The Surinamese Chess Championship is organized by the Suriname Chess Federation (), which was established in 1955. It was first held in December 1945. The Surinamese Women's Chess Championship was first held in 1989. National championship winners {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! National champion |- | 1945 ||Baltus Jessurun |- | 1947 ||Alfred Soares |- | 1948 || Alfred Soares |- | 1949 || L. Kanteman |- | 1950 ||L. Kanteman |- | 1951 || C. de Boer |- | 1952 || Alfred Soares |- | 1953 || C. de Boer |- | 1954 || C. de Boer |- | 1955 ||C. de Boer |- | 1956 || Jules Jacobs |- | 1958 || Jules Jacobs |- | 1959 ||Jules Jacobs |- | 1960 || Jules Jacobs |- | 1961 || Jules Jacobs |- | 1962 || Lothar Saam |- | 1963 || Jules Jacobs |- | 1964 || Lothar Saam |- | 1965 || Lothar Saam |- | 1966 || Brouwn |- | 1967 || Brouwn |- | 1968 || Theo van Philips |- | 1969 || Theo van Philips |- | 1970 ||Lothar Saam |- | 1971 || Theo van Philips |- | 1972 || Theo van Philips |- | 1973 ||Theo van Philips |- | 1974 ||Piet Sonneveld |- | 1975 || Wim Veer Sr. |- | 1976 || Wim Veer Sr. |- | 1977 || Wim Veer Sr. |- | 1978 || Wim Veer Sr. |- | 1979 ||Lothar Saam |- | 1980 ||Wim Veer Sr. |- | 1981 ||Jerome Lindeboom |- | 1982 || tournament not completed |- | 1983 || Dewperkash Gajadin |- | 1984 || Kiem Thin Tjong Tjin Joe |- | 1985 ||Kiem Thin Tjong Tjin Joe |- | 1986 ||Wim Veer Jr. |- | 1987 || Endy Kasanardjo |- | 1988 ||Endy Kasanardjo |- | 1989 ||Franklin Mungroo |- | 1990 ||Dewperkash Gajadin |- | 1991 || Geert Peeters |- | 1992 ||Roger Matoewi |- | 1993 ||Geert Peeters |- | 1994 || tournament not held |- | 1995 || Julian Neyhorst |- | 1996 || Julian Neyhorst |- | 1997 || Julian Neyhorst |- | 1998 ||Julian Neyhorst |- | 1999 ||Roger Matoewi |- | 2000 ||Michael Siban |- | 2001 ||Franklin Mungroo |- | 2002 || Roger Matoewi |- | 2003 || Roger Matoewi |- | 2004 || Roger Matoewi |- | 2005 ||Dewperkash Gajadin |- | 2006