Costa Rican Chess Championship
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The Costa Rican Chess Championship is the yearly national chess
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 championship of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
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. The first edition was played in 1927.

List of champions

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
Alfonso Morales
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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 Manuel Bernal González
55 1991 Manuel Bernal González
56 1992 Sergio Minero
57 1993 Manuel Bernal González
58 1994 Alexis Murillo Tsijli
59 1995 Manuel Bernal González
60 1996 Manuel Bernal González
61 1997 Alexis Murillo Tsijli
62 1998 Leonardo Valdés
63 1999 Sergio Minero
64 2000 Manuel Bernal González
65 2001 Manuel Bernal González
66 2002 Leonardo Valdés
67 2003 Manuel Bernal González
68 2004 Sergio Minero
69 2005 Manuel Bernal González
70 2006 Manuel Bernal González
71 2007 Leonardo Valdés
72 2008 Manuel Bernal González
73 2009 Mauricio Arias Santana
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