# 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 (this or the next year). The matches were done away in 1950 year, for except 1952 year.
The Argentine Chess Championship is organized by the Argentine Chess Federation.

## Matches winners (1921–1953)

The results of the matches were as follows:
1921/22 Damian Reca – Benito Villegas 5 : 2
1922 Benito Villegas – Lizardo Molina Carranza 6.5 : 1.5 (extra-official match)
1924 Damián Reca – Benito Villegas 5 : 3
1924 Richard Réti (CSR) – Damián Reca 2.5 : 0.5 (non-official match)
1925 Damián Reca – Julio Lynch 5.5 : 2.5 (extra-official match)
1926 Roberto Grau – Damián Reca 5 : 3
1927/28 Damián Reca resigned to play a match for the title.
1929 Roberto Grau – Isaías Pleci 4 : 0
1930 Isaías Pléci – Roberto Grau 5 : 3
1931 Isaías Pléci – Virgilio Fenoglio 6 : 4
1931/32 Jacobo Bolbochán – Isaías Pléci 6 : 3
1932 Jacobo Bolbochán – Isaías Pléci 5.5 : 1.5
1933 Luis Piazzini – Jacobo Bolbochán 5.5 : 2.5
1934/35 Roberto Grau – Luis Piazzini 7.5 : 5.5
1935 Jacobo Bolbochán – Isaías Pléci 2.5 : 0.5 (play-off)
1936 Roberto Grau – Jacobo Bolbochán 5 : 3
1937 Carlos Guimard – Roberto Grau 6 : 2
1938 Carlos Guimard – Luis Piazzini 7.5 : 2.5 (Jacobo Bolbochán resigned)
1939 Roberto Grau – Carlos Guimard 7.5 : 5.5
1939 Triangular 1. Maderna, 2. Piazzini, 3. Gerschman (play-off)
1940 Carlos Maderna – Luis Piazzini 8 : 6 (Roberto Grau resigned)
1940 Triangular 1. Carlos Guimard, 2. Aristide Gromer (FRA), 3. Franciszek Sulik (POL) (play-off)
1941 Carlos Guimard – Carlos Maderna 8 : 1
1942 Héctor Rossetto – Carlos Guimard 8 : 5 (Rossetto took 3rd place, behind Markas Luckis (LTU) and Hermann Pilnik (GER) in ARG-ch 20th Mayor in 1941)
1942 Hermann Pilnik (former German, then Argentine citizen) won, ahead of Juan Traian Iliesco (ROM)
1943 Juan Iliesco (former Romanian, then Argentine citizen) took 2nd place, behind Gideon Ståhlberg (SWE)
1944 Héctor Rossetto – Juan Iliesco 4.5 : 0.5
1946 Hermann Pilnik – Héctor Rossetto 5 : 3
1948 Julio Bolbochán – Héctor Rossetto 5 : 5
1949 Miguel Najdorf (former Polish, then Argentine citizen) – Julio Bolbochán 5.5 : 4.5
1951 Triangular 1. Carlos Maderna, 2. Jacobo Bolbochán, 3. Enrique Reinhardt (play-off)
1953 Miguel Najdorf – Rubén Shocrón 4.5 : 0.5

