The Mexico Chess Championship is a competition held annually since 1973. The organizer of the tournament is the National Chess Federation of Mexico ( Spanish Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Mexico AC ). Initially, the tournament was held in a circular system. In 1994, 1995 and 1996. Championships were held on the knockout system. Since the late 1990s. The competition is held according to the Swiss system .
The competition is also known as the “national absolute championship” ( Campeonato Nacional Absoluto ) or the “closed national championship” ( Campeonato Nacional Cerrado ) as opposed to the open championship of Mexico ( Campeonato Nacional Abierto ), held since 1954.
Chronological table
| Year | City | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Mexico City | Campos, Mario |
| 1974 | Guanajuato | Campos, Mario |
| 1975 | Mexico City | Cisniega, Marcel |
| 1976 | Mexico City | Cisniega, Marcel |
| 1977 | Mexico City | Cisniega, Marcel Escondrillas, Carlos |
| 1978 | Campos Ruiz, Alberto | |
| 1979 | Mexico City | Cisniega, Marcel |
| 1981 | Frey Beckman, Kenneth | |
| 1982 | Cisniega, Marcel [1] | |
| 1983 | Jalapa-enriquez | Frey Beckman, Kenneth |
| 1984 | Frey Beckman, Kenneth | |
| 1985 | Morales Moreno, Umberto | |
| 1986 | Mexico City | Frey Beckman, Kenneth Espinosa Flores, Raphael |
| 1988 | Mexico City | Cisniega, Marcel |
| 1989 | Mexico City | Cisniega, Marcel |
| 1990 | Villahermosa | Cisniega, Marcel |
| 1992 | Mexico City | Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto |
| 1993 | Linares | del Campo Cardenas, Roberto [2] |
| 1994 | Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto | |
| 1995 | Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto | |
| 1996 | Monterrey | Gonzalez Garcia, Jose [3] |
| 1997 | Morelia | Calderin Gonzalez, Roberto |
| 1998–1999 | Leon | Almeida, Alfonso |
| 1999 | Mexico City | Blanco Singh, Israel [4] |
| 2000 | Mexico City | Espinosa Flores, Raphael |
| 2001 | Pachuka | Escobedo Tinajero, Alberto |
| 2002 | Mexico City | Espinosa Flores, Raphael |
| 2003 | Hermosillo | Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio |
| 2004 | Pachuka | Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos |
| 2005 | Pachuka | Escobedo Tinajero, Alberto |
| 2006 | Ciudad Juarez | Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos |
| 2007 | Pachuka | Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos |
| 2008 | Mexico City | Espinosa Flores, Rafael [5] |
| 2009 | Uatulko | Hernandez Guerrero, Gilberto |
| 2010 | Mexico City | Leon Hoyos, Manuel |
| 2011 | Tapachula | Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos |
| 2012 | Mexico City | Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos |
| 2013 | Mexico City | Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos [6] |
| 2014 | Mexico City | Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos |
| 2015 | Mexico City | Morales Garcia, Sergio [7] |
| 2016 | Morelia | Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos [8] |
Notes
- ↑ After winning an extra match over K. Frey Beckman.
- ↑ After winning an extra match over M. Sisniega.
- ↑ After winning the final over R. Espinosa Flores.
- ↑ After winning an extra match over A. Escobedo Tinareho.
- ↑ After winning an extra match tournament with H. K. González Zamora and H. Hernández Guerrero.
- ↑ After winning an extra match with LF Ibarra Chami .
- ↑ After winning an extra match over R. del Campo Cardenas.
- ↑ After winning an additional match tournament with H. Hernandez Guerrero, U. Capo Vidal , N. Cofre Archibold and I. A. Garcia Guerrero .