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 |
Joaquín Gutiérrez |
| 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 León Jiménez |
| 38 |
1973 |
Jaime Vaglio |
| 39 |
1974 |
Fernando Montero |
| 40 |
1975 |
Juan León Jiménez |
| 41 |
1976 |
Jaime Vaglio |
| 42 |
1977 |
Juan León Jiménez |
| 43 |
1978 |
Juan León Jiménez |
| 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 |
| 52 |
1987 |
William Charpentier |
| 53 |
1989 |
William Charpentier |
| 54 |
1990 |
Bernal González Acosta |
| 55 |
1991 |
Bernal González Acosta |
| 56 |
1992 |
Sergio Minero |
| 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 |
| 64 |
2000 |
Bernal González Acosta |
| 65 |
2001 |
Bernal González Acosta |
| 66 |
2002 |
Leonardo Valdés |
| 67 |
2003 |
Manuel Bernal González |
| 68 |
2004 |
Sergio Minero |
| 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 |
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 |
COMMENTS