## Argentine champions and winners of Challenger's selection tournament (1921–1953)

    YearEventCityChampionWinner of Torneo Mayor (Challenger) 1921match in 1922Buenos AiresDamian RecaReca and Villegas 1922extra-official match in 1923Buenos AiresBenito Villegasno contest 1923match in 1924Buenos AiresDamian RecaReca 1924without matchBuenos AiresDamian RecaRichard Réti (off contest) 1925extra-official match in 1925Buenos AiresDamian Recano contest 1926match in 1926Buenos Aires, Rosario, La PlataRoberto GrauGrau 1927without matchBuenos AiresRoberto GrauReca 1928match in 1929Buenos AiresRoberto GrauPleci 1929match in 1930Buenos AiresIsaias PleciPleci 1930match in 1931Buenos AiresIsaias PleciVirgilio Fenoglio 1931match in 1931/1932Buenos AiresJacobo BolbochánJac. Bolbochan 1932match in 1932Buenos AiresJacobo BolbochánPleci 1933match in 1933Buenos AiresLuis PiazziniPiazzini 1934match in 1935Buenos AiresRoberto GrauGrau 1935match in 1936Buenos AiresRoberto GrauJac. Bolbochán, Pleci 1936match in 1937Buenos Aires, Santa FeCarlos GuimardGuimard 1937match in 1938Buenos Aires, NecocheaCarlos GuimardJac. Bolbochán 1938match in 1939La PlataRoberto GrauGrau 1939match in 1940Buenos AiresCarlos MadernaJuan Traian Iliesco (off contest) 1940match in 1941Buenos Aires, La PlataCarlos GuimardGuimard 1941match in 19429 de Julio, Buenos AiresHector RossettoMarkas Luckis (off contest) 1942without matchBuenos AiresHerman PilnikPilnik 1943without matchBuenos AiresJuan IliescoGideon Ståhlberg (off contest) 1944match in 1944Nueve de JulioHector RossettoRossetto 1945match in 1946Bahía BlancaHermann PilnikPilnik 1946without matchBuenos AiresJulio BolbochánJul. Bolbochán 1947without matchBuenos AiresHector RossettoRossetto 1948match in 1948Buenos AiresJulio BolbochánJul. Bolbochán 1949match in 1949Buenos AiresMiguel NajdorfNajdorf

## Open tournament winners (1950- )

    YearEventCityChampionWinner of Torneo Mayor (Challenger) 1950tournament play-off in 1951Buenos AiresCarlos MadernaMaderna, Jac. Bolbochán, Enrique Reinhardt 1951tournamentBuenos AiresMiguel NajdorfNajdorf 1952match in 1953Buenos AiresMiguel NajdorfRuben Shocron 1953tournamentBuenos AiresOscar Panno 1955tournamentBuenos AiresMiguel Najdorf 1956tournamentBuenos AiresRaul Sanguineti 1957tournamentBuenos AiresRaul Sanguineti 1958tournamentBuenos AiresHerman Pilnik 1959tournamentBuenos AiresBernardo Wexler 1960tournamentBuenos AiresMiguel Najdorf 1961tournamentBuenos AiresHéctor Rossetto 1962tournamentBuenos AiresRaul Sanguineti 1963tournamentBuenos AiresRaimundo GarcíaGarcia, Samuel Schweber and Klein 1964tournamentBuenos AiresMiguel Najdorf 1965tournamentBuenos AiresRaul Sanguineti 1966tournamentBuenos AiresMiguel Quinteros 1967tournamentMar del PlataMiguel Najdorf 1968tournamentBuenos AiresRaul SanguinetiSanguineti and Schweber 1969tournamentBuenos AiresCarlos Eleodoro JuárezJuarez and Garcia 1971tournamentBuenos AiresJorge Rubinetti 1972tournamentBuenos AiresHector Rossetto 1973tournamentSanta FeRaul SanguinetiSanguineti and Debarnot 1974tournamentCaserosRaul Sanguineti 1975tournamentBuenos AiresMiguel NajdorfNajdorf and Panno 1976tournamentBuenos AiresJorge Szmetan 1978tournamentBuenos AiresJaime EmmaEmma and Campora 1980tournamentQuilmesMiguel Quinteros 1982tournamentBuenos AiresJorge RubinettiRubinetti, Hase, Baillo, Bronstein and Campora 1983tournamentBuenos AiresJorge Gómez BailloBaillo and Tempone 1984tournamentBuenos AiresGerardo Barbero 1985tournamentBuenos AiresOscar Panno 1986tournamentDaniel Campora 1987tournamentMarcelo Tempone 1988tournamentJorge Rubinetti 1989tournamentDaniel Campora 1990tournamentGuillermo SoppeSoppe and Tempone 1991tournamentJorge Rubinetti 1992tournamentOscar Panno 1993tournamentHugo Spangenberg 1994tournamentPablo Ricardi 1995tournamentPablo Ricardi 1996tournamentPablo Ricardi 1997tournamentGuillermo Malbran 1998tournamentPablo Ricardi 1999tournamentPablo Ricardi 2000tournamentAriel Sorin 2001tournamentRuben FelgaerFelgaer and Peralta 2002tournamentMartin LabollitaLabollita and Slipak 2003tournamentGuillermo Soppe 2004tournamentAriel Sorin 2005tournamentDiego FloresFlores and Ricardi 2006tournamentFernando Peralta 2007tournamentRubén Felgaer 2008tournamentMendozaRubén Felgaer 2009tournamentLa PlataDiego Flores 2010tournamentBuenos AiresRubén Felgaer 2011tournamentLa PlataMartín Lorenzini 2012tournamentVilla MartelliDiego Flores 2013tournamentSaenz PenaDiego Flores 2014tournamentSaenz PenaRubén Felgaer 2015tournamentBuenos AiresSandro Mareco 2016tournamentVilla MartelliDiego Flores 2017tournamentRamos MejiaDiego Flores 2018tournamentLapridaFernando Peralta 2019tournamentBuenos AiresDiego Flores 2020tournament 2021tournamentFederico Pérez Ponsa 2022tournamentSan Carlos de BarilocheFernando Peralta 2023 Buenos Aires Fernando Peralta 2024 Buenos Aires Sandro Mareco

