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 1958Brian V. Douthwaite N. Budzinski & Maria MacLean 1959Donald A. Curtis not held 1960Pat J. Bennett not held 1961Pat J. Bennett, John Denley Mills Maria MacLean 1962Arthur O. Jones, W. D. Newcombe not held 1963George P. Moore Shirley Mann 1964Graham H. Chesters Zbyzska Southall 1965David 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 1969Mikhail Gavrilovik Zbiska Southall & Hazel Brunker 1970Mikhail 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 1983Stephen 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 1989Paul 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 David H. Cummings 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 Smith2025Jose Camacho-ColladosEmma Kong 2026 Jose Camacho-Collados Imogen A L Camp
The Henry Golding Individual Trophy for the Welsh Champion
References (results through 1994) (results through 1986)
Men's Welsh Champions 1955–1970 Men's Welsh Champions from 1971 Ladies' Welsh Champions (1955 onwards)
External links Welsh Chess Union