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Venezuelan Chess Championship

The first Venezuelan Chess Championship took place in February 1891 when Dr. Rafael Ruíz defeated Rafael Pittaluga in a match for the title (+7 =2 -4). In the second match, Rafael Ruíz drew with Carlos Perret Gentil (+7 =6 -7) in 1894.

Carlos Perret Gentil won the Venezuelan Championship in 1907, and defended the title until 1936, when he died. The first national championship organized by Federación Venezolana de Ajedrez (FVA) was held in 1938. Jaime Bograd (from Romania) won, ahead of Sady Loynaz Páez (from Venezuela), but the second one became a national Venezuelan Champion. He defended the title in matches against Dr. Manuel Acosta Silva (Caracas, 1939), José León García Díaz (Maracaibo, 1943), Omar Benítez (Caracas, 1944) and Héctor Estévez (Caracas, 1946). Sady Loynaz died in 1950, and Federación Venezolana de Ajedrez had organized two separate tournaments (Campeonato Nacional and Campeonato de Extranjeros for foreigners who resided in Venezuela) in Caracas in December 1950. The first tournament was won by Julio García, ahead of Irwin Perret Gentil, and the second one - Gerardo Budowski (from France), ahead of Andrés Sadde (from Latvia).

In 1951, Gerardo Budowski, (Campeón de los Extranjeros), beat Julio García, (Campeón Nacional de Venezuela) 6-0, in a match for the Campeón Absoluto de Venezuela title.

Winners

 
Year Winner
1891-1906 Rafael Ruíz, Campeón Nacional oficioso
1907-1936 Carlos Perret Gentil, Campeón Nacional oficioso
1938-1950 Sady Loynaz Páez, Primer Campeón Nacional Federado
1951 Gerardo Budowski (Campeón Absoluto)
Julio García (Campeón National)
1952-53 Eduardo Ortega
1954 Andrés Sadde
1955 Antonio Medina
1956 Antonio Medina
1957 No hubo Campeonato
1958 Antonio Medina
1959 No hubo Campeonato
1960 Salvador Díaz
1961 (Napoleón) Alberto Caro
1962 Manuel Belmonte
1963 (Napoleón) Alberto Caro
1964 Laszlo Tapaszto
1965 Wasil Letchinsky
1966 Laszlo Tapaszto
1967 Juan Robles
1968 (Napoleón) Alberto Caro
1969 Geber Villarroel
1970 Anibal Gamboa
1971 Laszlo Tapaszto
1972 (Napoleón) Alberto Caro
1973 (Napoleón) Alberto Caro
1974 Julio Ostos
1975 Francisco Carreras
1976 Antonio Palacios
1977 Jorge Cuellar
1978 Salvador Díaz
1979 Rodrigo Fontecilla, Rafael Escalante
1980 Julio Ostos
1981 No hubo Campeonato
1982 No hubo Campeonato
1983 Laszlo Tapaszto
1984 José Luis Guerra
1985 Julio Ostos
1986 No hubo Campeonato
1987 Julio Ostos
1988 Hernando Guzmán
1989 Dato no disponible
1990 Laszlo Tapaszto
1991 Noel Navas
1992 No hubo Campeonato
1993 No hubo Campeonato
1994 Juan Rohl
1995 Laszlo Tapaszto
1996 Alexander Hernández
1997 Oliver Soto
1998 Johann Álvarez
1999 Juan Rohl
2000 Julio Ostos
2001 Johann Álvarez
2002 No hubo Campeonato
2003 No hubo Campeonato
2004 No hubo Campeonato
2005 Eduardo Iturrizaga
2006 Eduardo Iturrizaga
2007 Eduardo Iturrizaga
2008 Eduardo Iturrizaga
2009 Johann Alvarez
2010 Pedro Martinez
2011 Felix Ynojosa
2012 Felix Ynojosa
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