The Moldovan Chess Championship has been contested every year since 1944. Since 1949 a separate women's championship has also been held in most years. Both championships are currently held under the auspices of the Moldova Chess Federation (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Federația de Șah a Republicii Moldova), which was founded on 2 November 1994.[1]
| Year | Champion[2] | |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Vasily Veter | |
| 1945 | V. Uveatkin | |
| 1946 | V. Uveatkin | |
| 1947 | Vitaly Tarasov | |
| 1948 | Vitaly Tarasov | |
| 1949 | Vitaly Tarasov | |
| 1950 | Vitaly Tarasov | |
| 1951 | Vitaly Tarasov | |
| 1952 | Mikhail Shofman | |
| 1953 | M. Regenbogen | |
| 1954 | Shlomo Giterman | |
| 1955 | Vitaly Tarasov | |
| 1956 | Shlomo Giterman | |
| 1957 | Shlomo Giterman | |
| 1958 | Samuel Zhukhovitsky | |
| 1959 | Samuel Zhukhovitsky | |
| 1960 | Shlomo Giterman | |
| 1961 | Ilya Mosionzhik | |
| 1962 | Mikhail Shofman | |
| 1963 | Anatoly Lutikov | |
| 1964 | Anatoly Lutikov | |
| 1965 | Anatoly Lutikov | |
| 1966 | Anatoly Lutikov | |
| 1967 | Boris Nevednichy | |
| 1968 | Anatoly Lutikov | |
| 1969 | Mikhail Shofman | |
| 1970 | Ilye Figler, Lazar Shusterman | |
| 1971 | Boris Nevednichy | |
| 1972 | Nikolay Popov | |
| 1973 | Boris Nevednichy | |
| 1974 | Nikolay Popov | |
| 1975 | Nikolay Popov | |
| 1976 | Nikolay Popov | |
| 1977 | Anatoly Lutikov | |
| 1978 | Orest Averkin | |
| 1979 | Vladimir Alterman | |
| 1980 | Boris Itkis | |
| 1981 | Wladimir Skulener | |
| 1982 | Boris Itkis | |
| 1983 | Boris Itkis | |
| 1984 | Boris Itkis | |
| 1985 | Boris Nevednichy | |
| 1986 | Georgi Orlov | |
| 1987 | Boris Nevednichy | |
| 1988 | German Titov | |
| 1989 | Georgi Orlov | |
| 1990 | Boris Itkis | |
| 1991 | Ilye Figler | |
| 1992 | Boris Itkis | |
| 1993 | Boris Nevednichy | |
| 1994 | Dorian Rogozenko | |
| 1995 | Boris Nevednichy | |
| 1996 | Vadim Chernov | |
| 1997 | Boris Itkis | |
| 1998 | Vasile Sanduleac | |
| 1999 | Anatolij Bets | |
| 2000 | Dmitry Svetushkin | |
| 2001 | Vasile Sanduleac | |
| 2002 | Alexei Furtuna | |
| 2003 | Vasile Sanduleac | |
| 2004 | Alexey Khruschiov | |
| 2005 | Svetlana Petrenko | |
| 2006 | Viacheslav Slovineanu | |
| 2007 | Vasile Sanduleac | |
| 2008 | Vasile Sanduleac | |
| 2009 | Serghei Vedmediuc | |
| 2010 | Vladimir Hamițevici | |
| 2011 | Serghei Vedmediuc | |
| 2012 | Iulian Baltag | |
| 2013 | Dan Golub | |
| 2014 | Liviu Cerbulenco | |
| 2015 | Ruslan Soltanici | |
| 2016 | Viorel Iordăchescu | |
| 2017 | Nichita Morozov | |
| 2018 | Vladimir Hamițevici | |
| 2019 | Andrei Macovei | |
| 2020 | Iulian Baltag | |
| 2021 | Iulian Baltag | |
| 2022 | Dragoș Cereș |
| Year | Champion[3] |
|---|---|
| 1949 | Dekabrina Kazatsker |
| 1950 | N. Tarasova |
| 1951 | Natasha Kolotyi, Dekabrina Kazatsker |
| 1952 | Dekabrina Kazatsker |
| 1953 | Natasha Kolotyi |
| 1954 | E. Matos |
| 1955 | Natasha Kolotyi |
| 1956 | N. Kononova |
| 1959 | Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1960 | Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1961 | Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1962 | Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1963 | Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1964 | Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1965 | Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1967 | Natalia Ivanova, Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1968 | Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1970 | Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1971 | Raisa Nevednichaya |
| 1972 | Raisa Nevednichaya |
| 1973 | Bronislava Mosionzhik |
| 1974 | Raisa Nevednichaya |
| 1975 | Alla Grinfeld |
| 1976 | Ludmila Saunina |
| 1977 | Naira Agababean |
| 1978 | Marina Afanasova |
| 1979 | Raisa Nevednichaya |
| 1980 | Naira Agababean |
| 1981 | Naira Agababean |
| 1982 | Naira Agababean |
| 1983 | Naira Agababean |
| 1984 | Naira Agababean |
| 1985 | Polina Zilberman |
| 1986 | Polina Zilberman |
| 1987 | Marina Sheremetieva (née Afanasova) |
| 1988 | Marina Sheremetieva |
| 1989 | Irina Brandis |
| 1990 | Nadejda Roizen |
| 1991 | Irina Brandis |
| 1992 | Marina Sheremetieva |
| 1993 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 1994 | Naira Agababean |
| 1995 | Anna Shusterman |
| 1996 | Naira Agababean |
| 1997 | Karolina Smokina |
| 1998 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 1999 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2000 | Anna Shusterman, Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2001 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2002 | Elena Partac |
| 2003 | Elena Partac |
| 2004 | Anna Shusterman |
| 2005 | Lilia Doibani |
| 2006 | Elena Partac |
| 2007 | Irina Bulmaga |
| 2008 | Irina Bulmaga |
| 2009 | Diana Baciu |
| 2010 | Elena Partac |
| 2011 | Olga Hincu |
| 2012 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2013 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2014 | Paula-Alexandra Gitu |
| 2015 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2016 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2017 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2018 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2019 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2020 | Valentina Verbin |
| 2021 | Svetlana Petrenko |
| 2022 | Ana Petricenco |