The Jamaican Chess Championship is the yearly national chess championship of Jamaica. The first edition was played in 1969. The championship is usually a twelve-player round-robin tournament. The championship is also used as a qualifier for the Chess Olympiads. List of champions {| class="sortable wikitable" ! Nr !! Year !! Winner |- | 1 || 1969 || |- | 2 || 1970 || |- | 3 || 1971 || |- | 4 || 1972 || |- | 5 || 1973 || |- | 6 || 1974 || |- | 7 || 1975 || |- | 8 || 1976 || |- | 9 || 1977 || |- | 10 || 1978 || |- | 11 || 1979 || |- | 12 || 1980 || |- | 13 || 1981 || |- | 14 || 1982 || |- | 15 || 1983 || |- | 16 || 1984 || |- | 17 || 1985 || |- | 18 || 1986 || |- | 19 || 1987 || |- | 20 || 1988 || |- | 21 || 1989 || |- | 22 || 1990 || |- | 23 || 1991 || |- | 24 || 1992 || |- | 25 || 1993 || |- | 26 || 1994 || |- | 27 || 1995 || |- | 28 || 1996 || |- | 29 || 1997 || |- | 30 || 1998 || |- | 31 || 1999 || |- | 32 || 2000 || |- | 33 || 2001 || |- | 34 || 2002 || |- | 35 || 2003 || |- | 36 || 2004 || |- | 37 || 2005 || |- | 38 || 2006 || |- | 39 || 2007 || |- | 40 || 2008 || |- | 40 || 2009 || |- | 41 || 2010 || |- | 43 || 2011 || |- | 44 || 2012 || |- | 45 || 2013 || |- | 46 || 2014 || |- | 47 || 2015 || |- | 48 || 2016 || |- |} Notes Chess national championships Championship 1969 in chess