Cuban Chess Championship
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In the second part of the 19th century, Celso Golmayo Zúpide
had been generally accepted as Cuban champion since his 1862 match defeat of Félix Sicre
. In 1912–1937 Cuban Championship as Copa Dewar occurred. Maria Teresa Mora
was the first woman who won Copa Dewar in 1922.
Celso Golmayo Zúpide
Celso Golmayo y Zúpide was a Spanish–Cuban chess master.He had been generally accepted as Cuban champion since his 1862 match defeat of Félix Sicre...
had been generally accepted as Cuban champion since his 1862 match defeat of Félix Sicre
Félix Sicre
Félix Sicre was a Cuban chess master.He became the first Cuban champion in 1860, and lost the title in 1862 match against Celso Golmayo Zúpide...
. In 1912–1937 Cuban Championship as Copa Dewar occurred. Maria Teresa Mora
María Teresa Mora
María Teresa Mora Iturralde was a Cuban chess master.She is the only person who received direct lessons from José Raúl Capablanca. Mora was the first woman to win the Cuban Championship ....
was the first woman who won Copa Dewar in 1922.
| Year | City | Winner |
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| 1860 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Félix Sicre Félix Sicre Félix Sicre was a Cuban chess master.He became the first Cuban champion in 1860, and lost the title in 1862 match against Celso Golmayo Zúpide... |
| 1862 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Celso Golmayo Zúpide Celso Golmayo Zúpide Celso Golmayo y Zúpide was a Spanish–Cuban chess master.He had been generally accepted as Cuban champion since his 1862 match defeat of Félix Sicre... |
| 1897 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Celso Golmayo Torriente Celso Golmayo Torriente Celso Golmayo y de la Torriente was a Cuban–Spanish chess master.He was the son of Celso Golmayo y Zúpide and the brother of Manuel Golmayo y de la Torriente.... |
| 1898 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Juan Corzo Juan Corzo Juan Corzo y Principe was a Spanish–Cuban chess master, champion of Cuba immediately preceding José Capablanca.... |
| 1901 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
José Raúl Capablanca José Raúl Capablanca José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. One of the greatest players of all time, he was renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play... |
| 1902 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Juan Corzo Juan Corzo Juan Corzo y Principe was a Spanish–Cuban chess master, champion of Cuba immediately preceding José Capablanca.... |
| 1907 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Juan Corzo Juan Corzo Juan Corzo y Principe was a Spanish–Cuban chess master, champion of Cuba immediately preceding José Capablanca.... |
| 1912 | Juan Corzo Juan Corzo Juan Corzo y Principe was a Spanish–Cuban chess master, champion of Cuba immediately preceding José Capablanca.... |
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| 1914 | Rafael Blanco | |
| 1918 | Juan Corzo Juan Corzo Juan Corzo y Principe was a Spanish–Cuban chess master, champion of Cuba immediately preceding José Capablanca.... |
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| 1920 | Rafael Blanco | |
| 1921 | B. Benitez | |
| 1922 | María Teresa Mora María Teresa Mora María Teresa Mora Iturralde was a Cuban chess master.She is the only person who received direct lessons from José Raúl Capablanca. Mora was the first woman to win the Cuban Championship .... |
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| 1923 | José Fernández Migoya | |
| 1927 | Francisco Planas | |
| 1929 | Francisco Planas | |
| 1937 | Rafael Blanco | |
| 1939 | Miguel Alemán | |
| 1942 | Juan González de Vega | |
| 1943 | Juan González de Vega | |
| 1944 | Angel Fernández Fernández | |
| 1950 | Rosendo Romero Eldis Cobo Arteaga |
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| 1951 | Juan González de Vega | |
| 1952 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Juan González de Vega |
| 1955 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Carlos Calero |
| 1956 | Armando Cabrera | |
| 1957 | Eleazor Jiménez Zerquera Eleazar Jiménez Eleazar Jiménez Zerquera was a Cuban chess master.Jiménez won the Cuban Championship five times, in 1957, 1960, 1963, 1965, and 1967. He won the Pan American Chess Championship three times, in 1963, 1966 and 1970.... |
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| 1958 | Rogelio Ortega | |
| 1960 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Eleazor Jiménez Zerquera Eleazar Jiménez Eleazar Jiménez Zerquera was a Cuban chess master.Jiménez won the Cuban Championship five times, in 1957, 1960, 1963, 1965, and 1967. He won the Pan American Chess Championship three times, in 1963, 1966 and 1970.... |
