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The modern Welsh Chess Championship was inaugurated in 1955.
The champion earned a place in the British Championship.
| Year |
Men's Champion |
Women's Champion
|
| 1955
|
Arthur S. Griffiths
|
Beryl E. F. Kenyon
|
| 1956
|
Briant Peter Bourne
|
Beryl E. F. Kenyon
|
| 1957
|
M. E. Wise & Grahame F. Barnard
|
Nancy Budzinski née Scott
|
| 1958
|
Brian V. Douthwaite
|
N. Budzinski & Maria MacLean
|
| 1959
|
Donald A. Curtis
|
not held
|
| 1960
|
Pat J. Bennett
|
not held
|
| 1961
|
Pat J. Bennett, John Denley Mills
|
Maria MacLean
|
| 1962
|
Arthur O. Jones, W. D. Newcombe
|
not held
|
| 1963
|
George P. Moore
|
Shirley Mann
|
| 1964
|
Graham H. Chesters
|
Zbyzska Southall
|
| 1965
|
David Ian Wishart Reynolds
|
Shirley Mills (née Mann) & C Beryl Williams
|
| 1966
|
David John Sully
|
Zbyzska Southall
|
| 1967
|
Colin Gilbert
|
Zbyzska Southall
|
| 1968
|
Arthur Howard Williams, Mikhail Gavrilovik
|
Zbyzska Southall
|
| 1969
|
Mikhail Gavrilovik
|
Zbiska Southall & Hazel Brunker
|
| 1970
|
Mikhail Gavrilovik, Graham H Chesters
|
Hazel Brunker
|
| 1971
|
Arthur Howard Williams
|
Zbiska Southall
|
| 1972
|
Arthur Howard Williams
|
Hazel Brunker
|
| 1973
|
John Trevelyan, Stuart James Hutchings,
George Botterill, Moss McCarthy
|
Hazel Brunker
|
| 1974
|
Arthur Howard Williams
|
Mary Elizabeth Davies
|
| 1975
|
Arthur Howard Williams
|
Beryl Jarman
|
| 1976
|
John Grantley Cooper, Emmanuel M. Rayner
|
Jane Garwell
|
| 1977
|
Arthur Howard Williams, John Grantley Cooper
|
Deborah Evans
|
| 1978
|
John Grantley Cooper, Arthur Howard Williams
|
Jane Garwell
|
| 1979
|
John Trevelyan, David John Sully
|
Deborah Evans
|
| 1980
|
Arthur Howard Williams
|
Jane Garwell
|
| 1981
|
Arthur Howard Williams
|
Jane Garwell, Diana James
|
| 1982
|
Arthur Howard Williams
|
Jane Anson & Hazel Brunker
|
| 1983
|
Stephen Collin James, Iolo Ceredig Jones,
Paul A. Lamford, Arthur Howard Williams
|
Jane Garwell
|
| 1984
|
John Grantley Cooper
|
Lynda Powell
|
| 1985
|
John Grantley Cooper
|
Hazel Brunker
|
| 1986
|
Arthur Howard Williams
|
Lynda Powell
|
| 1987
|
Arthur Howard Williams, Moss McCarthy
|
Diana Adams
|
| 1988
|
Arthur Howard Williams, Paul A. Lamford
|
Lynda Powell
|
| 1989
|
Paul A. Lamford
|
Hazel Brunker
|
| 1990
|
Charles F. Morris, P O'Neill, Stuart James Hutchings
|
Hazel Brunker
|
| 1991
|
Arthur Howard Williams, Andrew R. Jones
|
Deborah Cooper (née Evans, later -Quek), Jane Garwell
|
| 1992
|
John Grantley Cooper
|
Jane Richmond (née Garwell)
|
| 1993
|
John Grantley Cooper, Arthur Howard Williams
|
Jane Richmond (née Garwell)
|
| 1994
|
John Grantley Cooper, Arthur Howard Williams
|
Jane Richmond (née Garwell)
|
| 1995
|
John Grantley Cooper
|
Jane Richmond (née Garwell)
|
| 1996
|
John Grantley Cooper
|
Jane Richmond (née Garwell)
|
| 1997
|
David H. Cummings
|
Amanda John
|
| 1998
|
David H. Cummings, Andrew Dyce,
Sven Zeidler, Gareth Morris
|
Julie Wilson
|
| 1999
|
James Cobb
|
Beryl Hughes
|
| 2000
|
Leighton Williams
|
Deborah Evans-Quek (née Evans, formerly Cooper)
|
| 2001
|
James Cobb
|
no contest
|
| 2002
|
Richard S. Jones
|
Abigail Cast
|
| 2003
|
Richard S. Jones
|
Deborah Evans-Quek
|
| 2004
|
Suan Evans-Quek
|
Jane Richmond (née Garwell)
|
| 2005
|
Leighton Williams
|
Olivia Smith
|
| 2006
|
John Trevelyan
|
Abigail Cast
|
| 2007
|
James Cobb
|
Abigail Cast
|
| 2008
|
Leighton Williams, James Cobb
|
Suzy Blackburn
|
| 2009
|
Ioan Rees, Richard S. Jones
|
Olivia Smith, Suzy Blackburn
|
| 2010
|
Richard S. Jones
|
Olivia Smith
|
| 2011
|
Arthur Howard Williams, Sven Zeidler
|
Olivia Smith
|
| 2012
|
Tim Kett, Richard S. Jones
|
Suzy Blackburn
|
| 2013
|
Richard S. Jones
|
Syringa Camp, Stephanie Du Toit
|
| 2014
|
Tim Kett
|
Olivia Smith
|
| 2015
|
James Cobb
|
Lynda Roberts (née Powell, later Smith)
|
| 2016
|
Tim Kett
|
Julie Van Kemenade
|
| 2017
|
Allan J. Pleasants
|
Imogen Camp, Shayanna Sivarajasingam, Venetia Sivarajasingam,
|
| 2018
|
Gerry Heap, David Jameson and Sven Zeidler
|
Venetia Sivarajasingam
|
| 2019
|
Tim Kett
|
Imogen A. L. Camp
|
| 2022
|
Jose Camacho-Collados
|
Lynda Smith
|
| 2023
|
Daniel Kozusek
|
Lynda Smith
|
| 2024
|
Daniel Kozusek
|
Olivia Smith
|
| 2025
|
Jose Camacho-Collados
|
Emma Kong
|
The Henry Golding Individual Trophy for the Welsh Champion Archived 2015-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Staveley, Kevin (1995), Welsh Chess Union Silver Jubilee Yearbook 1995, Welsh Chess Union, p. 20 (results through 1994)
- Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records, Guinness Books, p. 121, ISBN 0-85112-455-0 (results through 1986)
- Crowther, Mark (31 March 2008), THE WEEK IN CHESS 699: Welsh Championship, London Chess Center
- Crowther, Mark (20 April 2009), THE WEEK IN CHESS 754: Welsh Championship, London Chess Center
- Men's Welsh Champions 1955–1970
- Men's Welsh Champions from 1971
- Ladies' Welsh Champions (1955 onwards)
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