Costa Rican Chess Championship

The Costa Rican Chess Championship is the yearly national chess championship of Costa Rica. The first edition was played in 1927.

List of champions

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! Nr !! Year !! Winner
 * 1	||	1927	||	Rómulo Salas
 * 2	||	1930	||	Juan José Loria
 * 3	||	1937	||	Carlos M. Valverde
 * 4	||	1938	||	Rosalía Escalante de Serrano
 * 5	||	1939	||	Joaquín Gutiérrez
 * 6	||	1940	||	Carlos M. Valverde
 * 7	||	1941	||	Carlos M. Valverde
 * 8	||	1942	||	Carlos M. Valverde
 * 9	||	1943	||	Joaquín Gutiérrez
 * 10	||	1944	||	Joaquín Gutiérrez
 * 11	||	1945	||	Carlos M. Valverde
 * 12	||	1946	||	Antonio Rojas
 * 13	||	1947	||	Rogelio Sotela
 * 14	||	1948	||	Jaime Soley
 * 15	||	1949	||	Rogelio Sotela
 * 16	||	1950	||	Rogelio Sotela
 * 17	||	1951	||	Rogelio Sotela
 * 18	||	1952	||	R. Charpentier
 * 19	||	1953	||	R. Charpentier
 * 20	||	1954	||	R. Charpentier
 * 21	||	1955	||	R. Charpentier
 * 22	||	1956	||	R. Charpentier
 * 23	||	1957	||	R. Charpentier
 * 24	||	1958	||	R. Charpentier
 * 25	||	1959	||	R. Charpentier
 * 26	||	1960	||	Pablo Amiguetti
 * 27	||	1961	||	José Ma. Soto
 * 28	||	1962	||	Walter Field
 * 29	||	1963	||	Pablo Amiguetti
 * 30	||	1964	||	Samuel Li Chen
 * 31	||	1965	||	Fernando Montero
 * 32	||	1966	||	Fernando Montero
 * 33	||	1968	||	Alfonso Morales
 * 34	||	1969	||	Jorge Van der Laat
 * 35	||	1970	||	Fernando Aguilar
 * 36	||	1971	||	Fernando Aguilar
 * 37	||	1972	||	Juan Leon Jimenez Molina
 * 38	||	1973	||	Jaime Vaglio Muñoz
 * 39	||	1974	||	Fernando Montero
 * 40	||	1975	||	Juan Leon Jimenez Molina
 * 41	||	1976	||	Jaime Vaglio Muñoz
 * 42	||	1977	||	Juan Leon Jimenez Molina
 * 43	||	1978	||	Juan Leon Jimenez Molina
 * 44	||	1979	||	William Charpentier
 * 45	||	1980	||	William Charpentier
 * 46	||	1981	||	William Charpentier
 * 47	||	1982	||	Eduardo Piza
 * 48	||	1983	||	Alexis Vargas
 * 49	||	1984	||	Francis Mayland
 * 50	||	1985	||	William Charpentier
 * 51	||	1986	||	Jaime Vaglio Muñoz
 * 52	||	1987	||	William Charpentier
 * 53	||	1989	||	William Charpentier
 * 54	||	1990	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 55	||	1991	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 56	||	1992	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 57	||	1993	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 58	||	1994	||	Alexis Murillo Tsijli
 * 59	||	1995	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 60	||	1996	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 61	||	1997	||	Alexis Murillo Tsijli
 * 62	||	1998	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 63	||	1999	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 64	||	2000	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 65	||	2001	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 66	||	2002	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 67	||	2003	||	Manuel Bernal González
 * 68	||	2004	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 69	||	2005	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 70	||	2006	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 71	||	2007	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 72	||	2008	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 73	||	2009	||	Mauricio Arias Santana
 * 74	||	2010	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 75	||	2011	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 76	||	2012	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 77	||	2013	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 78	||	2014	||	Alexis Murillo Tsijli
 * 79	||	2015	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 80	||	2016	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 81 ||  2017    ||  Sergio Durán
 * 84 ||  2020    ||  Sergio Minero Pineda
 * }
 * 42	||	1977	||	Juan Leon Jimenez Molina
 * 43	||	1978	||	Juan Leon Jimenez Molina
 * 44	||	1979	||	William Charpentier
 * 45	||	1980	||	William Charpentier
 * 46	||	1981	||	William Charpentier
 * 47	||	1982	||	Eduardo Piza
 * 48	||	1983	||	Alexis Vargas
 * 49	||	1984	||	Francis Mayland
 * 50	||	1985	||	William Charpentier
 * 51	||	1986	||	Jaime Vaglio Muñoz
 * 52	||	1987	||	William Charpentier
 * 53	||	1989	||	William Charpentier
 * 54	||	1990	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 55	||	1991	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 56	||	1992	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 57	||	1993	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 58	||	1994	||	Alexis Murillo Tsijli
 * 59	||	1995	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 60	||	1996	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 61	||	1997	||	Alexis Murillo Tsijli
 * 62	||	1998	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 63	||	1999	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 64	||	2000	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 65	||	2001	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 66	||	2002	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 67	||	2003	||	Manuel Bernal González
 * 68	||	2004	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 69	||	2005	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 70	||	2006	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 71	||	2007	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 72	||	2008	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 73	||	2009	||	Mauricio Arias Santana
 * 74	||	2010	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 75	||	2011	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 76	||	2012	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 77	||	2013	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 78	||	2014	||	Alexis Murillo Tsijli
 * 79	||	2015	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 80	||	2016	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 81 ||  2017    ||  Sergio Durán
 * 84 ||  2020    ||  Sergio Minero Pineda
 * }
 * 63	||	1999	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 64	||	2000	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 65	||	2001	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 66	||	2002	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 67	||	2003	||	Manuel Bernal González
 * 68	||	2004	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 69	||	2005	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 70	||	2006	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 71	||	2007	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 72	||	2008	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 73	||	2009	||	Mauricio Arias Santana
 * 74	||	2010	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 75	||	2011	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 76	||	2012	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 77	||	2013	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 78	||	2014	||	Alexis Murillo Tsijli
 * 79	||	2015	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 80	||	2016	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 81 ||  2017    ||  Sergio Durán
 * 84 ||  2020    ||  Sergio Minero Pineda
 * }
 * 74	||	2010	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 75	||	2011	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 76	||	2012	||	Leonardo Valdés
 * 77	||	2013	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 78	||	2014	||	Alexis Murillo Tsijli
 * 79	||	2015	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 80	||	2016	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 81 ||  2017    ||  Sergio Durán
 * 84 ||  2020    ||  Sergio Minero Pineda
 * }
 * 79	||	2015	||	Sergio Minero Pineda
 * 80	||	2016	||	Bernal González Acosta
 * 81 ||  2017    ||  Sergio Durán
 * 84 ||  2020    ||  Sergio Minero Pineda
 * }
 * 81 ||  2017    ||  Sergio Durán
 * 84 ||  2020    ||  Sergio Minero Pineda
 * }
 * }

