Lithuanian Chess Championship

The first unofficial Lithuanian Chess Championship was held in Kaunas (Temporary capital of Lithuania) in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, mostly a winner of Championship of Kaunas (later - the Championship of Lithuania) in the period from 1922 to World War II. The first official Lithuanian championship was held in 1929. The next year, Lithuania joined FIDE, the World Chess Federation.

When Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union (June 1940 – June 1941 and July 1944 – March 1990), players from other Soviet Republics were sometimes invited to play in the championship. In 1951, Ratmir Kholmov won the championship ahead of the guests Andor Lilienthal, Tigran Petrosian, and Vladimir Simagin.

## Winners

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(1) | 1921 |  | A. Rimša[1][2] the winner of Championship of Kaunas
(2) | 1922 |  | Antanas Gustaitis became the Champion (Benjamin Blumenfeld emigrated to Russia before a playoff match could be arranged)
(3) | 1923 |  | Aleksandras Machtas, Champion of Kaunas
(4) | 1924 |  | Aleksandras Machtas, Champion of Kaunas
(5) | 1926 |  | Aleksandras Machtas, Champion of Kaunas
(6) | 1927 |  | Aleksandras Machtas won a match with S. Gordonas, Champion of Klaipėda (instead of Markas Luckis, Champion of Kaunas)
(7) | 1928 |  | Aleksandras Machtas won a match with S. Gordonas, Champion of Klaipėda (instead of Markas Luckis, Champion of Kaunas)
1 | 1929 |  | Aronas Jeglinas, Champion of Kaunas and Lithuania
2 | 1930 |  | Isakas Vistaneckis[3]
3 | 1931 |  | Aleksandras Machtas
4 | 1932 | Kaunas | Aleksandras Machtas
5 | 1933 |  | Vladas Mikėnas won a match against Aleksandras Machtas[4]
6 | 1934 |  | Vladas Mikėnas won a match against Povilas Vaitonis (6:2)
7 | 1935 |  | Vladas Mikėnas drew a match with Isakas Vistaneckis (8:8)
8 | 1937 |  | Vladas Mikėnas won a match against Povilas Vaitonis (5.5:4.5)
9 | 1938 |  | Vladas Mikėnas won a match against Povilas Vaitonis (9:3)
10 | 1941 |  | Isakas Vistaneckis
11 | 1942 |  | Leonardas Abramavičius
12 | 1943 | Vilnius | Mečislovas Birmanas[5]
* | 1944 |  | Povilas Vaitonis was leading the interrupted tournament
13 | 1945 | Kaunas | Vladas Mikėnas
14 | 1947 | Vilnius | Vladas Mikėnas
15 | 1948 | Vilnius | Vladas Mikėnas
16 | 1949 | Vilnius | Ratmir Kholmov, Isakas Vistaneckis
17 | 1950 | Vilnius | Ratmir Kholmov
18 | 1951 | Vilnius | Ratmir Kholmov
19 | 1952 | Vilnius | Ratmir Kholmov
20 | 1953 | Vilnius | Ratmir Kholmov
21 | 1954 | Vilnius | Isakas Vistaneckis
22 | 1955 | Vilnius | Ratmir Kholmov
23 | 1956 | Kaunas | Isakas Vistaneckis
24 | 1957 | Vilnius | Ratmir Kholmov
25 | 1958 | Vilnius | Ratmir Kholmov
