# Moldovan Chess Championship

The Moldovan Chess Championship has been contested every year since 1944. Since 1949 a separate women's championship has also been held in most years. Both championships are currently held under the auspices of the Moldova Chess Federation (Romanian: Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova), which was founded on 2 November 1994.

## Open championship winners

    YearChampion 1944Vasily Veter 1945V. Uveatkin 1946V. Uveatkin 1947Vitaly Tarasov 1948Vitaly Tarasov 1949Vitaly Tarasov 1950Vitaly Tarasov 1951Vitaly Tarasov 1952Mikhail Shofman 1953M. Regenbogen 1954Shlomo Giterman 1955Vitaly Tarasov 1956Shlomo Giterman 1957Shlomo Giterman 1958Samuel Zhukhovitsky 1959Samuel Zhukhovitsky 1960Shlomo Giterman 1961Ilya Mosionzhik 1962Mikhail Shofman 1963Anatoly Lutikov 1964Anatoly Lutikov 1965Anatoly Lutikov 1966Anatoly Lutikov 1967Boris Nevednichy 1968Anatoly Lutikov 1969Mikhail Shofman 1970Ilye Figler, Lazar Shusterman 1971Boris Nevednichy 1972Nikolay Popov 1973Boris Nevednichy 1974Nikolay Popov 1975Nikolay Popov 1976Nikolay Popov 1977Anatoly Lutikov 1978Orest Averkin 1979Vladimir Alterman 1980Boris Itkis 1981Wladimir Skulener 1982Boris Itkis 1983Boris Itkis 1984Boris Itkis 1985Boris Nevednichy 1986Georgi Orlov 1987Boris Nevednichy 1988German Titov 1989Georgi Orlov 1990Boris Itkis 1991Ilye Figler 1992Boris Itkis 1993Boris Nevednichy 1994Dorian Rogozenko 1995Boris Nevednichy 1996Vadim Chernov 1997Boris Itkis 1998Vasile Sanduleac 1999Anatolij Bets 2000Dmitry Svetushkin 2001Vasile Sanduleac 2002Alexei Furtuna 2003Vasile Sanduleac 2004Alexey Khruschiov 2005Svetlana Petrenko 2006Viacheslav Slovineanu 2007Vasile Sanduleac 2008Vasile Sanduleac 2009Serghei Vedmediuc 2010Vladimir Hamițevici 2011Serghei Vedmediuc 2012Iulian Baltag 2013Dan Golub 2014Liviu Cerbulenco 2015Ruslan Soltanici 2016Viorel Iordăchescu 2017Nichita Morozov 2018Vladimir Hamițevici 2019Andrei Macovei 2020Iulian Baltag 2021Iulian Baltag 2022Dragoș Cereș

## Women's championship winners

    YearChampion 1949Dekabrina Kazatsker 1950N. Tarasova 1951Natasha Kolotyi, Dekabrina Kazatsker 1952Dekabrina Kazatsker 1953Natasha Kolotyi 1954E. Matos 1955Natasha Kolotyi 1956N. Kononova 1959Bronislava Mosionzhik 1960Bronislava Mosionzhik 1961Bronislava Mosionzhik 1962Bronislava Mosionzhik 1963Bronislava Mosionzhik 1964Bronislava Mosionzhik 1965Bronislava Mosionzhik 1967Natalia Ivanova, Bronislava Mosionzhik 1968Bronislava Mosionzhik 1970Bronislava Mosionzhik 1971Raisa Nevednichaya 1972Raisa Nevednichaya 1973Bronislava Mosionzhik 1974Raisa Nevednichaya 1975Alla Grinfeld 1976Ludmila Saunina 1977Naira Agababean 1978Marina Afanasova 1979Raisa Nevednichaya 1980Naira Agababean 1981Naira Agababean 1982Naira Agababean 1983Naira Agababean 1984Naira Agababean 1985Polina Zilberman 1986Polina Zilberman 1987Marina Sheremetieva (née Afanasova) 1988Marina Sheremetieva 1989Irina Brandis 1990Nadejda Roizen 1991Irina Brandis 1992Marina Sheremetieva 1993Svetlana Petrenko 1994Naira Agababean 1995Anna Shusterman 1996Naira Agababean 1997Karolina Smokina 1998Svetlana Petrenko 1999Svetlana Petrenko 2000Anna Shusterman, Svetlana Petrenko 2001Svetlana Petrenko 2002Elena Partac 2003Elena Partac 2004Anna Shusterman 2005Lilia Doibani 2006Elena Partac 2007Irina Bulmaga 2008Irina Bulmaga 2009Diana Baciu 2010Elena Partac 2011Olga Hincu 2012Svetlana Petrenko 2013Svetlana Petrenko 2014Paula-Alexandra Gitu 2015Svetlana Petrenko 2016Svetlana Petrenko 2017Svetlana Petrenko 2018Svetlana Petrenko 2019Svetlana Petrenko 2020Valentina Verbin 2021Svetlana Petrenko 2022Ana Petricenco