Jamaican Chess Championship

National chess championship of Jamaica

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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

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Nr | Year | Winner[1]

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1 | 1969 | Alfred Thompson
2 | 1970 | Steve Curry
3 | 1971 | Steve Curry
4 | 1972 | Harold Chan
5 | 1973 | Harold Chan
6 | 1974 | Harold Chan
7 | 1975 | Thomas Figueroa
Robert Wheeler
8 | 1976 | Sheldon Wong
9 | 1977 | Sheldon Wong
10 | 1978 | Harold Chan
11 | 1979 | Harold Chan
Robert Wheeler
12 | 1980 | Robert Wheeler
13 | 1981 | Robert Wheeler
14 | 1982 | Orrin Tonsingh
15 | 1983 | Robert Wheeler
16 | 1984 | Shane Matthews
17 | 1985 | Neil Fairclough
18 | 1986 | Shane Matthews
19 | 1987 | Shane Matthews
20 | 1988 | Robert Wheeler
21 | 1989 | Shane Matthews
22 | 1990 | Orrin Tonsingh
23 | 1991 | Grantel Gibbs
Neil Fairclough
24 | 1992 | Ryan Palmer
Jomo Pitterson
25 | 1993 | Jomo Pitterson
26 | 1994 | Grantel Gibbs
27 | 1995 | Russell Porter
Duane Rowe
28 | 1996 | Duane Rowe
29 | 1997 | Shane Matthews
30 | 1998 | Duane Rowe
31 | 1999 | Jomo Pitterson
32 | 2000 | Warren Elliott
33 | 2001 | Warren Elliott
34 | 2002 | Shane Matthews
35 | 2003 | Shane Matthews
36 | 2004 | Warren Elliott
37 | 2005 | Warren Elliott
38 | 2006 | Duane Rowe
39 | 2007 | Warren Elliott
40 | 2008 | Equitable Brown
40 | 2009 | Equitable Brown
41 | 2010 | Warren Elliott
43 | 2011 | Damion Davy
44 | 2012 | Andrew Mellace
Damion Davy
45 | 2013 | Damion Davy
46 | 2014 | Andrew Mellace
47 | 2015 | Warren Elliott
48 | 2016 | Warren Elliott
49 | 2017 | Shreyas Smith
50 | 2018 | Damion Davy
51 | 2019 | Shreyas Smith
52 | 2020 | Shreyas Smith
| 2021 | Not held (COVID-19)
53 | 2022 | Shreyas Smith
54 | 2023 | Jaden Shaw

Player | Championships Won | Years Won

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Warren Elliott | 8 | 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016
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
Shreyas Smith | 4 | 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022
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

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[2] [3] [4] [5]

1. ^ "Jamaican Chess Federation, list of champions". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
2. ^ "The Jamaica Chess Federation".
3. ^ https://chess-results.com/tnr510852.aspx?lan=1&art=1 [bare URL]
4. ^ https://chess-results.com/tnr737102.aspx?lan=1&art=1 [bare URL]
5. ^ "Jaden Shaw tops 2023 Jamaica Championship!". 15 May 2023.

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