| 1963 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Eleazor Jiménez Zerquera Eleazar Jiménez Eleazar Jiménez Zerquera was a Cuban chess master.Jiménez won the Cuban Championship five times, in 1957, 1960, 1963, 1965, and 1967. He won the Pan American Chess Championship three times, in 1963, 1966 and 1970.... |
| 1965 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Eleazor Jiménez Zerquera Eleazar Jiménez Eleazar Jiménez Zerquera was a Cuban chess master.Jiménez won the Cuban Championship five times, in 1957, 1960, 1963, 1965, and 1967. He won the Pan American Chess Championship three times, in 1963, 1966 and 1970.... |
| 1966 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Rogelio Ortega |
| 1967 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Eleazor Jiménez Zerquera Eleazar Jiménez Eleazar Jiménez Zerquera was a Cuban chess master.Jiménez won the Cuban Championship five times, in 1957, 1960, 1963, 1965, and 1967. He won the Pan American Chess Championship three times, in 1963, 1966 and 1970.... |
| 1968 | Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana.... |
Silvino Garcia González |
| 1969 | Matanzas Matanzas Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the... |
Jesús Rodriguez González |
| 1970 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Silvino Garcia González |
| 1971 | Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... |
Jesús Rodriguez González |
| 1972 | Playa Larga, Matanzas Matanzas Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the... |
Jesús Rodriguez González |
| 1973 | Cienfuegos Cienfuegos Cienfuegos is a city on the southern coast of Cuba, capital of Cienfuegos Province. It is located about from Havana, and has a population of 150,000. The city is dubbed La Perla del Sur... |
Silvino Garcia González |
| 1974 | Varadero Varadero Varadero is a resort town in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, and one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean. Varadero is also called Playa Azul, which means "blue beach" in Spanish.-Geography:... , Matanzas Matanzas Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the... |
Guillermo Garcia González |
| 1975 | Santa Clara Santa Clara, Cuba Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689... |
Guillermo Estévez Morales |
| 1976 | Holguín Holguín Holguín is a municipality and city, the capital of the Cuban Province of Holguín. It also includes a tourist area, offering beach resorts in the outskirts of the region.-History:... |
José Fernandez Leon |
| 1977 | Sancti Spiritus Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus is a municipality and capital city of the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba. Sancti Spíritus, Latin for "Holy Spirit," is one of the best preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time of the sugar trade.-History:... |
Gerardo Lebredo José Luis Vilela Jesus Nogueiras Jesus Nogueiras Jesus Nogueiras is a Cuban chess Grandmaster. He was a World Championship Candidates in 1985–87. Major tournament victories include winning the Cuban Chess Championship five times the Capablanca Memorial in 1984 and the Torre Memorial in 1997.-External links:... |
| 1978 | Camagüey Camagüey Camagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.After almost continuous attacks from pirates the original city was moved inland in 1528.The new city was built with a confusing lay-out of winding alleys that made... |
Jesus Nogueiras Jesus Nogueiras Jesus Nogueiras is a Cuban chess Grandmaster. He was a World Championship Candidates in 1985–87. Major tournament victories include winning the Cuban Chess Championship five times the Capablanca Memorial in 1984 and the Torre Memorial in 1997.-External links:... |
| 1979 | Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana.... |
Silvino Garcia González |
| 1980 | Holguín Holguín Holguín is a municipality and city, the capital of the Cuban Province of Holguín. It also includes a tourist area, offering beach resorts in the outskirts of the region.-History:... |
Néstor Vélez |
| 1981–2 | Sagua la Grande Sagua La Grande Sagua La Grande is a municipality and city located on the north coast of the province of Villa Clara in central Cuba, on the Sagua la Grande River. The city is close to Mogotes de Jumagua, limestone cliffs... |
Román Hernández |
| 1983 | Sagua de Tánamo Sagua de Tánamo, Cuba Sagua de Tánamo is a municipality and city in the Holguín Province of Cuba.The Sierra Cristal National Park is partly located in the Sagua de Tánamo municipality and partly in neighboring Mayarí.... |
Guillermo Garcia González |
| 1984 | Holguín Holguín Holguín is a municipality and city, the capital of the Cuban Province of Holguín. It also includes a tourist area, offering beach resorts in the outskirts of the region.-History:... |
Jesus Nogueiras Jesus Nogueiras Jesus Nogueiras is a Cuban chess Grandmaster. He was a World Championship Candidates in 1985–87. Major tournament victories include winning the Cuban Chess Championship five times the Capablanca Memorial in 1984 and the Torre Memorial in 1997.-External links:... Amador Rodriguez |
