The Guernsey Chess Championship

The Guernsey Chess Championship has been organised by the Guernsey Chess Club since 1931. The winner of the Club’s "Winter" League being declared the Guernsey Champion and holding the Championship Trophy presented by C F Peek Esq in 1930 for one year.

Traditionally the Guernsey Champion plays on Board 1 in the annual inter-insular match against Jersey and the winner of that game is recognised as the Channel Island Champion.

A * against the name denotes that the winner was also Cl Champion that year whilst = denotes that the winner was joint CI Champion that year.

List of Guernsey Chess Champions

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Year	CI	Winner	Cycle 1	Cycle 2
2022/23		Fred Hamperl	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2021/22		Fred Hamperl
2020/21		Fred Hamperl
2019/20	No competition	Chris Holland	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2018/19	=	Chris Holland	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2017/18	=	Chris Holland	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2016/17	=	Chris Holland	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2015/16	=	Fred Hamperl	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2014/15	*	Fred Hamperl	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2013/14	*	Fred Hamperl	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2012/13	=	Fred Hamperl	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2011/12	*	Fred Hamperl	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2010/11	=	Fred Hamperl	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2009/10	*	Fred Hamperl	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2008/09		Peter Rowe	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2007/08	=	P Rowe	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2006/07	* (FH won)	F Hamperl & P Rowe	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2005/06		P Rowe	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2004/05		P Rowe	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2003/04	=	F Hamperl & P Rowe	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2002/03	=	P Rowe	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2001/02	=	T Knight	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
2000/01	=	P Rowe & T Knight	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
1999/00		P Rowe	Link to game result history	Link to game result history
1999		P Rowe
1998	=	P Rowe
1997		P Rowe
1996	=	P Rowe
1995		P Rowe
1994		P Rowe
1993		P Rowe
1992		P Rowe
1991		M Ozanne
1990		M Ozanne
1989		P Rowe
1988		P Rowe
1987	=	T Knight
1986		P Rowe
1985		P Rowe
1984		E Laine
1983		E Palmer
1982	=	D Browning
1981	=	D Browning
1980	=	D Browning
1979	=	D Browning
1978		D Browning
1977	*	D Browning
1976	=	D Browning
1975		D Browning
1974	=	E Palmer
1973		W R Withers
1972	*	E Palmer
1971	=	E Palmer
1970	=	E Palmer
1969		R T Naftel
1968	=	W R Withers
1967	=	W R Withers
1966	*	W R Withers
1965	*	W R Withers
1964	=	G C Mann
1963		G C Mann
1962	=	C R Nicole
1961	=	W R Withers
1960	*	W R Withers
1959	=	W R Withers
1958	(6)	R T Naftel
1957	=	W R Withers
1956	(5)	L L McL Jones
1955		NO COMPETITION
1954	(4)	NO COMPETITION
1953	(3)	Rev T C Laxton
1936 to 1952	(2)	SUSPENDED
1935		H Hacklander
1934	(1)	D Rose
1933		J English
1932	(1)	Mrs B Hollis
1931		Rev T C Laxton

 

(1) 1932 & 1934 J Savage was CI Champion

(2) 1936, 1938 & 1947 J Savage was = CI Champion and 1949 was CI Champion; Mrs B Hollis was = CI Champion in 1950 & CI Champion in 1951: L L McL Jones was = CI Champion in 1952

(3) 1953 W R Withers was = CI Champion (4) 1954 W R Withers was CI Champion

(5) 1956 W R Withers was = CI Champion (6) 1958 – A Rose was = CI Champion

 

List of Guernsey Women Chess Champions

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Year		Winner
2023/24
2022/23		Gerda Nevska