26 | 1959 | Vilnius | Isakas Vistaneckis, Ratmir Kholmov
27 | 1960 | Vilnius | Ratmir Kholmov
28 | 1961 | Vilnius | Vladas Mikėnas
29 | 1962 | Druskininkai | Leonidas Maslovas
30 | 1963 | Vilnius | Leonidas Maslovas
31 | 1964 | Vilnius | Vladas Mikėnas
32 | 1965 | Vilnius | Vladas Mikėnas
33 | 1966 | Vilnius | Leonidas Maslovas
34 | 1967 | Vilnius | Algimantas Butnorius
35 | 1968 | Vilnius | Vladas Mikėnas
36 | 1969 | Vilnius | Antanas Algimantas Česnauskis
37 | 1970 | Kaunas | Algimantas Butnorius
38 | 1971 | Vilnius | Jegor Čiukajevas
39 | 1972 | Kaunas | Gintautas Piešina
40 | 1973 | Klaipėda | Algimantas Butnorius
41 | 1974 | Vilnius | Gintautas Piešina
42 | 1975 | Vilnius | Algimantas Butnorius
43 | 1976 | Kaunas | Algimantas Butnorius
44 | 1977 | Klaipėda | Yuri Balashov
45 | 1978 | Vilnius | Gintautas Piešina
46 | 1979 | Panevėžys | Levas Ševeliovas
47 | 1980 | Kaunas | Algimantas Butnorius
48 | 1981 | Klaipėda | Eduardas Rozentalis
49 | 1982 | Plungė | Algimantas Butnorius
50 | 1983 | Vilnius | Aloyzas Kveinys
51 | 1984 | Klaipėda | Gintautas Piešina
52 | 1985 | Vilnius | Algirdas Bandza, Emilis Šlekys
53 | 1986 | Vilnius | Aloyzas Kveinys
54 | 1987 | Vilnius | Vidmantas Mališauskas
55 | 1988 | Vilnius | Gintautas Piešina
56 | 1989 | Klaipėda | Vidmantas Mališauskas
57 | 1990 | Klaipėda | Vidmantas Mališauskas
58 | 1991 | Vilnius | Šarūnas Šulskis
59 | 1992 | Vilnius | Virginijus Dambrauskas
60 | 1993 | Vilnius | Algimantas Butnorius
61 | 1994 | Vilnius | Šarūnas Šulskis
62 | 1995 | Vilnius | Antanas Zapolskis
63 | 1996 | Vilnius | Vytautas Šlapikas
64 | 1997 | Vilnius | Virginijus Grabliauskas[6]
65 | 1998 | Vilnius | Vidmantas Mališauskas
66 | 1999 | Vilnius | Antanas Zapolskis
67 | 2000 | Vilnius | Viktorija Čmilytė
68 | 2001 | Kaunas | Šarūnas Šulskis
69 | 2002 | Vilnius | Eduardas Rozentalis
70 | 2003 | Vilnius | Vidmantas Mališauskas
71 | 2004 | Vilnius | Darius Zagorskis
72 | 2005 | Šiauliai | Viktorija Čmilytė
73 | 2006 | Vilnius | Vidmantas Mališauskas
74 | 2007 | Šiauliai | Šarūnas Šulskis
75 | 2008 | Kaunas | Aloyzas Kveinys[7]
76 | 2009 | Vilnius | Šarūnas Šulskis
77 | 2010 | Nemenčinė | Vidmantas Malisauskas[8]
78 | 2011 | Nemenčinė | Šarūnas Šulskis[9]
79 | 2012 | Vilnius | Aloyzas Kveinys
80 | 2013 | Vilnius | Darius Zagorskis
81 | 2014 | Vilnius | Šarūnas Šulskis
82 | 2015 | Kaunas | Šarūnas Šulskis
83 | 2016 | Vilnius | Tomas Laurusas
84 | 2017 | Vilnius | Vidmantas Mališauskas
85 | 2018 | Kaunas | Vidmantas Mališauskas
86 | 2019 | Vilnius | Tomas Laurusas
87 | 2020 | Vilnius | Karolis Jukšta[10]
88 | 2021 | Vilnius | Titas Stremavičius[11]
89 | 2022 | Vilnius | Karolis Jukšta[12]
90 | 2023 | Kaunas | Tomas Laurusas[13]
91 | 2024 | Vilnius | Tomas Laurusas[14]

