Argentine Chess Championship

The first Argentine Chess Championship was held in 1921. The Champion's title was granted after victorious or drawn match between previous champion and challenger, a winner of Torneo Mayor. The matches were done away in 1950 year (*), for except 1952 year.

The results of the matches were as follows: 1921/22 Damián Reca - Benito Villegas 5 : 2 1923/24 Damián Reca - Benito Villegas 5 : 3 1925 Damián Reca - Julio Lynch 5.5 : 2.5

Men's winners

Year	City	Champion	Winner of Torneo Mayor (Challenger)
1921	match	Damian Reca	Reca, Villegas
1922	announced	Benito Villegas	-
1923	match	Damian Reca	Reca
1924	without match	Damian Reca	Richard Reti (off contest)
1925	non-official match	Damian Reca	-
1926	match	Roberto Grau	Grau
1927	without match	Roberto Grau	Reca
1928	match	Roberto Grau	Pleci
1929	match	Isaias Pleci	Pleci
1930	match	Isaias Pleci	Virgilio Fenoglio
1931	match	Jacobo Bolbochan	Jac. Bolbochan
1932	match	Jacobo Bolbochan	Pleci
1933	match	Luis Piazzini	Piazzini
1934	match	Roberto Grau	Grau
1935	match	Roberto Grau	Jac. Bolbochan
1936	match	Carlos Guimard	Guimard
1937	match	Carlos Guimard	Jac. Bolbochan
1938	match	Roberto Grau	Grau
1939	match	Carlos Maderna	Ian Traian Iliesco (off contest)
1940	match	Carlos Guimard	Guimard
1941	match	Hector Rossetto	Markas Luckis (off contest)
1942	without match	Herman Pilnik	Pilnik
1943	without match	Juan Iliesco	Gideon Stahlberg (off contest)
1944	match	Hector Rossetto	Rossetto
1945	match	Herman Pilnik	Pilnik
1946	without match	Julio Bolbochan	Jul. Bolbochan
1947	without match	Hector Rossetto	Rossetto
1948	match	Julio Bolbochan	Jul. Bolbochan
1949	match	Miguel Najdorf	Najdorf
1950	Buenos Aires	Carlos Maderna	Maderna (*)
1951	Buenos Aires	Miguel Najdorf	Najdorf (*)
1952	match	Miguel Najdorf	Ruben Shocron
1953	Buenos Aires	Oscar Panno
1955	Buenos Aires	Miguel Najdorf
1956	Buenos Aires	Raul Sanguinetti
1957	Buenos Aires	Raul Sanguinetti
1958	Buenos Aires	Herman Pilnik
1959	Buenos Aires	Bernardo Wexler
1960	Buenos Aires	Miguel Najdorf
1961	Buenos Aires	Hector Rossetto
1962	Buenos Aires	Raul Sanguinetti
1963	Buenos Aires	Raimundo Garcia
1964	Buenos Aires	Miguel Najdorf
1965	Buenos Aires	Raul Sanguinetti
1966	Buenos Aires	Miguel Quinteros
1967	Mar del Plata	Miguel Najdorf
1968	Buenos Aires	Raul Sanguinetti
1969	Buenos Aires	Carlos Juarez
1971	Buenos Aires	Jorge Rubinetti
1972	Buenos Aires	Hector Rossetto
1973	Sante Fe	Raul Sanguinetti
1974	Caseros	Raul Sanguinetti
1975	Buenos Aires	Miguel Najdorf
1976	Buenos Aires	Jorge Szmetan
1978	Buenos Aires	Jaime Emma
1980	Quilmes	Miguel Quinteros
1982	Buenos Aires	Jorge Rubinetti
1983	Buenos Aires	Jorge Goméz Baillo
1984	Buenos Aires	Gerardo Barbero
1985	Buenos Aires	Oscar Panno
1986		Daniel Campora
1987		Marcelo Tempone
1988		Jorge Rubinetti
1989		Daniel Campora
1990		Guillermo Soppe
1991		Jorge Rubinetti
1992		Oscar Panno
1993		Hugo Spangenberg
1994		Pablo Ricardi
1995		Pablo Ricardi
1996		Pablo Ricardi
1997		Guillermo Malbran
1998		Pablo Ricardi
1999		Pablo Ricardi
2000		Ariel Sorin
2001		Ruben Felgaer
2002		Martin Labollita
2003		Guillermo Soppe
2004		Ariel Sorin
2005		Diego Flores
2006		Fernando Peralta

References

• Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, pp. 87–88, ISBN 0-85112-455-0
• http://ar.geocities.com/carlasevigne/Campeonatos_Argentinos_tablas.htm
• http://ar.geocities.com/carlasevigne/CAMPEONATOS_estadistica.htm
• http://www.geocities.com/colosseum/mound/7762/jag/base1.htm ARG-Base