Cuban Chess Championship

In the second part of the 19th century, Celso Golmayo Zúpide had been generally accepted as Cuban champion since his 1862 match defeat of Félix Sicre. In 1912-1937 Cuban Championship as Copa Dewar occurred. Maria Teresa Mora was the first woman who won Copa Dewar in 1922.[1]

## Championships

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Year | City | Winner[2][3]

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1860 | Havana | Félix Sicre
1862 | Havana | Celso Golmayo Zúpide
1897 | Havana | Celso Golmayo Torriente
1898 | Havana | Juan Corzo
1902 | Havana | Juan Corzo
1907 | Havana | Juan Corzo
1912 | Havana | Juan Corzo
1914 |  | Rafael Blanco
1918 |  | Juan Corzo
1920 |  | Rafael Blanco
1921 |  | Baire Benítez
1922 | Havana | María Teresa Mora
1923 | Havana | José Fernández Migoya
1927 |  | Francisco Planas
1929 |  | Francisco Planas
1937 |  | Rafael Blanco
1939 |  | Miguel Alemán
1942 |  | Juan González de Vega
1943 |  | Juan González de Vega
1944 |  | Angel Fernández Fernández
1950 |  | Rosendo Romero
Eldis Cobo Arteaga
1951 |  | Juan González de Vega
1952 | Havana | Juan González de Vega
1955 | Havana | Carlos Calero
1956 |  | Armando Cabrera
1957 |  | Eleazar Jiménez
1958 |  | Rogelio Ortega
1960 | Havana | Eleazar Jiménez
1963 | Havana | Eleazar Jiménez
1965 | Havana | Eleazar Jiménez
1966 | Havana | Rogelio Ortega
1967 | Havana | Eleazar Jiménez
1968 | Santiago de Cuba | Silvino García Martínez
1969 | Matanzas | Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles
1970 | Havana | Silvino García Martínez
1971 | Havana | Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles
1972 | Playa Larga, Matanzas | Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles
1973 | Cienfuegos | Silvino García Martínez
1974 | Varadero, Matanzas | Guillermo Garcia González
1975 | Santa Clara | Guillermo Estévez Morales
1976 | Holguín | José Fernandez Leon
1977 | Sancti Spiritus | Gerardo Lebredo Zarragoitia
José Luis Vilela de Acuña
Jesús Nogueiras
1978 | Camagüey | Jesús Nogueiras
1979 | Santiago de Cuba | Silvino García Martínez
1980 | Holguín | Néstor Vélez
1981–2 | Sagua la Grande | Román Hernández Onna
1983 | Sagua de Tánamo | Guillermo Garcia González
1984 | Holguín | Jesús Nogueiras
Amador Rodríguez Céspedes
1985 | Camagüey | Jorge Armas
1986 | Santiago de Cuba | Walter Arencibia
1987 | Las Tunas | Juan Borges
1988 | Camagüey | Amador Rodríguez Céspedes
1989 | Sancti Spiritus | Pedro Paneque
1990 | Santiago de Cuba | Walter Arencibia
1991 | Holguín | Jesús Nogueiras
1993 | Matanzas | Juan Borges
1995 | Matanzas | Julio Becerra
Juan Borges
1996 | Las Tunas | Irisberto Herrera
Julio Becerra
1997 | Matanzas | Reinaldo Vera
Amador Rodríguez Céspedes
1998 | Matanzas | Julio Becerra
1999 | Santa Clara | Rodne Pérez
2000 | Santa Clara | Jesús Nogueiras
2001 | Las Tunas | Reinaldo Vera
2002 | Holguín | Leinier Domínguez
2003 | Varadero, Matanzas | Leinier Domínguez
2004 | Santa Clara | Lázaro Bruzón
2005 | Santa Clara | Lázaro Bruzón
2006 | Santa Clara | Leinier Domínguez
2007 | Santa Clara | Lázaro Bruzón
2008 | Santa Clara | Yuniesky Quesada
2009 | Las Tunas | Lázaro Bruzón
2010 | Ciego de Ávila | Lázaro Bruzón
2011 | Ciego de Ávila | Yuniesky Quezada
2012 | Ciego de Ávila | Leinier Domínguez
2013 | Santa Clara | Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez
2014 | Santa Clara | Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez[4]
2015 | Santa Clara | Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez[5]
2016 | Matanzas | Leinier Domínguez[6]
2017 | Villa Clara | Lázaro Bruzón
2018 | Havana | Yuri Gonzalez Vidal
2019 | Villa Clara | Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera
2020 | Villa Clara | Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera
2021  |  |
2022  | Santa Clara | Yasser Quesada Pérez[7]

> Naturally, chess is a hobby, but it is also a teacher of reason, and the countries that have good chess teams also lead the world in other more important spheres.