List of women's champions

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! Nr !! Year !! Winner
 * 1	||	1938   ||	Rosalía Escalante de Serrano
 * 2	||	1977	||	Emma Hernández
 * 3	||	1990	||	Laura Granados on tiebreak match (2.5–1.5) over Silvia Arroyo
 * 4	||	1991	||	Laura Granados
 * 5	||	1992	||	Natalia Chaves
 * 6	||	1993	||	Karla Ramírez on tiebreak match (2–0) over Adela Navarro
 * 7	||	1994	||	Meylin Villegas Loaiza
 * ||	1995	||	cancelled
 * 8	||	1996	||	Karla Ramírez
 * 9	||	1997	||	Meylin Villegas Loaiza
 * 10	||	1998	||	Meylin Villegas Loaiza
 * 11	||	1999	||	Meylin Villegas Loaiza
 * ||	2001	||	Carolina Muñoz
 * || 2002    ||  Sofia Lowski
 * }
 * ||	1995	||	cancelled
 * 8	||	1996	||	Karla Ramírez
 * 9	||	1997	||	Meylin Villegas Loaiza
 * 10	||	1998	||	Meylin Villegas Loaiza
 * 11	||	1999	||	Meylin Villegas Loaiza
 * ||	2001	||	Carolina Muñoz
 * || 2002    ||  Sofia Lowski
 * }
 * 11	||	1999	||	Meylin Villegas Loaiza
 * ||	2001	||	Carolina Muñoz
 * || 2002    ||  Sofia Lowski
 * }
 * || 2002    ||  Sofia Lowski
 * }