Myanmar National Chess Championship
The Myanmar National Chess Championship (Burmese: အမျိုးသားတံခွန်စိုက် စစ်တုရင် ပြိုင်ပွဲ) is an annual chess tournament organized by the Myanmar Chess Federation. With the exception of a hiatus in 1977, the tournament has been held annually since 1974. IM Wynn Zaw Htun is the most successful player, winning the championship nine times.
Winners
No. Year Winner Reference 1 1974 Kyaw Than [1] 2 1975 Maung Maung Sein 3 1976 Khin Zaw Oo - 1977 not held 4 1978 Tin Swam 5 1979 Tin Swam 6 1980 Aye Lwin 7 1981 Win Myint Thein and Khin Maung Aye (tied) 8 1982 Win Moe 9 1983 Aye Lwin 10 1984 Aye Lwin 11 1985 Kyaw Myint Lay 12 1986 Aye Lwin 13 1987 Aye Lwin 14 1988 Maung Maung Latt 15 1989 Myo Naing 16 1990 Zaw Win Lay 17 1991 Aye Lwin 18 1992 Myo Naing 19 1993 Aung Thant Zin 20 1994 Ko Ko Ohn 21 1995 Zaw Win Lay 22 1996 Zaw Win Lay 23 1997 Aung Myo Hlaing 24 1998 Ye Win Aung 25 1999 Myo Naing 26 2000 Wynn Zaw Htun 27 2001 Nay Oo Kyaw Tun 28 2002 Zaw Oo 29 2003 Kyaw Kyaw Soe 30 2004 Wynn Zaw Htun 31 2005 Myo Naing 32 2006 Wynn Zaw Htun 33 2007 Zaw Win Lay 34 2008 Aung Myo Hlaing 35 2009 Zaw Oo 36 2010 Myo Naing 37 2011 Zaw Oo 38 2012 Win Tun 39 2013 Wynn Zaw Htun 40 2014 Wynn Zaw Htun 41 2015 Wynn Zaw Htun 42 2016 Myint Han [2] 43 2017 Wynn Zaw Htun [3] 44 2018 Wynn Zaw Htun [4] 45 2019 Wynn Zaw Htun [5] 46 2020 Myint Han [6]
References
- ^ "41st Myanmar National Championships, 25 June – 5 July 2015, Yangon". Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ^ "Tournament report September 2016: 42nd Myanmar National Championship". FIDE chess ratings. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ^ "Original tournament report: Myanmar National Chess Championship 2017". FIDE chess ratings. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
- ^ "Original tournament report: Myanmar National Chess Championship 2018". FIDE chess ratings. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "MYA Championship 2019". FIDE chess ratings. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
- ^ "46th National Chess Championship". Myanmar Chess Federation. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-04.