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.
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
| Year | Event | City | Champion | Winner of Torneo Mayor (Challenger) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | match in 1922 | Reca and Villegas | |||
| 1922 | extra-official match in 1923 | no contest | |||
| 1923 | match in 1924 | Reca | |||
| 1924 | without match | Richard Réti (off contest) | |||
| 1925 | extra-official match in 1925 | no contest | |||
| 1926 | match in 1926 | Grau | |||
| 1927 | without match | Reca | |||
| 1928 | match in 1929 | Pleci | |||
| 1929 | match in 1930 | Pleci | |||
| 1930 | match in 1931 | Virgilio Fenoglio | |||
| 1931 | match in 1931/1932 | Jac. Bolbochan | |||
| 1932 | match in 1932 | Pleci | |||
| 1933 | match in 1933 | Piazzini | |||
| 1934 | match in 1935 | Grau | |||
| 1935 | match in 1936 | Jac. Bolbochán, Pleci | |||
| 1936 | match in 1937 | Guimard | |||
| 1937 | match in 1938 | Jac. Bolbochán | |||
| 1938 | match in 1939 | Grau | |||
| 1939 | match in 1940 | Juan Traian Iliesco (off contest) | |||
| 1940 | match in 1941 | Guimard | |||
| 1941 | match in 1942 | Markas Luckis (off contest) | |||
| 1942 | without match | Pilnik | |||
| 1943 | without match | Gideon Ståhlberg (off contest) | |||
| 1944 | match in 1944 | Rossetto | |||
| 1945 | match in 1946 | Pilnik | |||
| 1946 | without match | Jul. Bolbochán | |||
| 1947 | without match | Rossetto | |||
| 1948 | match in 1948 | Jul. Bolbochán | |||
| 1949 | match in 1949 | Najdorf |
| Year | Event | City | Champion | Winner of Torneo Mayor (Challenger) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | tournament play-off in 1951 | ||||
| 1951 | tournament | Najdorf | |||
| 1952 | match in 1953 | ||||
| 1953 | tournament | ||||
| 1955 | tournament | ||||
| 1956 | tournament | ||||
| 1957 | tournament | ||||
| 1958 | tournament | ||||
| 1959 | tournament | ||||
| 1960 | tournament | ||||
| 1961 | tournament | ||||
| 1962 | tournament | ||||
| 1963 | tournament | Garcia, Samuel Schweber and Klein | |||
| 1964 | tournament | ||||
| 1965 | tournament | ||||
| 1966 | tournament | ||||
| 1967 | tournament | ||||
| 1968 | tournament | Sanguineti and Schweber | |||
| 1969 | tournament | Juarez and Garcia | |||
| 1971 | tournament | ||||
| 1972 | tournament | ||||
| 1973 | tournament | Sanguineti and Debarnot | |||
| 1974 | tournament | ||||
| 1975 | tournament | Najdorf and Panno | |||
| 1976 | tournament | ||||
| 1978 | tournament | Emma and Campora | |||
| 1980 | tournament | ||||
| 1982 | tournament | Rubinetti, Hase, Baillo, Bronstein and Campora | |||
| 1983 | tournament | Baillo and Tempone | |||
| 1984 | tournament | ||||
| 1985 | tournament | ||||
| 1986 | tournament | ||||
| 1987 | tournament | ||||
| 1988 | tournament | ||||
| 1989 | tournament | ||||
| 1990 | tournament | Soppe and Tempone | |||
| 1991 | tournament | ||||
| 1992 | tournament | ||||
| 1993 | tournament | ||||
| 1994 | tournament | ||||
| 1995 | tournament | ||||
| 1996 | tournament | ||||
| 1997 | tournament | ||||
| 1998 | tournament | ||||
| 1999 | tournament | ||||
| 2000 | tournament | ||||
| 2001 | tournament | Felgaer and Peralta | |||
| 2002 | tournament | Labollita and Slipak | |||
| 2003 | tournament | ||||
| 2004 | tournament | ||||
| 2005 | tournament | Flores and Ricardi | |||
| 2006 | tournament | ||||
| 2007 | tournament | ||||
| 2008 | tournament | ||||
| 2009 | tournament | ||||
| 2010 | tournament | ||||
| 2011[1] | tournament | ||||
| 2012[2] | tournament | ||||
| 2013 | tournament | ||||
| 2014 | tournament | ||||
| 2015 | tournament | ||||
| 2016 | tournament | ||||
| 2017 | tournament | ||||
| 2018 | tournament | ||||
| 2019 | tournament | ||||
| 2020 | tournament | ||||
| 2021 | tournament | ||||
| 2022 | tournament | Fernando Peralta[3] |