Mexican Chess Championship

The national chess championship of Mexico has been organized annually since 1973 by FENAMAC (Spanish: Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Mexico A.C.), the Mexican chess federation. Known since 1997 as the National Absolute Championship (Campeonato Nacional Absoluto) and previously as the National Closed Championship (Campeonato Nacional Cerrado), it was initially organized as a round-robin tournament. However, several editions in the 1990s were organized as a series of elimination matches, and the championship is currently run as a Swiss-system tournament. In some years it serves as a qualifying stage for the FIDE World Chess Championship and is designated as sub-Zonal tournament 2.3.1 in such cases. A different tournament is the Mexican Open Championship (Campeonato Nacional Abierto), which is not limited to Mexican nationals and has been held annually since 1954.

List of winners

YearPlaceWinner Notes and references
1973Mexico CityMario Campos López
1974GuanajuatoMario Campos López
1975Mexico CityMarcel Sisniega Campbell
1976Mexico CityMarcel Sisniega Campbell
1977Mexico CityMarcel Sisniega Campbell, Carlos Escondrillas
1978Alberto Campos Ruíz
1979Mexico CityMarcel Sisniega Campbell
1981Kenneth Frey Beckman
1982–1983Marcel Sisniega Campbell Sisniega defeated Frey in a tiebreak match held in Mexico City in 1983 after they tied for first in the main tournament held in 1982.
1983XalapaKenneth Frey Beckman
1984Kenneth Frey Beckman
1985Humberto Morales Moreno
1986Mexico CityKenneth Frey Beckman, Rafael Espinosa Flores
1987Mexico CityJ. Jesús González Mata
1988Mexico CityMarcel Sisniega Campbell
1989Mexico CityMarcel Sisniega Campbell
1990VillahermosaMarcel Sisniega Campbell
1992Mexico CityGilberto Hernandez Guerrero
1993LinaresRoberto Martín del Campo Cárdenas Del Campo defeated Sisniega in a playoff match after they tied for first in the main tournament.
1994Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero An elimination format was used.
1995Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero An elimination format was used.
1996José Gonzalez Garcia An elimination format was used. Gonzalez Garcia defeated Rafael Espinosa Flores in the finale, held in Monterrey.
1997MoreliaRoberto Calderín Gonzalez
1998–1999LeónAlfonso Almeida
1999Mexico CityIsrael Blanco Sing Blanco Sing won on tiebreak over Alberto Escobedo Tinajero.
2000Mexico CityRafael Espinosa Flores
2001PachucaAlberto Escobedo Tinajero
2002Mexico CityRafael Espinosa Flores
2003HermosilloDionisio Aldama Degurnay
2004PachucaJuan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora
2005PachucaAlberto Escobedo Tinajero
2006Ciudad JuárezJuan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora
2007PachucaJuan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora
2008Mexico CityRafael Espinosa Flores Espinosa won on tiebreak over Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero and Juan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora.
2009HuatulcoGilberto Hernandez Guerrero
2010Mexico CityManuel León Hoyos
2011TapachulaJuan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora
2012Mexico CityJuan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora
2013Mexico CityJuan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora Gonzalez Zamora won on tiebreak over Luis Fernand Ibarra Chami.
2014Mexico CityJuan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora
2015Mexico CitySergio Joshafatt Morales Garcia Morales Garcia won on tiebreak over Roberto Martín del Campo Cárdenas.
2016MoreliaJuan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora Gonzalez Zamora won on tiebreak over Gilberto Hernandez Guerrero, Uriel Capo Vidal, Nestor Cofre Archibold and Isaac Antonio Garcia Guerrero.
2018Mexico CityJuan Carlos Gonzalez Zamora

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