Jamaican Chess Championship

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.

List of champions

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! Nr !! Year !! Winner
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 46     ||      2014    ||      Andrew Mellace
 * 47     ||      2015    ||      Warren Elliott
 * 48	||	2016	||	Warren Elliott
 * 47     ||      2015    ||      Warren Elliott
 * 48	||	2016	||	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
 * }
 * || 2021 || Not held (COVID-19)
 * 53 || 2022 || Shreyas Smith
 * 54 || 2023 || Jaden Shaw
 * }
 * 54 || 2023 || Jaden Shaw
 * }
 * }