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Jamaican Chess Championship
National chess championship of Jamaica
National chess championship of Jamaica
The Jamaican Chess Championship is the yearly national chess championship of Jamaica. The first edition was played in 1969. The championship is usually a twelve-player round-robin tournament. The championship is also used as a qualifier for the Chess Olympiads.
List of champions
:{| class="sortable wikitable" ! Nr !! Year !! Winner |- | 1 || 1969 || |- | 2 || 1970 || |- | 3 || 1971 || |- | 4 || 1972 || |- | 5 || 1973 || |- | 6 || 1974 || |- | 7 || 1975 ||
|- | 8 || 1976 || |- | 9 || 1977 || |- | 10 || 1978 || |- | 11 || 1979 ||
|- | 12 || 1980 || |- | 13 || 1981 || |- | 14 || 1982 || |- | 15 || 1983 || |- | 16 || 1984 || |- | 17 || 1985 || |- | 18 || 1986 || |- | 19 || 1987 || |- | 20 || 1988 || |- | 21 || 1989 || |- | 22 || 1990 || |- | 23 || 1991 ||
|- | 24 || 1992 ||
|- | 25 || 1993 || |- | 26 || 1994 || |- | 27 || 1995 ||
|- | 28 || 1996 || |- | 29 || 1997 || |- | 30 || 1998 || |- | 31 || 1999 || |- | 32 || 2000 || |- | 33 || 2001 || |- | 34 || 2002 || |- | 35 || 2003 || |- | 36 || 2004 || |- | 37 || 2005 || |- | 38 || 2006 || |- | 39 || 2007 || |- | 40 || 2008 || |- | 40 || 2009 || |- | 41 || 2010 || |- | 43 || 2011 || |- | 44 || 2012 ||
|-
| 45 || 2013 ||
|-
| 46 || 2014 ||
|-
| 47 || 2015 ||
|-
| 48 || 2016 ||
|- | 49 || 2017 || |- | 50 || 2018 || |- | 51 || 2019 || |- | 52 || 2020 || |- | || 2021 || Not held (COVID-19) |- | 53 || 2022 || |- | 54 || 2023 || |- | 56 || 2024 || |- | 57 || 2025 || |- | 58 || 2026 || |}
| Player | Championships Won | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Warren Elliott | 8 | 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016 |
| Shreyas Smith | 7 | 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Shane Matthews | 7 | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003 |
| Robert Wheeler | 6 | 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988 |
| Harold Chan | 5 | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979 |
| Duane Rowe | 4 | 1995, 1996, 1998, 2006 |
| Damion Davy | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 |
| Jomo Pitterson | 3 | 1992, 1993, 1999 |
| Steve Curry | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
| Sheldon Wong | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
| Orrin Tonsingh | 2 | 1982, 1990 |
| Neil Fairclough | 2 | 1985, 1991 |
| Grantel Gibbs | 2 | 1991, 1994 |
| Equitable Brown | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| Andrew Mellace | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
| Alfred Thompson | 1 | 1969 |
| Thomas Figueroa | 1 | 1975 |
| Ryan Palmer | 1 | 1992 |
| Russell Porter | 1 | 1995 |
| Jaden Shaw | 1 | 2023 |
Notes
References
- "Jamaican Chess Federation, list of champions".
- "The Jamaica Chess Federation".
- "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - National Championships 2020".
- "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - National Championships 2023".
- (15 May 2023). "Jaden Shaw tops 2023 Jamaica Championship!".
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