Champions before 2008
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The Philippine Chess Championship is organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP).
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Since 2008 the final stages of both the open and women's championship, dubbed "Battle of the Grandmasters", have been round-robin tournaments held concurrently.
| Year | Place | Open Champion | Women's Champion |
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| 2008 | Manila | John Paul Gomez [5] | Catherine Pereña [6] |
| 2009 | Dapitan | Wesley So [7] | Shercila Cua [8] |
| 2010 | Tagaytay | Wesley So [9] | Rulp Ylem Jose [10] |
| 2011 | Manila | Wesley So | Rulp Ylem Jose [11] |
| 2012 | Kalibo | Mark Paragua | Catherine Pereña [12] |
| 2013 | Manila | John Paul Gomez, on tiebreak over Oliver Barbosa | Janelle Mae Frayna [13] [14] |
| 2014 | Manila | Eugenio Torre | Catherine Pereña [15] |
| 2015 | Manila | Richard Bitoon [16] | Jan Jodilyn Fronda [16] |
| 2016 | Manila | Rogelio Antonio Jr. | Janelle Mae Frayna [14] |
| 2017 | Manila | Haridas Pascua | Bernadette Galas |
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| 2019 | Quezon | Rogelio Barcenilla [17] | Jan Jodilyn Fronda [18] |
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| 2021 | Cebu for open, Quezon City, Manila for women's | Daniel Quizon [19] | Janelle Mae Frayna [14] |
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| 2021 | Quezon City, Manila [21] | Alekhine Nouri [21] | Mhage Gerriahlou Sebastian [21] |
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