| 1985 | Camagüey Camagüey Camagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.After almost continuous attacks from pirates the original city was moved inland in 1528.The new city was built with a confusing lay-out of winding alleys that made... |
Jorge Armas |
| 1986 | Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana.... |
Walter Arencibia Walter Arencibia Walter Arencibia is a Cuban chess grandmaster. He learned chess at the age of eight and has won various tournaments, including the 1986 World Junior Chess Championship, for which he automatically gained the International Master title. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1990... |
| 1987 | Las Tunas Las Tunas Cuba:*Las Tunas Province*Victoria de Las Tunas .Argentina:*Las Tunas - A shantytown.... |
Juan Borges |
| 1988 | Camagüey Camagüey Camagüey is a city and municipality in central Cuba and is the nation's third largest city. It is the capital of the Camagüey Province.After almost continuous attacks from pirates the original city was moved inland in 1528.The new city was built with a confusing lay-out of winding alleys that made... |
Amador Rodríguez |
| 1989 | Sancti Spiritus Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus is a municipality and capital city of the province of Sancti Spíritus in central Cuba. Sancti Spíritus, Latin for "Holy Spirit," is one of the best preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time of the sugar trade.-History:... |
Pedro Paneque |
| 1990 | Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana.... |
Walter Arencibia Walter Arencibia Walter Arencibia is a Cuban chess grandmaster. He learned chess at the age of eight and has won various tournaments, including the 1986 World Junior Chess Championship, for which he automatically gained the International Master title. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 1990... |
| 1991 | Holguín Holguín Holguín is a municipality and city, the capital of the Cuban Province of Holguín. It also includes a tourist area, offering beach resorts in the outskirts of the region.-History:... |
Jesus Nogueiras Jesus Nogueiras Jesus Nogueiras is a Cuban chess Grandmaster. He was a World Championship Candidates in 1985–87. Major tournament victories include winning the Cuban Chess Championship five times the Capablanca Memorial in 1984 and the Torre Memorial in 1997.-External links:... |
| 1993 | Matanzas Matanzas Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the... |
Juan Borges |
| 1995 | Matanzas Matanzas Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the... |
Julio Becerra Julio Becerra Julio Becerra Rivero is an American International Grandmaster of chess, who lives in Miami, FL. He plays for the Miami Sharks in the U.S. Chess League.Defected to the U.S. in 1999 and was MVP in the U.S. Chess League in 2006.... Juan Borges |
| 1996 | Las Tunas Las Tunas Cuba:*Las Tunas Province*Victoria de Las Tunas .Argentina:*Las Tunas - A shantytown.... |
Irisberto Herrera Irisberto Herrera Irisberto Herrera, is a Spanish-Cuban chess grandmaster. On the January 2008 FIDE list his Elo rating was 2458.In 1986 he won Cuban Junior Chess and in 1996 he and Julio Becerra tied in the Cuban Chess Championship.-External links:... Julio Becerra Julio Becerra Julio Becerra Rivero is an American International Grandmaster of chess, who lives in Miami, FL. He plays for the Miami Sharks in the U.S. Chess League.Defected to the U.S. in 1999 and was MVP in the U.S. Chess League in 2006.... |
| 1997 | Matanzas Matanzas Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the... |
Reinaldo Vera Amador Rodríguez |
| 1998 | Matanzas Matanzas Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the... |
Julio Becerra Julio Becerra Julio Becerra Rivero is an American International Grandmaster of chess, who lives in Miami, FL. He plays for the Miami Sharks in the U.S. Chess League.Defected to the U.S. in 1999 and was MVP in the U.S. Chess League in 2006.... |
| 1999 | Santa Clara Santa Clara, Cuba Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689... |
Rodne Pérez |
| 2000 | Santa Clara Santa Clara, Cuba Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689... |
Jesus Nogueiras Jesus Nogueiras Jesus Nogueiras is a Cuban chess Grandmaster. He was a World Championship Candidates in 1985–87. Major tournament victories include winning the Cuban Chess Championship five times the Capablanca Memorial in 1984 and the Torre Memorial in 1997.-External links:... |
| 2001 | Las Tunas Las Tunas Cuba:*Las Tunas Province*Victoria de Las Tunas .Argentina:*Las Tunas - A shantytown.... |
Reinaldo Vera |
| 2002 | Holguín Holguín Holguín is a municipality and city, the capital of the Cuban Province of Holguín. It also includes a tourist area, offering beach resorts in the outskirts of the region.-History:... |
