Nicaraguan Chess Championship

The Nicaraguan Chess Championship is currently organized by Fenanic (Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Nicaragua), the national chess federation of Nicaragua. After the first championship was held as a match in 1956, subsequent editions have been held as tournaments in multiple categories, with the winner of the top category becoming the national champion.

National championship winners

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! Year !! National champion || Notes
 * 1956 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano || Arellano beat Gustavo Montalván in a series of seven games.
 * 1958 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano ||
 * 1959 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano ||
 * 1960 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano ||
 * 1961 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano ||
 * 1962 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano ||
 * 1964 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano ||
 * 1965 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano ||
 * 1966 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano ||
 * 1967 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano ||
 * 1968 || Julio Ramírez de Arellano ||
 * 1969 || Gustavo Jorge Aleman ||
 * 1970 || Edmundo Dávila Castellón ||
 * 1971 || Gustavo Jorge Aleman ||
 * 1972 || Miguel Chávez ||
 * 1973 || Narciso Salas Chávez || Benjamín Zapata was leading the tournament but was disqualified in the penultimate round for showing up to play while intoxicated.
 * 1974 || Carlos J. Lau || Lau finished third in the tournament, while Julio Ramírez de Arellano and Francisco Castillo Tamariz tied for first and began a playoff match for the title. When they protested that the chess clock they were using was not working properly, FENANIC disqualified them both and awarded the title to Lau.
 * 1975 || René Pilarte Tijerino ||
 * 1976 || Francisco Castillo Tamariz ||
 * 1977–1980 || – || Not held because of the Nicaraguan Revolution.
 * 1981 || Edmundo Dávila Castellón || Mexican IM Roberto Navarro won the tournament off-contest. Dávila Castellón won the national championship as the Nicaraguan with the best result.
 * 1982 || Danilo Canda || Canda won on tiebreaks ahead of Dávila Castellón.
 * 1983 || Martín Guevara ||
 * 1984 || Martín Guevara ||
 * 1985 || Martín Guevara ||
 * 1986 || Martín Guevara ||
 * 1987 || José Luis Fonseca ||
 * 1988 || Martín Guevara ||
 * 1989 || ? || Martín Guevara finished second.
 * 1990 || Martín Guevara ||
 * 1991 || René Lacayo ||
 * 1992 || Martín Guevara ||
 * 1993 || Martín Guevara ||
 * 1994 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 1995 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 1996 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 1997 || René Pilarte Tijerino ||
 * 1998 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 1999 || Rodolfo Izabá ||
 * 2000 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2001 || Carlos Guevara ||
 * 2002 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2003 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2004 || Félix Espinoza || Espinoza won on tiebreaks over Carlos Dávila.
 * 2005 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 2006 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 2007 || Carlos Dávila || Dávila beat Jorge Luis Picado in a playoff for first.
 * 2008 || Félix Espinoza ||
 * 2009 || Maximiliano Rocha || Rocha beat Martin Guevara and William Bravo in a three-way playoff for first.
 * 2010 || René Lacayo || Lacayo finished ahead of José Luis Fonseca on tiebreaks.
 * 2011 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2012 || William Bravo || Salvadoran IM Héctor Leyva won the tournament off-contest. Bravo, who finished second, won the national championship as the Nicaraguan with the best result.
 * 2013 || Marcos Ortiz ||
 * 2014 || Carlos Guevara || Guevara won on tiebreaks ahead of Ricardo García and Marcos Ortiz.
 * 2015 || William Bravo ||
 * 2016 || Juan José Pineda ||
 * 2017 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2018 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2019 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2020 || René Lacayo ||
 * }
 * 1991 || René Lacayo ||
 * 1992 || Martín Guevara ||
 * 1993 || Martín Guevara ||
 * 1994 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 1995 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 1996 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 1997 || René Pilarte Tijerino ||
 * 1998 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 1999 || Rodolfo Izabá ||
 * 2000 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2001 || Carlos Guevara ||
 * 2002 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2003 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2004 || Félix Espinoza || Espinoza won on tiebreaks over Carlos Dávila.
 * 2005 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 2006 || Carlos Dávila ||
 * 2007 || Carlos Dávila || Dávila beat Jorge Luis Picado in a playoff for first.
 * 2008 || Félix Espinoza ||
 * 2009 || Maximiliano Rocha || Rocha beat Martin Guevara and William Bravo in a three-way playoff for first.
 * 2010 || René Lacayo || Lacayo finished ahead of José Luis Fonseca on tiebreaks.
 * 2011 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2012 || William Bravo || Salvadoran IM Héctor Leyva won the tournament off-contest. Bravo, who finished second, won the national championship as the Nicaraguan with the best result.
 * 2013 || Marcos Ortiz ||
 * 2014 || Carlos Guevara || Guevara won on tiebreaks ahead of Ricardo García and Marcos Ortiz.
 * 2015 || William Bravo ||
 * 2016 || Juan José Pineda ||
 * 2017 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2018 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2019 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2020 || René Lacayo ||
 * }
 * 2007 || Carlos Dávila || Dávila beat Jorge Luis Picado in a playoff for first.
 * 2008 || Félix Espinoza ||
 * 2009 || Maximiliano Rocha || Rocha beat Martin Guevara and William Bravo in a three-way playoff for first.
 * 2010 || René Lacayo || Lacayo finished ahead of José Luis Fonseca on tiebreaks.
 * 2011 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2012 || William Bravo || Salvadoran IM Héctor Leyva won the tournament off-contest. Bravo, who finished second, won the national championship as the Nicaraguan with the best result.
 * 2013 || Marcos Ortiz ||
 * 2014 || Carlos Guevara || Guevara won on tiebreaks ahead of Ricardo García and Marcos Ortiz.
 * 2015 || William Bravo ||
 * 2016 || Juan José Pineda ||
 * 2017 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2018 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2019 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2020 || René Lacayo ||
 * }
 * 2014 || Carlos Guevara || Guevara won on tiebreaks ahead of Ricardo García and Marcos Ortiz.
 * 2015 || William Bravo ||
 * 2016 || Juan José Pineda ||
 * 2017 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2018 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2019 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2020 || René Lacayo ||
 * }
 * 2018 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2019 || René Lacayo ||
 * 2020 || René Lacayo ||
 * }
 * 2020 || René Lacayo ||
 * }