## Women

    YearCityChampion 1938Dora Trepat de Navarro 1939Dora Trepat de Navarro 1940Dora Trepat de Navarro 1941Dora Trepat de Navarro 1942Dora Trepat de Navarro 1948Paulette Schwartzmann 1949Paulette Schwartzmann 1950Paulette Schwartzmann 1951María Angélica Berea de Montero 1952Paulette Schwartzmann 1953Celia Baudot de Moschini 1954Soledad Gonzalez de Huguet 1955Odile Heilbronner 1956Soledad Gonzalez de Huguet 1957Celia Baudot de Moschini 1958Celia Baudot de Moschini 1959Dora Trepat de Navarro 1960Dora Trepat de Navarro 1961Aida Karguer 1962Celia Baudot de Moschini 1963Celia Baudot de Moschini 1964Dora Trepat de Navarro 1965Aida Karguer 1968Celia Baudot de Moschini 1969Aida Karguer 1971Aida Karguer 1974Julia Arias 1975Julia Arias 1976Julia Arias 1977Julia Arias 1978Virginia Justo 1979Edith Soppe 1980Edith Soppe 1981Edith Soppe 1982Virginia Justo 1983Virginia Justo 1984Virginia Justo 1985Claudia Amura 1986Liliana Burijovich 1987Claudia Amura 1988Claudia Amura 1989Claudia Amura 1990Liliana Burijovich 1991Liliana Burijovich 1993Sandra Villegas 1994Sandra Villegas 1995Elisa Maggiolo 1996Sandra Villegas 1998Elisa Maggiolo 1999Liliana Burijovich 2000Buenos AiresCarolina Luján 2001Carolina Luján 2002EsperanzaAnahí Meza 2003Carlos PazLiliana Burijovich 2004Carolina Luján 2005Sierra de la VentanaMarisa Zuriel 2006Villa MartelliCarolina Luján 2007Buenos AiresMaría de los Angeles Plazaola 2008Buenos AiresMaría de los Angeles Plazaola 2009PuanMaría Florencia Fernández 2010Buenos AiresMaría de los Angeles Plazaola 2011Buenos AiresAyelén Martínez 2012Villa MartelliMarisa Zuriel 2013Estancia GrandeMaría Florencia Fernández 2014Villa MartelliClaudia Amura 2015Buenos AiresCarolina Luján 2016Villa MartelliAyelén Martínez 2017Buenos AiresMaría Florencia Fernández 2018UshuaiaMaría Florencia Fernández 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Buenos Aires María José Campos 2024