# 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