The Barbadian National Chess Championship has been organized by the Barbados Chess Federation since 1983. Previously it was organized by the Barbados Chess Club. A separate national championship for women was first held in 1981.
Open championship winners
{| class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! Champion |- | 1924 || Sidney Inniss |- | 1925 || Sidney Inniss |- | 1926 || Sidney Inniss |- | 1927 || Charles Gilkes |- | 1928 || W. Stoute |- | 1929 || Charles Gilkes |- | 1930 || Sidney Inniss |- | 1931 || Sidney Inniss |- | 1932 || Charles Gilkes |- | 1933 || Charles Gilkes |- | 1934 || Charles Gilkes |- | 1935 || H. Walton |- | 1936 || Charles Gilkes |- | 1937 || H. Walton |- | 1938 || Charles Gilkes |- | 1939 || H. Walton |- | 1940 || H. Walton |- | 1941 || Charles Gilkes |- | 1942 || H. Walton |- | 1943 || H. Walton |- | 1944 || Charles Gilkes |- | 1945 || H. Walton |- | 1946 || H. Walton |- | 1947 || H. Walton |- | 1948 ||Charles Gilkes |- | 1949 || C. Beasley |- | 1950 ||Charles Gilkes |- | 1967 ||George Trotman, Charles Gilkes |- | 1976 || Philip Corbin |- | 1977 ||T. Morton, Philip Corbin |- | 1978 ||Ronald Moseley |- | 1979 ||Philip Corbin |- | 1980 ||Philip Corbin |- | 1981 || David Dawson |- | 1982 || Peter Dawson |- | 1983 || Ron Buckmire |- | 1984 || Ron Buckmire |- | 1985 || Ron Buckmire |- | 1986 || |- | 1987 ||Philip Corbin |- | 1988 ||Kevin Denny |- | 1990 ||Philip Corbin |- | 1991 ||Kevin Denny |- | 1992 ||Kevin Denny
| 1993 ||Kevin Denny |- | 1994 ||Kevin Denny
| 1995 ||Kevin Denny |- | 1996 ||Kevin Denny |- | 1997 ||Philip Corbin
| 1998 ||Kevin Denny |- | 1999 ||Kevin Denny |- | 2000 ||Kevin Denny |- | 2001 ||Kevin Denny |- | 2002 ||Ricardo Szmetan |- | 2003 || |- | 2004 ||Kevin Denny |- | 2005 ||Delisle Warner |- | 2006 || Terry Farley |- | 2007 ||Delisle Warner |- | 2008 ||Kevin Denny |- | 2009 ||Martyn Del Castilho |- | 2010 ||Martyn Del Castilho |- | 2011 ||Martyn Del Castilho |- | 2012 ||Martyn Del Castilho |- | 2013 ||Orlando Husbands |- | 2014 ||Yu Tien Poon |- | 2015 ||Yu Tien Poon |- | 2016 ||Martyn Del Castilho |- | 2017 ||Martyn Del Castilho |- |2018 |Orlando Husbands |- |2019 |Orlando Husbands |- |2020 |Orlando Husbands |- |2022 |Martyn Del Castilho |- |2023 |Orlando Husbands |- |2024 |Martyn Del Castilho |- |2025 |Martyn Del Castilho
Women's championship winners
{| class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! Champion |- | 1981 ||Margaret Prince |- | 1982 ||Margaret Prince |- | 1983 ||Margaret Prince |- | 1992 ||Margaret Prince |- | 1997 ||Margaret Prince |- | 2002 ||Rashida Corbin |- | 2003 ||Rashida Corbin |- | 2004 ||Teresa Howell
| 2006 ||Corrine Howard |- | 2007 ||Corrine Howard |- | 2008 ||Rashida Corbin |- | 2011 ||Sheena Ramsay |- | 2012 ||Katrina Blackman |- | 2013 || Donna Murray |- | 2014 ||Katrina Blackman |- | 2015 ||Gabriela Cumberbatch |- | 2016 ||Katrina Blackman |- |2017 |Katrina Blackman |- |2018 |Julissa Figueroa
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