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Panamanian Chess Championship

The Panamanian Chess Championship is the individual national chess championship of Panama. The first edition was played in 1945 and won by Rubén Darío Cabrera. It was originally a biennial event, and from 1945 to 1961 six championships were played, and from 1962 to 1971 eight championships. From 1972 to 1976, it was held annually, but the tournament of 1977 never finished because the beginning of a long schism in Panamanian chess. From 1978 to 1988, it was again held annually. In 1989 and from 1991 to 2004, two organizations held separate events, resulting in two champions, but in 1990 there was a single competition, and therefore one champion. In 2004 both federations made peace, and since 2005 then there has only been one championship each year. The women's chess championships began in 2002 and has been held annually since then. Panama is the only country in the world where a father and daughter have been champions in the same year twice, 2004 and 2008. To show the rise of new istmhian chess, Panama took in 2008 the Centroamerican Championship by the hand of Jorge Baules, first IM of Panama. In the Youth categories the signal (abs) show a champion in one big tournament with various categories at same time. In 2010 don't played because official budgets trouble with "PANDEPORTES", the government sports entity (they have 3 chiefs in only eleven months), and played the tournament in the firsts months of 2011. In the final round of 2014 tournament, two players was tied in all planned playoffs and the two were proclaimed champions. One is foreigner, but change his country flag as panamaenian in ratings.fide.com in march 2015, and is the fourth to win the title. Usually the panamaenian common considered overseas with over five years of residence, as one of their own.

Champions

Year Winner (men) Winner (women) Winner (Universitarian Champion) (men Youth Champion) (women Youth Champion) Winner (men scholarship) Winner (women scholarchip)
1945 Rubén Darío Cabrera
1947 Enrique Linares
1953 Juan Evans
1956 Francisco Denis
1958 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1960 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1961 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1962 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1964 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1965 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1966 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1967 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1969 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1970 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1971 Francisco Pérez Arauz
1972 Juan Ramón Martínez D'ettore
1973 Juan Ramón Martínez D'ettore Adrián Miranda (abs)
1974 Bolívar Fábrega A. Mario Hay (abs)
1975 Bolívar Fábrega A.
1976 Bolívar Fábrega A. Elio Ortíz (abs) Jorge Lam (U17)
1977 Bolívar Fábrega A. César Concepción (U13)
1978 Iván Saucedo
1979 Pablo Cuéllar
1980 Mario Hay Agustín Cantilo-Paz (abs)
1981 Blass Barría
1982 Blass Barría
Alberto Lombana, Alberto Lombana (blitz)
1983 Nestor Sosa José Guardiola (U13)
1984 Blass Barría Yasser Valdés (U13)
1985 Jorge Luis Arosemena (clasic), Agustín Cantilo-Paz (blitz) Agustín Cantilo-Paz Tonci Korsano (abs), Carlos Tuñón (U13) J. Wong (U17)
1986 Elio Ortíz
1987 Javier De León
1988 Javier De León
1989 Javier De León
Francisco Pérez Arauz
1990 Blas Barría
1991 Agustín Cantilo-Paz Jorge Luis Arosemena
1992 Benjamín Rivera Silvera
1993 Javier De León
1994 Mario Hay
Nestor Sosa
1995 Miguel Gamboa
Ricardo Hill
Francisco Castroverde(U17)
1996 Mario Hay Héctor Díaz (abs) Luis Aquije (U17))
1997 Mario Hay Héctor Díaz Luis A. Hidalgo(abs)/ Luis A. Hidalgo (U17) Angelini Batista (U17)
1998 vacancy Ramiro Rosas (U17) Yolanda Villarreal (U17)
1999 Jorge Luis Arosemena Luis A. Hidalgo (U17) Amada Birbraguer (U17)
2000 Jorge Luis Arosemena Jorge Sánchez(abs) Luis Esquivel Golcher (U17)
2001 Jorge Baúles
Walter Alvarez
Luis A. Hidalgo Yaribeth González (abs) Rancés Valdés (U17) Raissa Barría (U17)
2002 Héctor Díaz Raissa Barría Jorge Baúles Raissa Barría (abs) Gilberto Madrid (U17) Raissa Barría (U17)
2003 Mario Hay Raissa Barría Luis Esquivel Golcher (abs) Gilberto Madrid (U17)
2004 Jorge Luis Arosemena
Mario Hay
Betty Arosemena Rances Valdés
2005 Javier De León Yaribeth González Ramsés Chaves (U14),Alhan Carrera Dubois (U12), Giandanello Manzanares(U10) Angélica Lam (U14)
2006 Mario Hay Yaribeth González Luis Pan (U17) Alba Muñoz (U17)
2007 Jorge Luis Arosemena Yaribeth González Carlos Neira (abs)
2008 Jorge Luis Arosemena Betty Arosemena Patrick Aizpurua (abs, U16), Antonio Daniels (U20), Efraim Espinosa (U18), José Battikh (U14), Alexei Tapia O. (U12), Jorge Ocaña (U10), José Chaluja (U8) Alba Muñoz (abs, U18), Karen Quintero (U20), Angélica Lam (U16), Cristy Young (U14), Katherine Young (U12) Patrick Aizpurua (U17) Alba Muñoz (U17)
2009 Jorge Baúles Raissa Barría José Pittí (U20-U18), Patrick Aizpurua (U16), José Battikh (U14), Alexei Tapia O.(U12), José Chaluja (U10) Alba Muñoz (abs,U16), Cristina Arosemena (U18), Dalia Arosemena (U14), Katherine Young (U12), Liann Sun (U10) Alhan Carrera Dubois (U17) Kristy Young (U17)
2010 vacancy vacancy Alexei Tapia O. (U14), Adrián Fuentes (U12), Brandon Carrasco (U10), Miguel Machaj (U8) Katryn Young (U14), Lyann Sun (U12) Ramses Chaves (U17) Cristina Arosemena (U17)
2011 Rancés Valdés Raissa Barría vacancy Patrick Aizpurua (17), Angel Lam (U12) Cristina Arosemena (U17), Yeisy Hardy (U12)
2012 Jorge Baúles Raissa Barría vacancy Alexei Tapia (U17) Junny Zhang Ng (U17)
2013 Jorge Baúles Alexei Tapia O.(abs) Kathryn Young (abs) Robert Sun (U12), Alexei Tapia (U17)
2014 Efrén Ramos/Alexei Tapia O. Yaribeth González Ruben Ulloa (abs, U20), Alexei Tapia O. (U18), Brandon Carrasco (U16), Kathia Laffaurie(absolute, U20), Fátima Delgado (U16) Alexei Tapia (U17)
2015 Jorge Baúles, Jorge Baúles (blitz) Yaribeth González Patrick Aizpurua Alex Delgado (abs, U20), Adrian Fuentes (U18), Edilberto Del Cid (16) Noelys Alvarado (abs, U20), Junny Zhang (U18), Fátima Delgado (U156) Robert Sun Chin (U15), Reynaldo Sanjur González (U12) Noelys Batista Santamaria (U12), Fatima Pineda Liu (U15)
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