Jamaican Chess Championship

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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]
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
56 2024 Shreyas Smith
57 2025 Shreyas Smith


Player Championships Won Years Won
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
Shreyas Smith 6 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2025
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

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  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.