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 |
40 | 2008 | Equitable Brown |
40 | 2009 | Equitable Brown |
41 | 2010 | Warren Elliott |
43 | 2011 | Damion Davy |
44 | 2012 | Andrew Mellace Damion Davy |
45 | 2013 | Damion Davy |
46 | 2014 | Andrew Mellace |
47 | 2015 | Warren Elliott |
48 | 2016 | Warren Elliott |
49 | 2017 | Shreyas Smith |
50 | 2018 | Damion Davy |
51 | 2019 | Shreyas Smith |
52 | 2020 | Shreyas Smith |
2021 | Not held (COVID-19) | |
53 | 2022 | Shreyas Smith |
54 | 2023 | Jaden Shaw |
Player | Championships Won | Years Won |
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Warren Elliott | 8 | 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2016 |
Shane Matthews | 7 | 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2002, 2003 |
Robert Wheeler | 6 | 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1988 |
Harold Chan | 5 | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979 |
Duane Rowe | 4 | 1995, 1996, 1998, 2006 |
Damion Davy | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 |
Shreyas Smith | 4 | 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
Jomo Pitterson | 3 | 1992, 1993, 1999 |
Steve Curry | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
Sheldon Wong | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
Orrin Tonsingh | 2 | 1982, 1990 |
Neil Fairclough | 2 | 1985, 1991 |
Grantel Gibbs | 2 | 1991, 1994 |
Equitable Brown | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
Andrew Mellace | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
Alfred Thompson | 1 | 1969 |
Thomas Figueroa | 1 | 1975 |
Ryan Palmer | 1 | 1992 |
Russell Porter | 1 | 1995 |
Jaden Shaw | 1 | 2023 |