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The Singapore Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess

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championship of Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

organised by the Singapore Chess Federation

Singapore Chess Federation

The Singapore Chess Federation is the principal authority over all chess events in Singapore, and was founded in 1949. Its promotion of the game has caused participation in its youth and interschool events, among others, to jump from 517 in 1999 to over 1200 in 2004...

. It features an impressive 63 (sixty-three) consecutive National Championships held from 1949-2011. The event also features a Challengers section, which is a FIDE-rated tournament for amateur chess players.

Winners

Nr	Year	Men	Women
1	1949	Lim Kok Ann
2	1950	P. Aherne
3	1951	R. W. Borsodi
4	1952	J. C. Hickey
5	1953	Tay Kheng Hong
6	1954	David Pritchard David Pritchard (chess writer) David Brine Pritchard was a British chess writer and indoor games consultant. He "gained pre-eminence as an indoor games and mind sports consultant, a role that he in effect created...
7	1955	David Pritchard David Pritchard (chess writer) David Brine Pritchard was a British chess writer and indoor games consultant. He "gained pre-eminence as an indoor games and mind sports consultant, a role that he in effect created...
8	1956	Low Seow Meng
9	1957	J. C. Hickey Tay Kheng Hong
10	1958	J. C. Hickey
11	1959	Tan Lian Ann
12	1960	Lim Kok Ann
13	1961	Tan Lian Seng
14	1962	Tan Lian Ann
15	1963	Tan Lian Seng
16	1964	Tan Lian Ann
17	1965	Tan Lian Ann
18	1966	Tan Lian Seng
19	1967	Tan Lian Ann
20	1968	Lim Kok Ann
21	1969	Tan Lian Ann
22	1970	Oey Liang Hien
23	1971	Leong Pang Kwok
24	1972	Giam Choo Kwee Giam Choo Kwee Giam Choo Kwee is a Singapore chess International Master and International Arbiter . He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1972 and 1973. Represented Singapore four times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2145.-External links:...
25	1973	Giam Choo Kwee Giam Choo Kwee Giam Choo Kwee is a Singapore chess International Master and International Arbiter . He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1972 and 1973. Represented Singapore four times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2145.-External links:...
26	1974	Leong Pang Kwok
27	1975	Lim Seng Hoo Lim Seng Hoo Lim Seng Hoo is a Singaporean chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 and represented Singapore two times in the Asian Team Chess Championships . His current FIDE rating is 2440.-External links:...
28	1976	Lim Seng Hoo Lim Seng Hoo Lim Seng Hoo is a Singaporean chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 and represented Singapore two times in the Asian Team Chess Championships . His current FIDE rating is 2440.-External links:...
29	1977	Lim Seng Hoo Lim Seng Hoo Lim Seng Hoo is a Singaporean chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 and represented Singapore two times in the Asian Team Chess Championships . His current FIDE rating is 2440.-External links:...
30	1978	Lim Seng Hoo Lim Seng Hoo Lim Seng Hoo is a Singaporean chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978 and represented Singapore two times in the Asian Team Chess Championships . His current FIDE rating is 2440.-External links:...
31	1979	Leow Leslie
32	1980	Tan Lian Ann
33	1981	Tan Lian Ann
34	1982	Tan Lian Ann
35	1983	Tan Lian Ann
36	1984	Leow Leslie
37	1985	Wong Meng Leong
38	1986	Wong Meng Kong Wong Meng Kong Wong Meng Kong is a Singapore chess Grandmaster. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1989, 1990, 1991. He represented Singapore eleven times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2358.-External links:...
39	1987	Heng Derrick
40	1988	Wong Foong Yin
41	1989	Wong Meng Kong Wong Meng Kong Wong Meng Kong is a Singapore chess Grandmaster. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1989, 1990, 1991. He represented Singapore eleven times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2358.-External links:...
42	1990	Wong Meng Kong Wong Meng Kong Wong Meng Kong is a Singapore chess Grandmaster. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1989, 1990, 1991. He represented Singapore eleven times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2358.-External links:...
43	1991	Wong Meng Kong Wong Meng Kong Wong Meng Kong is a Singapore chess Grandmaster. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1989, 1990, 1991. He represented Singapore eleven times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2358.-External links:...
44	1992	Hsu Li Yang Hsu Li Yang Hsu Li Yang is a Singapore chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1992 and 1993. Represented Singapore three times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2427.-External links:...
45	1993	Hsu Li Yang Hsu Li Yang Hsu Li Yang is a Singapore chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1992 and 1993. Represented Singapore three times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2427.-External links:...	Yip Fong Ling
46	1994	Tan Tzer En	Yip Fong Ling
47	1995	Terry Toh Terry Toh Terry Toh is a Singapore chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1995. Represented Singapore in the 1994 Chess Olympiad. His current FIDE rating is 2419.-External links:*...	Yip Fong Ling
48	1996	Lau Keng Boon	Hon Christel
49	1997	Choong Gregory	Yap Cynthia
50	1998	Chan Mark	Yap Cynthia
51	1999	Chan Peng Kong Chan Peng Kong Chan Peng Kong is a Singapore chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1999. Represented Singapore eight times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2284.-External links:...
52	2000	Kek Wei Chuan
53	2001	Koh Kum Hong
54	2002	Leong Luke	Liu Yang
55	2003	Wu Shaobin Wu Shaobin Wu Shaobin is a Singaporean Grandmaster chess player. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 2003 and 2005. He is married to former Women's World Chess Champion Xie Jun....	Liu Yang
56	2004	Jason Goh Koon-Jong Jason Goh Koon-Jong Jason Goh Koon-Jong is a Singapore chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 2004. Represented Singapore three times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2415....	Tay Li Jin Jeslin
57	2005	Wu Shaobin Wu Shaobin Wu Shaobin is a Singaporean Grandmaster chess player. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 2003 and 2005. He is married to former Women's World Chess Champion Xie Jun....	Sia Xin Yun Suzanna
58	2006	Goh Weiming Goh Weiming Goh Wei Ming, Kevin is a Singapore chess International Master. He is the four-time consecutive Singaporean national champion . Represented Singapore three times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2431.In 2010 he played in Singapore an exhibition blitz match against Garry Kasparov...	Tay Li Jin Jeslin
59	2007	Goh Weiming Goh Weiming Goh Wei Ming, Kevin is a Singapore chess International Master. He is the four-time consecutive Singaporean national champion . Represented Singapore three times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2431.In 2010 he played in Singapore an exhibition blitz match against Garry Kasparov...	Anjela Khegay
60	2008	Goh Weiming Goh Weiming Goh Wei Ming, Kevin is a Singapore chess International Master. He is the four-time consecutive Singaporean national champion . Represented Singapore three times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2431.In 2010 he played in Singapore an exhibition blitz match against Garry Kasparov...	Chan Wei Yi Victoria
61	2009	Goh Weiming Goh Weiming Goh Wei Ming, Kevin is a Singapore chess International Master. He is the four-time consecutive Singaporean national champion . Represented Singapore three times in Chess Olympiads . His current FIDE rating is 2431.In 2010 he played in Singapore an exhibition blitz match against Garry Kasparov...
62	2010	Chan Yi Ren Daniel
63	2011	Chan Wei Xuan Timothy	Liu Yang

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