Barbadian Chess Championship

The Barbadian National Chess Championship has been organized by the Barbados Chess Federation since 1983. Previously it was organized by the Barbados Chess Club. A separate national championship for women was first held in 1981.

Open championship winners

YearChampion
1924Sidney Inniss
1925Sidney Inniss
1926Sidney Inniss
1927Charles Gilkes
1928W. Stoute
1929Charles Gilkes
1930Sidney Inniss
1931Sidney Inniss
1932Charles Gilkes
1933Charles Gilkes
1934Charles Gilkes
1935H. Walton
1936Charles Gilkes
1937H. Walton
1938Charles Gilkes
1939H. Walton
1940H. Walton
1941Charles Gilkes
1942H. Walton
1943H. Walton
1944Charles Gilkes
1945H. Walton
1946H. Walton
1947H. Walton
1948Charles Gilkes
1949C. Beasley
1950Charles Gilkes
1967George Trotman, Charles Gilkes
1976Philip Corbin
1977T. Morton, Philip Corbin
1978Ronald Moseley
1979Philip Corbin
1980Philip Corbin
1981David Dawson
1982Peter Dawson
1983Ron Buckmire
1984Ron Buckmire
1985Ron Buckmire
1986Kevin Denny [Wikidata]
1987Philip Corbin
1988Kevin Denny
1990Philip Corbin
1991Kevin Denny
1992Kevin Denny
1993Kevin Denny
1994Kevin Denny
1995Kevin Denny
1996Kevin Denny
1997Philip Corbin
1998Kevin Denny
1999Kevin Denny
2000Kevin Denny
2001Kevin Denny
2002Ricardo Szmetan
2003Delisle Warner [Wikidata]
2004Kevin Denny
2005Delisle Warner
2006Terry Farley
2007Delisle Warner
2008Kevin Denny
2009Martyn Del Castilho
2010Martyn Del Castilho
2011Martyn Del Castilho
2012Martyn Del Castilho
2013Orlando Husbands
2014Yu Tien Poon
2015Yu Tien Poon
2016Martyn Del Castilho
2017Martyn Del Castilho
2018 Orlando Husbands
2019 Orlando Husbands
2020 Orlando Husbands
2022 Martyn Del Castilho
2023 Orlando Husbands
2024 Martyn Del Castilho
2025 Martyn Del Castilho
2026 Martyn Del Castilho

Women's championship winners

YearChampion
1981Margaret Prince
1982Margaret Prince
1983Margaret Prince
1992Margaret Prince
1997Margaret Prince
2002Rashida Corbin
2003Rashida Corbin
2004Teresa Howell
2006Corrine Howard
2007Corrine Howard
2008Rashida Corbin
2011Sheena Ramsay
2012Katrina Blackman
2013Donna Murray
2014Katrina Blackman
2015Gabriela Cumberbatch
2016Katrina Blackman
2017 Katrina Blackman
2018 Julissa Figueroa

References

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