Leinier Domínguez |
| 2003 | Varadero Varadero Varadero is a resort town in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, and one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean. Varadero is also called Playa Azul, which means "blue beach" in Spanish.-Geography:... , Matanzas Matanzas Matanzas is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. It is famed for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore.It is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas , east of the capital Havana and west of the resort town of Varadero.Matanzas is called the... |
Leinier Domínguez |
| 2004 | Santa Clara Santa Clara, Cuba Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689... |
Lazaro Bruzon Lázaro Bruzón Lázaro Bruzón Batista is a chess grandmaster from Cuba. On the January 2011 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2686. Bruzón was the 2000 World Junior Chess Champion. In 2004 he finished first at the XII Torneo "Guillermo Garcia" in Memoriam in Villa Clara... |
| 2005 | Santa Clara Santa Clara, Cuba Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689... |
Lazaro Bruzon Lázaro Bruzón Lázaro Bruzón Batista is a chess grandmaster from Cuba. On the January 2011 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2686. Bruzón was the 2000 World Junior Chess Champion. In 2004 he finished first at the XII Torneo "Guillermo Garcia" in Memoriam in Villa Clara... |
| 2006 | Santa Clara Santa Clara, Cuba Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689... |
Leinier Domínguez |
| 2007 | Santa Clara Santa Clara, Cuba Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689... |
Lazaro Bruzon Lázaro Bruzón Lázaro Bruzón Batista is a chess grandmaster from Cuba. On the January 2011 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2686. Bruzón was the 2000 World Junior Chess Champion. In 2004 he finished first at the XII Torneo "Guillermo Garcia" in Memoriam in Villa Clara... |
| 2008 | Santa Clara Santa Clara, Cuba Santa Clara is the capital city of the Cuban province of Villa Clara. It is located in the most central region of the province and almost in the most central region of the country.- History :Santa Clara was founded by 175 people on July 15th, 1689... |
Yuniesky Quezada Yuniesky Quezada Yuniesky Quezada Pérez is a Cuban chess grandmaster. He was the fourth Cuban chess player that surpass the 2600 Elo rating mark on the July 2010 FIDE list.He won the Cuban Chess Championship in 2008 and 2011.... |
| 2009 | Las Tunas Las Tunas Cuba:*Las Tunas Province*Victoria de Las Tunas .Argentina:*Las Tunas - A shantytown.... |
Lazaro Bruzon Lázaro Bruzón Lázaro Bruzón Batista is a chess grandmaster from Cuba. On the January 2011 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2686. Bruzón was the 2000 World Junior Chess Champion. In 2004 he finished first at the XII Torneo "Guillermo Garcia" in Memoriam in Villa Clara... |
| 2010 | Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The city has a population of about 86,100.Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway and on a major railroad. Its port, Júcaro, lies south-southwest on the coast of the Gulf of Ana Maria in... |
Lazaro Bruzon Lázaro Bruzón Lázaro Bruzón Batista is a chess grandmaster from Cuba. On the January 2011 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2686. Bruzón was the 2000 World Junior Chess Champion. In 2004 he finished first at the XII Torneo "Guillermo Garcia" in Memoriam in Villa Clara... |
| 2011 | Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila Ciego de Ávila is a city in the central part of Cuba and the capital of Ciego de Ávila Province. The city has a population of about 86,100.Ciego de Ávila lies on the Carretera Central highway and on a major railroad. Its port, Júcaro, lies south-southwest on the coast of the Gulf of Ana Maria in... |
Yuniesky Quezada Yuniesky Quezada Yuniesky Quezada Pérez is a Cuban chess grandmaster. He was the fourth Cuban chess player that surpass the 2600 Elo rating mark on the July 2010 FIDE list.He won the Cuban Chess Championship in 2008 and 2011.... |
Women
| Year | City | Winner |
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| 2008 | Holguín Holguín Holguín is a municipality and city, the capital of the Cuban Province of Holguín. It also includes a tourist area, offering beach resorts in the outskirts of the region.-History:... |
Maritza Arribas Robaina |
| 2010 | Holguín Holguín Holguín is a municipality and city, the capital of the Cuban Province of Holguín. It also includes a tourist area, offering beach resorts in the outskirts of the region.-History:... |
Olennis Linares Nápoles |
| 2011 | Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island, some south-east of the Cuban capital of Havana.... |
Yaniet Marrero Lopez |
External links
- Chess Tournament Begun by Che - Revived in Havana Radio Nuevitas, October 10, 2008