List of Canadian champions in chess
The list of Canadian champions in chess contains the winners of all Canadian individual championships.
General
The Canadian championship was held for the first time after the founding of the Canadian Chess Federation (English The Chess Federation of Canada , French La Fédération Canadienne des Échecs ) in 1872, but is now only held irregularly. Record champions are Maurice Fox and Daniel Abraham Yanofsky with eight titles each. The Canadian Women's Championship was first played in 1975. The record champion is Nava Starr with eight titles.
Canadian individual champions
| year | place | winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Hamilton | Tournament not finished |
| 1873 | Toronto | Albert Ensor |
| 1874 | Montreal | William Henry Hicks |
| 1875 | Ottawa | George Jackson |
| 1876 | Hamilton | Edward Sanderson |
| 1877 | Quebec | Henry Howe |
| 1878 | Montreal | Jacob Ascher |
| 1879 | Ottawa | Edwin Pope |
| 1881 | Ottawa | Joseph Shaw |
| 1882 | Quebec | Edward Sanderson |
| 1883 | Montreal | Henry Howe |
| 1884 | Ottawa | François-Xavier Lambert |
| 1886 | Quebec | Nicholas MacLeod |
| 1887 | Montreal | George Barry |
| 1888 | Quebec | Nicholas MacLeod |
| 1889 | Montreal | James Narraway |
| 1890 | Quebec | Robert Short |
| 1891 | Montreal | Thomas Davison |
| 1892 | Toronto | William Boultbee |
| 1893 | Quebec | James Narraway |
| 1894 | Montreal | Thomas Davison |
| 1897 | Orillia | James Narraway |
| 1898 | Toronto | James Narraway |
| 1899 | Montreal | Magnus Smith |
| 1904 | Winnipeg | Magnus Smith |
| 1906 | Montreal | Magnus Smith |
| 1909 | Toronto | Joseph Sawyer |
| 1910 | Montreal | John Stuart Morrison |
| 1913 | Winnipeg | John Stuart Morrison |
| 1920 | Toronto | Sydney Gale |
| 1922 | Montreal | John Stuart Morrison |
| 1924 | Hamilton | John Stuart Morrison |
| 1926 | Montreal | John Stuart Morrison |
| 1927 | Toronto | Maurice Fox |
| 1929 | Montreal | Maurice Fox |
| 1931 | Hamilton | Maurice Fox |
| 1932 | Haileybury | Maurice Fox |
| 1933 | Winnipeg | Robert Martin |
| 1934 | Toronto | Harry Belson |
| 1935 | Montreal | Maurice Fox |
| 1936 | Toronto | Boris Blumin |
| 1937 | Quebec | Boris Blumin |
| 1938 | Toronto | Maurice Fox |
| 1940 | Montreal | Maurice Fox |
| 1941 | Winnipeg | Daniel Abraham Yanofsky |
| 1943 | Dalhousie | Daniel Abraham Yanofsky |
| 1945 | Saskatoon | Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, Frank Yerhoff |
| 1946 | Toronto | Harry Belson |
| 1947 | Quebec | Daniel Abraham Yanofsky |
| 1949 | Arvida | Maurice Fox |
| 1951 | Vancouver | Paul Vaitonis |
| 1953 | Winnipeg | Frank Ross Anderson , Daniel Abraham Yanofsky |
| 1955 | Ottawa | Frank Ross Anderson |
| 1957 | Vancouver | Paul Vaitonis |
| 1959 | Montreal | Daniel Abraham Yanofsky |
| 1961 | Brockville | Lionel Joyner |
| 1963 | Winnipeg | Daniel Abraham Yanofsky |
| 1965 | Vancouver | Daniel Abraham Yanofsky |
| 1969 | Pointe Claire | Duncan Suttles |
| 1972 | Toronto | Peter Biyiasas |
| 1975 | Calgary | Peter Biyiasas |
| 1978 | Toronto | Jean Hébert |
| 1981 | Montreal | Igor Ivanov |
| 1984 | Ottawa | Kevin Spraggett |
| 1985 | Edmonton | Raymond Stone |
| 1986 | Winnipeg | Igor Ivanov, Kevin Spraggett |
| 1987 | Baie-Comeau | Igor Ivanov |
| 1989 | Windsor | Kevin Spraggett |
| 1991 | Scarborough | Lawrence Day |
| 1992 | Kingston | Alexandre Lesiège |
| 1994 | Hamilton | Kevin Spraggett |
| 1995 | Ottawa | François Léveillé , Ron Livshits , Bryon Nickoloff |
| 1996 | Toronto | Kevin Spraggett |
| 1999 | Brantford | Alexandre Lesiège |
| 2001 | Montreal | Alexandre Lesiège |
| 2002 | Richmond | Pascal Charbonneau |
| 2004 | Toronto | Pascal Charbonneau |
| 2006 | Toronto | Igor Zugic |
| 2007 | Kitchener | Nikolay Noritsyn |
| 2009 | Guelph | Jean Hébert |
| 2011 | Guelph | Bator Sambuev |
| 2012 | Montreal | Bator Sambuev |
| 2015 | Guelph | Tomas Krnan |
Canadian champions of women
| year | place | winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Ottawa | Smilja Vujosevic |
| 1978 | Victoria | Nava Shterenberg |
| 1981 | Toronto | Nava Shterenberg |
| 1984 | Toronto | Nava Shterenberg |
| 1986 | Toronto | Nava Shterenberg |
| 1989 | Scarborough | Nava Starr |
| 1991 | Guelph | Nava Starr |
| 1995 | Montreal | Nava Starr |
| 1996 | Toronto | Johanne Charest |
| 2001 | Toronto | Nava Starr |
| 2004 | Toronto | Dinara Khaziyeva |
| 2006 | Toronto | Natalia Khoudgarian |
| 2007 | Kitchener | Natalia Khoudgarian |
| 2009 | Kitchener | Dina Kagramanov |
| 2011 | Toronto | Natalia Khoudgarian |
| 2012 | Montreal | Natalia Khoudgarian |
| 2016 | Ottawa | Qiyu Zhou |
Web links
- Overview of Canadian championships at the Canadian Chess Federation (English, until 2017)