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.
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 |