Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championship

{{Short description|Chess tournament in Trinidad and Tobago}}

The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Championships are the annual individual National Chess championships of Trinidad and Tobago. Although chess was being played in Trinidad and Tobago from 1922 or earlier,{{cite web|url=http://legacy.guardian.co.tt/archives/2005-07-26/SA-4.html|title=Chess: Where are the records? The game that lost its history|first=Carl|last=Jacobs|date=2005-07-20|publisher=The Trinidad Guardian}} the first men's tournament took place in 1937.

Christo Cave is the player with the most wins to his credit, having won 13 titles.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,46597.html|title=Chess: New India Champs Crowned|date=2006-10-26|publisher=The Trinidad and Tobago Newsday}}

However, several other players have managed to pull off multiple wins: Ryan Harper has 8 titles, George E. C. Stanford has 6, Frederick Edward Brassington has 5, Fred Sabga has 4, and Carl Brown, and Shawn Tavares each have 3 titles.

There is also an annual National Women's Championship. Aditi Soondarsingh has won a record nine titles.

NOTE: The table below lists only the years when tournaments took place. There were no chess tournaments in Trinidad and Tobago in 1938, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1960, 1962, and 1963.

class="wikitable"
Year	National Men's Champion
1937	George E. C. Stanford
1939	Dr. Aldwyn G. Francois
1942	Ralph Bersodi Jr
1944	Dr. R. O. Young
1945	Dr. Maxwell G. Sturm{{cite web|url=http://www.ttchess.com/news_in_memory_of_dr_chess.htm|title=Chess: Dr Maxwell Sturm|date=2013-05-01|publisher=The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation}}
1946	George E. C. Stanford
1947	Dr. Maxwell G. Sturm
1948	George E. C. Stanford
1949	Rene Pratt, H.A. Mc Shine, George E. C. Stanford
1950	Rene Pratt
1951	Frederick Edward Brassington
1952	Tournament Unfinished
1953	Carl Brown
1954	Frederick Edward Brassington
1955	Eric Callender
1956	Frederick Edward Brassington
1957	Eric Callender
1958	Frederick Edward Brassington
1959	Carl Brown
1961	Frederick Edward Brassington
1964	Arnold Ramon-Fortune
1965	George E. C. Stanford
1966	Fred Sabga
1967	Carl Brown
1968	Arnold Ramon-Fortune
1969	George E. C. Stanford
1970, 1971, 1972	Fred Sabga
1973	Arthur Rudy Mohipp {{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2012-05-28/ancient-set-arrival-day-chess|title=Chess: Ancient Set for Arrival Day|first=Carl|last=Jacobs|date=2012-05-28|publisher=The Trinidad Guardian}}
1974	Arthur Rudy Mohipp
1975	[http://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=7700032 John Raphael]
1976	[http://www.365chess.com/players/Arthur_W_Morris Arthur Morris]
1977	[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=136160 Kwame Payne]
1978	[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=57368 Cecil Lee]
1979	Arthur Morris
1980	[http://chess-db.com/public/pinfo.jsp?id=7703228 Courtney Lee]
1981	[http://www.365chess.com/players/Edward_L_Duchesne Edward Duchesne]
1982	[http://www.365chess.com/players/Shawn_P_Tavares Shawn Tavares]
1983	Franklyn Pierre
1984	Cecil Lee
1985	[http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=43391 Yogendranath Ramsingh]
1986, 1987	Shawn Tavares
1988	Yogendranath Ramsingh
1989	Edward Duchesne
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993	Christo Cave
1994	[http://chesstempo.com/gamedb/player/76288 Anderson Gordon]
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001	Christo Cave
2002	Ryan Harper{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2011/11/03/chess-king-harper-s-elusive-dream|title=Chess: Chess king Harper’s elusive dream|first=Carl|last=Jacobs|date=2011-11-03|publisher=The Trinidad Guardian}}
2003, 2004	Christo Cave
2005, 2006, 2007	Ryan Harper
2008	[http://www.365chess.com/players/Ravishen_Singh Ravishen Singh] {{cite web|url=http://www.ttchess.com/Ravishen%20Singh%20receives%20his%20trophy%20from%20Coreen%20Cabralis,%20Secretary%20T&TCA.htm|title=Chess: Ravishen Singh receives his trophy from Coreen Cabralis, Secretary T&TCA|date=2013-05-01|publisher=The Trinidad and Tobago Chess Foundation}}
2009	[http://www.365chess.com/players/Marcus_Joseph Marcus Joseph]
2010, 2011	Ryan Harper
2012	[http://www.365chess.com/players/Frank_Yee Frank Yee] {{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2012-11-14/frank-yee-wins-national-title-last|title=Chess: Frank Yee wins national title at last|first=Carl|last=Jacobs|date=2012-11-14|publisher=The Trinidad Guardian}}
2013	Ryan Harper
2014	Vishnu Singh{{cite web|url=http://www.trinidadexpress.com/videos/-VISHNU-SINGH-IS-CHAMP-283423871.html|title=Chess: Vishnu Singh is Champ|date=2014-11-20|publisher=The Trinidad Express}}
2015	Kevin Cupid{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2015-11-05/cupid-wins-tt-chess-crown|title=Chess: Cupid wins TT Chess Crown|first=Carl|last=Jacobs|date=2015-11-05|publisher=The Trinidad Guardian}}
2016	Joshua Johnson
2018	Adrian Winter Atwell
2019	Isaiah McIntosh
2022	Ryan Harper
2023	Isaiah McIntosh