## Women

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Year | City | Winner

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1938 | Kaunas | Elena Raclauskienė
1949 | Vilnius | Elena Raclauskienė-Lukauskienė
1950 | Vilnius | Klavdiya Čiukajeva
1951 | Vilnius | Klavdiya Čiukajeva
1952 | Vilnius | Klavdiya Čiukajeva
1953 | Vilnius | Klavdiya Čiukajeva
1954 | Vilnius | Maria Lichtenfeld
1955 | Vilnius | Maria Lichtenfeld
1956 | Kaunas | Marija Kartanaitė
1957 | Vilnius | Marija Kartanaitė
1958 | Vilnius | Marija Kartanaitė
1959 | Vilnius | Nina Špikienė
1960 | Vilnius | Nina Špikienė
1961 | Vilnius | Vilhelmina Kaušilaitė
1962 | Vilnius | Ilana Epšteinaitė
1963 | Vilnius | Marija Kartanaitė
1964 | Vilnius | Marija Kartanaitė
1965 | Vilnius | Ilana Rozentalienė
1966 | Vilnius | Marija Kartanaitė
1967 | Vilnius | Marija Kartanaitė
1968 | Vilnius | Vilhelmina Kaušilaitė
1969 | Vilnius | Marija Kartanaitė
1970 | Vilnius | Marija Kartanaitė
1971 | Vilnius | Vilhelmina Kaušilaitė
1972 | Vilnius | Vilhelmina Kaušilaitė
1973 | Vilnius | Lilija Benensonaitė
1974 | Kaunas | Vilhelmina Kaušilaitė
1975 | Vilnius | Vilhelmina Kaušilaitė
1976 | Vilnius | Vilhelmina Kaušilaitė
1977 | Panevėžys | Vilhelmina Kaušilaitė
1978 | Vilnius | Rasa Kartanaitė
1979 | Panevėžys | Rasa Kartanaitė
1980 | Vilnius | Marija Kartanaitė
1981 | Vilnius | Esther Epstein
1982 | Vilnius | Esther Epstein
1983 | Vilnius | Rasa Kartanaitė
1984 | Vilnius | Esther Epstein
1985 | Vilnius | Marina Kurkul
1986 | Šiauliai | Esther Epstein
1987 | Šiauliai | Laima Domarkaitė
1988 | Šiauliai | Renata Domkutė
1989 | Šiauliai | Laima Domarkaitė
1990 | Šiauliai | Vilma Domkutė
1991 | Panevėžys | Rita Dambravaitė
1992 | Panevėžys | Kamilė Baginskaitė
1993 | Vilkaviškis | Marina Kurkul
1994 | Vilkaviškis | Dagnė Čiukšytė
1995 | Panevėžys | Laima Domarkaitė
1996 | Marijampolė | Dagnė Čiukšytė
1997 | Šiauliai | Dagnė Čiukšytė
1998 | Vilnius | Živilė Čiukšytė
1999 | Vilnius | Rita Dambravaitė-Varnienė
2000 | Vilnius | Viktorija Čmilytė
2001 | Vilnius | Renata Turauskienė
2002 | Nemenčinė | Živilė Šarakauskienė
2003 | Panevėžys | Dagnė Čiukšytė
2004 | Šiauliai | Daiva Batytė
2005 | Vilnius | Simona Limontaitė
2006 | Šiauliai | Deimantė Daulytė
2007 | Vilnius | Deimantė Daulytė
2008 | Panevėžys | Deimantė Daulytė
2009 | Vilnius | Živilė Šarakauskienė
2010 | Nemenčinė | Vesta Kalvytė
2011 | Nemenčinė | Živilė Šarakauskienė
2012 | Vilnius | Deimantė Daulytė
2013 | Vilnius | Deimantė Daulytė
2014 | Vilnius | Salomėja Zaksaitė
2015 | Vilnius | Daiva Batytė
2016 | Vilnius | Salomėja Zaksaitė
2017 | Vilnius | Simona Kiseleva
2018 | Kaunas | Ieva Žalimaitė
2019 | Vilnius | Marija Šibajeva
2020 | Vilnius | Kamilė Baginskaitė[10]
2021 | Vilnius | Gabija Šimkūnaitė[15]
2022 | Vilnius | Olena Martynkova[16]
2023 | Panevėžys | Olena Martynkova[17]
2024 | Vilnius | Simona Limontaitė[18]

## Notes

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1. ^ http://www.chesslyga.lt/index.php?lang=1&sid=390&tid=430 Šachmatų istorija
2. ^ "www.straipsniai.lt > Šachmatai". Archived from the original on 2007-09-24. Retrieved 2007-10-10. Šachmatai Lietuvoje (Istorinė apybraiža)
3. ^ Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). Szachy od A do Z. Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-X (2. N-Z)
4. ^ http://www.chess.lt/lithuania/lit/htm/asmen/life.htm Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Vladas Mikėnas
5. ^ "Lietuvos šachmatų istorija". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-10-04. Lietuvos čempionatai
6. ^ Lietuvos sporto enciklopedija
7. ^ www.chessfed.lt
8. ^ www.chess-results.com
9. ^ www.chess-results.com
10. ^ a b "Jukšta and Baginskaitė claim 2020 Lithuanian Championship titles". www.fide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
11. ^ "Naujojo Lietuvos čempiono pavardė -Titas Stremavičius!". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
12. ^ 2022 m. Lietuvos šachmatų čempionato finalas
13. ^ 2023 m. Lietuvos šachmatų čempionato finalas
14. ^ 2024 m. Lietuvos šachmatų čempionato finalas
15. ^ Naujieji Lietuvos čempionai – Stremavičius ir Šimkūnaitė
16. ^ 2022 m. Lietuvos moterų šachmatų čempionato finalas
17. ^ 2023 m. Lietuvos moterų šachmatų čempionato finalas
18. ^ 2024 m. Lietuvos moterų šachmatų čempionato finalas

## References

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* Lithuanian Chess Federation and Department of Physical education and Sport (1994) Šachmatų taisyklės (Vilnius)
* A. Uogelė (1993) Mano šachmatai
* Lietuvos čempionatai (most results and crosstables for 1943–2002)
* Lietuvos vyrų šachmatų čempionatai (1943 - 2007) (in Lithuanian)
* RUSBASE (part V) 1919-1937,1991-1994
* RUSBASE (part IV) 1938-1960
* RUSBASE (part III), 1961-1969,1985-1990
* RUSBASE (part II) 1970-1984
* Hartston, William R. (1977), "Lithuania", in Golombek, Harry (ed.), Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, Crown Publishing, p. 182, ISBN 0-517-53146-1
* Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6 (full names and brief biographical details for some players)
* FIDE player information (names and birth years for some currently active players)
* Details of the 2000 edition
* Details 2002-2007 editions
* Šarūnas Šulskis biography (in Polish)

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