The Surinamese Chess Championship is organized by the Suriname Chess Federation (Dutch : De Surinaamse Schaakbond), which was established in 1955. It was first held in December 1945. The Surinamese Women's Chess Championship was first held in 1989. [1] [2]
| Year | National champion [1] [2] |
|---|---|
| 1945 | Baltus Jessurun |
| 1947 | Alfred Soares |
| 1948 | Alfred Soares |
| 1949 | L. Kanteman |
| 1950 | L. Kanteman |
| 1951 | C. de Boer |
| 1952 | Alfred Soares |
| 1953 | C. de Boer |
| 1954 | C. de Boer |
| 1955 | C. de Boer |
| 1956 | Jules Jacobs |
| 1958 | Jules Jacobs |
| 1959 | Jules Jacobs |
| 1960 | Jules Jacobs |
| 1961 | Jules Jacobs |
| 1962 | Lothar Saam |
| 1963 | Jules Jacobs |
| 1964 | Lothar Saam |
| 1965 | Lothar Saam |
| 1966 | Brouwn |
| 1967 | Brouwn |
| 1968 | Theo van Philips |
| 1969 | Theo van Philips |
| 1970 | Lothar Saam |
| 1971 | Theo van Philips |
| 1972 | Theo van Philips |
| 1973 | Theo van Philips |
| 1974 | Piet Sonneveld |
| 1975 | Wim Veer Sr. |
| 1976 | Wim Veer Sr. |
| 1977 | Wim Veer Sr. |
| 1978 | Wim Veer Sr. |
| 1979 | Lothar Saam |
| 1980 | Wim Veer Sr. |
| 1981 | Jerome Lindeboom |
| 1982 | tournament not completed |
| 1983 | Dewperkash Gajadin |
| 1984 | Kiem Thin Tjong Tjin Joe |
| 1985 | Kiem Thin Tjong Tjin Joe |
| 1986 | Wim Veer Jr. |
| 1987 | Endy Kasanardjo |
| 1988 | Endy Kasanardjo |
| 1989 | Franklin Mungroo |
| 1990 | Dewperkash Gajadin |
| 1991 | Geert Peeters |
| 1992 | Roger Matoewi |
| 1993 | Geert Peeters |
| 1994 | tournament not held |
| 1995 | Julian Neyhorst |
| 1996 | Julian Neyhorst |
| 1997 | Julian Neyhorst |
| 1998 | Julian Neyhorst |
| 1999 | Roger Matoewi |
| 2000 | Michael Siban |
| 2001 | Franklin Mungroo |
| 2002 | Roger Matoewi |
| 2003 | Roger Matoewi |
| 2004 | Roger Matoewi |
| 2005 | Dewperkash Gajadin |
| 2006 | Roger Matoewi |
| 2007 | Roger Matoewi |
| 2008 | Roger Matoewi |
| 2009 | Suradj Hanoeman |
| 2010 | Roger Matoewi |
| 2011 | Roger Matoewi |
| 2012 | Romario Sanches |
| 2013 | Romario Sanches |
| 2014 | Romario Sanches |
| 2015 | Roger Matoewi |
| 2016 | Roger Matoewi [3] |
| Year | National women's champion [1] |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Aruna Jarbandhan |
| 1990 | Aruna Jarbandhan |
| 2002 | Charissa Parmanand |
| 2003 | Charissa Parmanand |
| 2004 | Victoria Naipal |
| 2005 | Victoria Naipal |
| 2006 | Victoria Naipal |
| 2007 | Victoria Naipal |
| 2008 | Victoria Naipal |
| 2009 | Ekatarina Naipal |
| 2010 | Victoria Naipal |
| 2011 | Ekatarina Naipal |
| 2012 | Rosangela dos Ramos |
| 2013 | Rosangela dos Ramos |
| 2014 | Reyna Freyde |
| 2015 | Rosangela dos Ramos |
| 2016 | Rosangela dos Ramos [4] |
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