Myanmar National Chess Championship Explained

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.YearWinnerReference
11974Kyaw Than[1]
21975 Maung Maung Sein
31976 Khin Zaw Oo
-1977 not held
41978 Tin Swam
51979 Tin Swam
61980 Aye Lwin
71981 Win Myint Thein and Khin Maung Aye (tied)
81982 Win Moe
91983 Aye Lwin
101984 Aye Lwin
111985 Kyaw Myint Lay
121986 Aye Lwin
131987 Aye Lwin
141988 Maung Maung Latt
151989 Myo Naing
161990 Zaw Win Lay
171991 Aye Lwin
181992 Myo Naing
191993 Aung Thant Zin
201994 Ko Ko Ohn
211995 Zaw Win Lay
221996 Zaw Win Lay
231997 Aung Myo Hlaing
241998 Ye Win Aung
251999 Myo Naing
262000 Wynn Zaw Htun
272001 Nay Oo Kyaw Tun
282002 Zaw Oo
292003 Kyaw Kyaw Soe
302004 Wynn Zaw Htun
312005 Myo Naing
322006 Wynn Zaw Htun
332007 Zaw Win Lay
342008 Aung Myo Hlaing
352009 Zaw Oo
362010 Myo Naing
372011 Zaw Oo
382012 Win Tun
392013 Wynn Zaw Htun
402014 Wynn Zaw Htun
412015 Wynn Zaw Htun
422016 Myint Han[2]
432017 Wynn Zaw Htun[3]
442018 Wynn Zaw Htun[4]
452019 Wynn Zaw Htun[5]
462020 Myint Han[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 41st Myanmar National Championships, 25 June – 5 July 2015, Yangon . Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific . 2015-07-06 . 2016-09-24.
  2. Web site: Tournament report September 2016: 42nd Myanmar National Championship . FIDE chess ratings . 2016-09-24.
  3. Web site: Original tournament report: Myanmar National Chess Championship 2017 . FIDE chess ratings . 2017-02-04.
  4. Web site: Original tournament report: Myanmar National Chess Championship 2018 . FIDE chess ratings . 2020-04-04.
  5. Web site: MYA Championship 2019 . FIDE chess ratings . 2020-08-14.
  6. Web site: 46th National Chess Championship . Myanmar Chess Federation . 2020-03-16 . 2020-04-04.