Lithuanian Chess Championship

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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.

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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

#YearCityWinner
(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)
11929 Aronas Jeglinas, Champion of Kaunas and Lithuania
21930 Isakas Vistaneckis [3]
31931 Aleksandras Machtas
41932 Kaunas Aleksandras Machtas
51933 Vladas Mikėnas won a match against Aleksandras Machtas [4]
61934 Vladas Mikėnas won a match against Povilas Vaitonis (6:2)
71935 Vladas Mikėnas drew a match with Isakas Vistaneckis (8:8)
81937 Vladas Mikėnas won a match against Povilas Vaitonis (5.5:4.5)
91938 Vladas Mikėnas won a match against Povilas Vaitonis (9:3)
101941 Isakas Vistaneckis
111942 Leonardas Abramavičius
121943 Vilnius Mečislovas Birmanas [5]
*1944 Povilas Vaitonis was leading the interrupted tournament
131945 Kaunas Vladas Mikėnas
141947 Vilnius Vladas Mikėnas
151948 Vilnius Vladas Mikėnas
161949 Vilnius Ratmir Kholmov, Isakas Vistaneckis
171950 Vilnius Ratmir Kholmov
181951 Vilnius Ratmir Kholmov
191952 Vilnius Ratmir Kholmov
201953 Vilnius Ratmir Kholmov
211954 Vilnius Isakas Vistaneckis
221955 Vilnius Ratmir Kholmov
231956 Kaunas Isakas Vistaneckis
241957 Vilnius Ratmir Kholmov
251958 Vilnius Ratmir Kholmov
261959 Vilnius Isakas Vistaneckis, Ratmir Kholmov
271960 Vilnius Ratmir Kholmov
281961 Vilnius Vladas Mikėnas
291962 Druskininkai Leonidas Maslovas
301963 Vilnius Leonidas Maslovas
311964 Vilnius Vladas Mikėnas
321965 Vilnius Vladas Mikėnas
331966 Vilnius Leonidas Maslovas
341967 Vilnius Algimantas Butnorius
351968 Vilnius Vladas Mikėnas
361969 Vilnius Antanas Algimantas Česnauskis
371970 Kaunas Algimantas Butnorius
381971 Vilnius Jegor Čiukajevas
391972 Kaunas Gintautas Piešina
401973 Klaipėda Algimantas Butnorius
411974 Vilnius Gintautas Piešina
421975 Vilnius Algimantas Butnorius
431976 Kaunas Algimantas Butnorius
441977 Klaipėda Yuri Balashov
451978 Vilnius Gintautas Piešina
461979 Panevėžys Levas Ševeliovas
471980 Kaunas Algimantas Butnorius
481981 Klaipėda Eduardas Rozentalis
491982 Plungė Algimantas Butnorius
501983 Vilnius Aloyzas Kveinys
511984 Klaipėda Gintautas Piešina
521985 Vilnius Algirdas Bandza, Emilis Šlekys
531986 Vilnius Aloyzas Kveinys
541987 Vilnius Vidmantas Mališauskas
551988 Vilnius Gintautas Piešina
561989 Klaipėda Vidmantas Mališauskas
571990 Klaipėda Vidmantas Mališauskas
581991 Vilnius Šarūnas Šulskis
591992 Vilnius Virginijus Dambrauskas
601993 Vilnius Algimantas Butnorius
611994 Vilnius Šarūnas Šulskis
621995 Vilnius Antanas Zapolskis
631996 Vilnius Vytautas Šlapikas
641997 Vilnius Virginijus Grabliauskas [6]
651998 Vilnius Vidmantas Mališauskas
661999 Vilnius Antanas Zapolskis
672000 Vilnius Viktorija Čmilytė
682001 Kaunas Šarūnas Šulskis
692002 Vilnius Eduardas Rozentalis
702003 Vilnius Vidmantas Mališauskas
712004 Vilnius Darius Zagorskis
722005 Šiauliai Viktorija Čmilytė
732006 Vilnius Vidmantas Mališauskas
742007 Šiauliai Šarūnas Šulskis
752008 Kaunas Aloyzas Kveinys [7]
762009 Vilnius Šarūnas Šulskis
772010 Nemenčinė Vidmantas Malisauskas [8]
782011 Nemenčinė Šarūnas Šulskis [9]
792012 Vilnius Aloyzas Kveinys
802013 Vilnius Darius Zagorskis
812014 Vilnius Šarūnas Šulskis
822015 Kaunas Šarūnas Šulskis
832016 Vilnius Tomas Laurusas
842017 Vilnius Vidmantas Mališauskas
852018 Kaunas Vidmantas Mališauskas
862019 Vilnius Tomas Laurusas
872020 Vilnius Karolis Jukšta [10]
882021 Vilnius Titas Stremavičius [11]
892022 Vilnius Karolis Jukšta [12]
902023 Kaunas Tomas Laurusas [13]
912024 Vilnius Tomas Laurusas [14]

Women

YearCityWinner
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

  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. 1 2 "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

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