Jamaican Chess Championship
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
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 Wheeler8 1976 Sheldon Wong 9 1977 Sheldon Wong 10 1978 Harold Chan 11 1979 Harold Chan
Robert Wheeler12 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 Fairclough24 1992 Ryan Palmer
Jomo Pitterson25 1993 Jomo Pitterson 26 1994 Grantel Gibbs 27 1995 Russell Porter
Duane Rowe28 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 Davy45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- "Jamaican Chess Federation, list of champions". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
- http://jamchess.com/past_champions.html
- https://chess-results.com/tnr510852.aspx?lan=1&art=1
- https://chess-results.com/tnr737102.aspx?lan=1&art=1
- https://www.thechessdrum.net/blog/2023/05/14/jaden-shaw-tops-2023-jamaica-championship/
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