Jamaican Chess Championship

Last updated

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

NrYearWinner [1]
11969 Alfred Thompson
21970 Steve Curry
31971 Steve Curry
41972 Harold Chan
51973 Harold Chan
61974 Harold Chan
71975 Thomas Figueroa
Robert Wheeler
81976 Sheldon Wong
91977 Sheldon Wong
101978 Harold Chan
111979 Harold Chan
Robert Wheeler
121980 Robert Wheeler
131981 Robert Wheeler
141982 Orrin Tonsingh
151983 Robert Wheeler
161984 Shane Matthews
171985 Neil Fairclough
181986 Shane Matthews
191987 Shane Matthews
201988 Robert Wheeler
211989 Shane Matthews
221990 Orrin Tonsingh
231991 Grantel Gibbs
Neil Fairclough
241992 Ryan Palmer
Jomo Pitterson
251993 Jomo Pitterson
261994 Grantel Gibbs
271995 Russell Porter
Duane Rowe
281996 Duane Rowe
291997 Shane Matthews
301998 Duane Rowe
311999 Jomo Pitterson
322000 Warren Elliott
332001 Warren Elliott
342002 Shane Matthews
352003 Shane Matthews
362004 Warren Elliott
372005 Warren Elliott
382006 Duane Rowe
392007 Warren Elliott
402008 Equitable Brown
402009 Equitable Brown
412010 Warren Elliott
432011 Damion Davy
442012 Andrew Mellace
Damion Davy
452013 Damion Davy
462014 Andrew Mellace
472015 Warren Elliott
482016 Warren Elliott
492017 Shreyas Smith
502018 Damion Davy
512019 Shreyas Smith
522020 Shreyas Smith
2021Not held (COVID-19)
532022 Shreyas Smith
542023 Jaden Shaw


PlayerChampionships WonYears Won
Warren Elliott82000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016
Shane Matthews71984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003
Robert Wheeler61975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988
Harold Chan51972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979
Duane Rowe41995, 1996, 1998, 2006
Damion Davy42011, 2012, 2013, 2018
Shreyas Smith42017, 2019, 2020, 2022
Jomo Pitterson31992, 1993, 1999
Steve Curry21970, 1971
Sheldon Wong21976, 1977
Orrin Tonsingh21982, 1990
Neil Fairclough21985, 1991
Grantel Gibbs21991, 1994
Equitable Brown22008, 2009
Andrew Mellace22012, 2014
Alfred Thompson11969
Thomas Figueroa11975
Ryan Palmer11992
Russell Porter11995
Jaden Shaw12023


Notes

[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.


Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thornlea Secondary School</span> Public school in Markham, Ontario, Canada

Thornlea Secondary School is a public high school, in the Regional Municipality of York, that opened in 1968 and is located in Markham, Ontario, Canada, in the Thornhill neighbourhood, on the northeast corner of Bayview Avenue and Willowbrook Road, just south of Highway 407.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Super League Greece</span> Highest professional association football league in Greece

The Super League Greece 1, or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The members of the cooperative are the Football Limited Companies (P.A.E.) that have the right to participate in the Super League 1 championship. The president of Super League 1 is Vangelis Marinakis, who has been re-elected for the third time.

This is the list of all the winners of the Canadian Chess Championship, often referred to as the Canadian Closed Championship to distinguish it from the annual Canadian Open tournament. The winner of the Canadian Closed advances to the World Cup stage of the FIDE World Chess Championship cycle. Winners on tiebreak or a playoff match are noted with an asterisk beside their names.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alejandro Ramírez (chess player)</span> Costa Rican-American grandmaster (born 1988)

Alejandro Tadeo Ramírez Álvarez is a Costa Rican-American chess Grandmaster and commentator. At the age of 15, he became the first Central American to achieve the title of Grandmaster and was the second youngest chess grandmaster in the world at the time. Born in Costa Rica, he represented Costa Rica before switching to the United States in 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Darryl Johansen</span> Australian chess grandmaster (born 1959)

Darryl Keith Johansen is an Australian chess grandmaster. He has won the Australian Chess Championship a record six times, and represented Australia at fourteen Chess Olympiads.

The Spain national futsal team represents Spain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in the World, seven times champions in the UEFA Futsal Championship, and the two times consecutive champions of the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

The Malaysian National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Association of Malaysia to crown the best badminton players in Malaysia. The tournament started in the 1980s and is held annually.

The Saudi Arabia national futsal team is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation and represents Saudi Arabia at international futsal competitions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andorra men's national handball team</span> National handball team

The Andorra national handball team is the national handball team of Andorra, representing the country in international matches. It is controlled by the Andorran Handball Federation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julia Ryjanova</span>

Julia Ryjanova is a Russian and Australian chess player with the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2001.

The Surinamese National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Surinaamse Badminton Bond (SBB) the governing body for the sport of badminton in Suriname, to crown the best badminton players in Suriname.

The IBSA World Games or World Blind Games are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA). The events enable blind and partially sighted athletes to compete in a number of sports. The first event took place at Madrid, Spain in 1998.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomas Laurušas</span> Lithuanian chess grandmaster (born 1996)

Tomas Laurušas is a Lithuanian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster. He is the four time Lithuanian Chess Championship winner.

European Para Table Tennis Championships are a biennial sport event for para table tennis players who represent a European country. It is one of the first regional para table tennis championships to be held. France have so far earned the most medals in these championships.

The Men's EuroHockey U21 Championship is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the European Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1977 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.

The Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship is a women's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the European Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1977 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. In June 2023, the tournament was renamed from the Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship to the Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Hungaski</span> American chess grandmaster and coach

Robert Andrew Hungaski is an American-Argentine chess player and coach. He was awarded the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM) in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Teodora Injac</span> Serbian chess player

Teodora Injac is a Serbian chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster in 2021. and the title of International Master in 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rakshitta Ravi</span> Indian chess player (born 2005)

Rakshitta Ravi is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

Andy Austin Woodward is an American chess player and prodigy.