S.P. Sethuraman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Tiruvarur </Td> <Td> Murali, Karthikeyan! Murali Karthikeyan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 54 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Lucknow </Td> <Td> Murali, Karthikeyan! Murali Karthikeyan </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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