The event was first organised in 2002, comprising multiple sections, usually called Masters, Championship, and Challengers. The results below are all for the Masters event; where there is a full report, details of the other sections are given. The Philip Hogarty Cup for the Masters event was presented in 2008.
- 2002-2009
- 2002 Stephen Brady; February 1-3, 2002, 10 players, 6 rounds, 24 games (8 available); results
- 2003 Brian Fitzpatrick; February 7-9, 2003, 8 players, 6 rounds, 23 games (1 available); results
- 2004 Sam Collins; February 6-8, 2004, 8 players, 6 rounds, 24 games (none available); results
- 2005 Karl McPhillips; February 4-6, 2005, 6 player all-play-all, 15 games (none available); results
- 2006 Tom Clarke; February 3-5, 2006, 6 player all-play-all, 13 games (4 available); crosstable
- 2007 Gordon Freeman; February 2-4, 2007, 18 players, 6 rounds, 48 games (none available); results
- 2008 Ryan-Rhys Griffiths; February 1-3, 2008, 13 players, 5 rounds; 24 games (all available); results
- 2009 Adam Špirek; January 30-February 1, 2009, 8 players, 5 rounds; 19 games (none available); results
- 2010-
- 2010 David Fitzsimons; January 29-31, 2010; 11 players, 6 rounds, 30 games (none available); results
- 2011 David Fitzsimons, February 4-6, 2011; 18 players, 5 rounds, 39 games (32 available)
- 2012 David Fitzsimons, January 27-29, 2012; 16 players, 5 rounds, 38 games (all available)
- 2013 David Fitzsimons, February 1-3, 2013; 14 players, 5 rounds, 34 games (all available)
- 2014 Killian Delaney, January 24-26, 2014; 18 players, 6 rounds, 50 games (49 available)
- 2015 Conor O’Donnell, January 16-18, 2015; 28 players, 6 rounds, 74 games (1 available); results
- 2016 David Murray, January 22-24, 2016; 28 players, 5 rounds, 93 games (80 available)
- 2017 Normunds Miezis, January 25-27, 2019; 56 players, 5 rounds, 132 games (12 available); results
- 2018 Justin Tan (after blitz playoff), January 27-29, 2017; 50 players, 5 rounds, 118 games (17 available); results
- 2019 Matthew Turner, January 25-27, 2018; 37 players, 5 rounds, 73 games (20 available); results
- 2020-
- 2020 Tarun Kanyamarala (after blitz playoff), January 24-26, 2020; 41 players, 5 rounds, 97 games (74 available)
- Sources:
- Gonzaga Classic, Irish Chess History web site
- Email from David Murray, January 21, 2016 (roll of honour, 2002-2015)
Last updated: March 15, 2020.