Nicaraguan Chess Championship Explained

The Nicaraguan Chess Championship is currently organized by Fenanic (Spanish; Castilian: Federación Nacional de Ajedrez de Nicaragua), the national chess federation of Nicaragua. After the first championship was held as a match in 1956, subsequent editions have been held as tournaments in multiple categories,[1] with the winner of the top category becoming the national champion.

National championship winners

Year National champion Notes
1956 Arellano beat Gustavo Montalván in a series of seven games.
1958 Julio Ramírez de Arellano
1959 Julio Ramírez de Arellano
1960 Julio Ramírez de Arellano
1961 Julio Ramírez de Arellano
1962 Julio Ramírez de Arellano
1964 Julio Ramírez de Arellano
1965 Julio Ramírez de Arellano
1966 Julio Ramírez de Arellano
1967 Julio Ramírez de Arellano
1968 Julio Ramírez de Arellano
1969 Gustavo Jorge Aleman [2]
1970
1971 Gustavo Jorge Aleman
1972 Miguel Chávez
1973 Narciso Salas Chávez Benjamín Zapata was leading the tournament but was disqualified in the penultimate round for showing up to play while intoxicated.[3]
1974 Carlos J. Lau Lau finished third in the tournament, while Julio Ramírez de Arellano and Francisco Castillo Tamariz tied for first and began a playoff match for the title. When they protested that the chess clock they were using was not working properly, FENANIC disqualified them both and awarded the title to Lau.
1975 René Pilarte Tijerino
1976 Francisco Castillo Tamariz
1977–1980 – Not held because of the Nicaraguan Revolution.
1981 Edmundo Dávila Castellón Mexican IM Roberto Navarro won the tournament off-contest. Dávila Castellón won the national championship as the Nicaraguan with the best result.
1982 Danilo Canda Canda won on tiebreaks ahead of Dávila Castellón.
1983 Martín Guevara
1984 Martín Guevara
1985 Martín Guevara
1986 Martín Guevara
1987 José Luis Fonseca [4]
1988 Martín Guevara
1989 ? Martín Guevara finished second.[5]
1990 Martín Guevara
1991 René Lacayo [6]
1992 Martín Guevara
1993 Martín Guevara
1994 Carlos Dávila
1995
1996 Carlos Dávila
1997 René Pilarte Tijerino
1998 Carlos Dávila
1999 Rodolfo Izabá [7]
2000 René Lacayo
2001 Carlos Guevara
2002 René Lacayo [8]
2003 René Lacayo
2004 Félix Espinoza Espinoza won on tiebreaks over Carlos Dávila.[9]
2005 Carlos Dávila [10]
2006 Carlos Dávila
2007 Carlos Dávila Dávila beat Jorge Luis Picado in a playoff for first.[11]
2008 Félix Espinoza [12]
2009 Maximiliano Rocha Rocha beat Martin Guevara and William Bravo in a three-way playoff for first.[13]
2010 René Lacayo Lacayo finished ahead of José Luis Fonseca on tiebreaks.[14]
2011 René Lacayo [15]
2012 William Bravo Salvadoran IM won the tournament off-contest. Bravo, who finished second, won the national championship as the Nicaraguan with the best result.[16]
2013 Marcos Ortiz [17]
2014 Carlos Guevara Guevara won on tiebreaks ahead of Ricardo García and Marcos Ortiz.
2015 William Bravo [18]
2016 Juan José Pineda [19]
2017 René Lacayo [20]
2018 René Lacayo [21]
2019 René Lacayo [22]
2020 René Lacayo [23]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Salón de la Fama del Deporte Nicaragüense: Julio Ramírez de Arellano . August 2004 . 27 September 2020.
  2. Espinoza González . Wilmer Pastor . Sánchez López . Marvin José . El ajedrez en Nicaragua desde su inicio hasta el año 2014 . es . 28–30, 35 . . 2016 . 27 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Miguel Chávez, el primer nicaragüense que venció a un gran maestro . 1 June 2013 . 27 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Calvo Buides . Nibaldo . Nicaragua presente en la UNAM . es . 2010 . 27 September 2020.
  5. Web site: García Rojas . Hamlet Danilo . Martín Guevara, el gran campeón . 10 . 27 February 2015 . 27 September 2020.
  6. News: Lacayo a defender título . es . . 31 March 2001 . 27 September 2020.
  7. News: Nada para nadie en ajedrez . es . . 20 June 2000 . 27 September 2020.
  8. News: Lacayo campeón . es . . 22 July 2003 . 27 September 2020.
  9. News: Dávila dobló su rey . es . . 19 August 2004 . 27 September 2020.
  10. News: Dávila, otra vez el mejor . es . . 31 October 2006 . 27 September 2020.
  11. News: Dávila, rey del ajedrez . es . . 28 August 2007 . 27 September 2020.
  12. News: Ajedrez con buen cierre . es . . 24 December 2008 . 27 September 2020.
  13. Web site: MN. Maximiliano Rocha Campeón de Nicaragua . es . 1 June 2009 . 27 September 2020.
  14. Web site: Chinandegano MF. René Lacayo, Campeón Absoluto de Nicaragua en 2010 . es . 29 March 2010 . 27 September 2020.
  15. Web site: Campeonato Nacional Absoluto de Ajedrez de Nicaragua 2011 (Final) . FIDE chess ratings . 27 September 2020.
  16. Web site: MF William Bravo campeón nacional absoluto 2012. 1 June 2013 . 27 September 2020.
  17. Web site: Triple empate en primer lugar, pero por el sistema de desempate . 24 March 2014 . 27 September 2020.
  18. Web site: MF William Bravo García recupera su corona de campeón nacional absoluto de ajedrez . 16 April 2015 . 27 September 2020.
  19. Web site: Campeonato nacional de ajedrez absoluto final 2016. Tercera crónica. JJ Pineda ya es el campeón nacional absoluto 2016 . 18 April 2016 . 27 September 2020.
  20. Web site: René Lacayo campeón por 7a vez . 3 April 2017 . 27 September 2020.
  21. News: René Lacayo y sus ocho títulos como campeón nacional de ajedrez . es . La Voz del Sandinismo . 21 March 2018 . 27 September 2020.
  22. News: René Lacayo establece récord nacional: nueve campeonatos en ajedrez . es . . 25 March 2019 . 27 September 2020.
  23. News: René Lacayo se corona campeonato nacional de ajedrez por décima vez . es . . 22 March 2020 . 27 September 2020.

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