> — Ernesto "Che" Guevara[8]

## Women

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Year | City | Winner

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1965 | Havana | Syla Martínez
1966 |  | Nora Laya
1967 |  | Nora Laya
1968 |  | Nora Laya
1969 |  | Elisa Yarruch
1970 |  | Ada María Salgado
1971 |  | Asela de Armas Pérez
1972 |  | Nora Laya
1973 |  | Asela de Armas Pérez
1974 |  | Asela de Armas Pérez
1975 |  | Asela de Armas Pérez
1976 |  | Asela de Armas Pérez
1977 |  | Asela de Armas Pérez
1978 |  | Asela de Armas Pérez
1979 |  | Asela de Armas Pérez
1980 |  | Vivian Ramón Pita
1981 |  | Zirka Frómeta Castillo
1982 |  | Vivian Ramón Pita
1983 |  | Zirka Frómeta Castillo
1984 |  | Vivian Ramón Pita
1985 |  | Tania Hernández
1986 |  | Asela de Armas Pérez
1987 |  | Zirka Frómeta Castillo
1988 |  | Asela de Armas Pérez
1989 |  | Vivian Ramón Pita
1990 |  | Vivian Ramón Pita
1991 |  | Vivian Ramón Pita
1992 |  | Maritza Arribas Robaina
1993 |  | Roquelina Fandiño Reyes
1994 |  | Yudania Hernández Estévez
1995 |  | Mairelys Delgado Crespo
1997 | Havana | Maritza Arribas Robaina
1998 |  | Vivian Ramón Pita
1999 |  | Mairelys Delgado Crespo
2000 |  | Vivian Ramón Pita
2001 |  | Maritza Arribas Robaina[9]
2002 |  | Maritza Arribas Robaina[9]
2003 |  | Maritza Arribas Robaina[9]
2004 |  | Maritza Arribas Robaina[9]
2005 |  | Sulennis Piña Vega
2006 | Caibarien | Milena Campos Vila
2007 |  | Maritza Arribas Robaina[9]
2008 | Holguín | Maritza Arribas Robaina
2009 |  | Maritza Arribas Robaina
2010 | Holguín | Oleiny Linares Nápoles
2011 | Santiago de Cuba | Yaniet Marrero Lopez
2012 | Holguín | Lisandra Llaudy Pupo
2013 | Holguín | Maritza Arribas Robaina
2014 | Pinar del Río | Sulennis Piña Vega
2015 | Santiago de Cuba | Maritza Arribas Robaina[10]
2016 | Cienfuegos | Oleyni Linares Nápoles[11]
2017 | Pinar del Río | Yerisbel Miranda Llanes
2018 | Holguín | Lisandra Llaudy Pupo

## References

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1. ^ "Campeonato Cuba ajedrez". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
2. ^ "Campeonato de Cuba". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
3. ^ "Los Campeones de Ajedrez de Cuba". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-10-18.
4. ^ 2014 Chess-Results
5. ^ 2015 FIDE
6. ^ Leinier Domínguez Pérez, campeón de ajedrez de Cuba por 5ta vez Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine. Capablanca. Sitio Web Oficial del Ajedrez Cubano (in Spanish).
7. ^ "The Week in Chess 1428". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
8. ^ Chess Tournament Begun by Che Revived in Havana[permanent dead link] Radio Nuevitas, October 10, 2008
9. ^ a b c d e "Maritza Arribas: máxima ganadora del ajedrez femenino cubano". Santiago en mí (in Spanish). WordPress. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
10. ^ (in Spanish) NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ (F). Maritza por oncena vez Archived 2015-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Capablanca. Sitio Web Oficial del Ajedrez Cubano.
11. ^ (in Spanish) NACIONAL DE AJEDREZ (F). Oleiny por segunda vez Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine. Capablanca. Sitio Web Oficial del Ajedrez Cubano.

* Keene, Raymond (1977), "Cuba", in Golombek, Harry (ed.), Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, Batsford, p. 82, ISBN 0-517-53146-1 (results from 1902 through 1984)
* Details on the 2000 edition
* Crowther, Mark (4 February 2008), THE WEEK IN CHESS 691: Cuban Championship 2008, London Chess Center
* Details on the 2008 edition

## External links

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* Chess Tournament Begun by Che - Revived in Havana[permanent dead link] Radio Nuevitas, October 10, 2008

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