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This is the list of all the winners of the Canadian Chess Championship, often referred to as the Canadian Closed Championship to distinguish it from the annual Canadian Open tournament. The winner of the Canadian Closed advances to the
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cycle. Winners on tiebreak or a playoff match are noted with an asterisk beside their names. *1872 tournament not completed *1873 Albert Ensor *1874 William Hicks *1875 George Jackson *1876 Edward Sanderson *1877
Henry Howe Henry Howe (October 11, 1816 – October 14, 1893) was an American author who wrote histories of several states in the United States. His most celebrated work is the three volume '' Historical Collections of Ohio''. Life Henry Howe was born i ...
*1878
Jacob Ascher Jacob Gottschalk Ascher (18 February 1841, Plymouth, England – 12 October 1912, New York City) was a British–Canadian chess master. He was the son of Isaac Gottschalk Ascher, and brother to Isidor, Albert, Hyman, and Eva. Ascher twice won the ...
*1879
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*1881 Joseph Shaw *1882 Edward Sanderson *1883
Jacob Ascher Jacob Gottschalk Ascher (18 February 1841, Plymouth, England – 12 October 1912, New York City) was a British–Canadian chess master. He was the son of Isaac Gottschalk Ascher, and brother to Isidor, Albert, Hyman, and Eva. Ascher twice won the ...
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Henry Howe Henry Howe (October 11, 1816 – October 14, 1893) was an American author who wrote histories of several states in the United States. His most celebrated work is the three volume '' Historical Collections of Ohio''. Life Henry Howe was born i ...
*1884 François-Xavier Lambert *1886 Nicholas MacLeod *1887 George Barry *, Nicholas MacLeod *1888 Nicholas MacLeod *, James Narraway,
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*1889 Richard Fleming *, James Narraway *1890 Robert Short *1891 A. Thomas Davison *1892 William Boultbee *1893 James Narraway *1894 A. Thomas Davison *1897 James Narraway *1898 James Narraway *1899
Magnus Smith Magnus Smith (1869–1934) was a three-time Canadian chess champion in 1899, 1904 and 1906. The Magnus Smith Trap in the Sicilian Defence is named after him. References Canadian chess players 1869 births 1934 deaths {{DEFAULTSOR ...
*1904
Magnus Smith Magnus Smith (1869–1934) was a three-time Canadian chess champion in 1899, 1904 and 1906. The Magnus Smith Trap in the Sicilian Defence is named after him. References Canadian chess players 1869 births 1934 deaths {{DEFAULTSOR ...
*1906
Magnus Smith Magnus Smith (1869–1934) was a three-time Canadian chess champion in 1899, 1904 and 1906. The Magnus Smith Trap in the Sicilian Defence is named after him. References Canadian chess players 1869 births 1934 deaths {{DEFAULTSOR ...
*1908
Joseph Sawyer Joe Sawyer (born Joseph Sauers, August 29, 1906 – April 21, 1982) was a Canadian film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1927 and 1962, and was sometimes billed under his birth name. Early life Sawyer was born August 29, 1 ...
*1910 John Morrison *1913 John Morrison *, Charles Blake *1920 Sydney Gale *,
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*1922 John Morrison *1924 John Morrison *1926 John Morrison *1927
Maurice Fox Maurice Fox (14 January 1898 in Ukraine, Russian Empire – 25 June 1988 in Montreal) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Canadian Chess Championship eight times, and is tied for the most Canadian titles with Abe Yanofsky. Biography At ...
*1929
Maurice Fox Maurice Fox (14 January 1898 in Ukraine, Russian Empire – 25 June 1988 in Montreal) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Canadian Chess Championship eight times, and is tied for the most Canadian titles with Abe Yanofsky. Biography At ...
*1931
Maurice Fox Maurice Fox (14 January 1898 in Ukraine, Russian Empire – 25 June 1988 in Montreal) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Canadian Chess Championship eight times, and is tied for the most Canadian titles with Abe Yanofsky. Biography At ...
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*1932
Maurice Fox Maurice Fox (14 January 1898 in Ukraine, Russian Empire – 25 June 1988 in Montreal) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Canadian Chess Championship eight times, and is tied for the most Canadian titles with Abe Yanofsky. Biography At ...
*1933 Robert Martin *1934 John Belson *1935
Maurice Fox Maurice Fox (14 January 1898 in Ukraine, Russian Empire – 25 June 1988 in Montreal) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Canadian Chess Championship eight times, and is tied for the most Canadian titles with Abe Yanofsky. Biography At ...
*1936
Boris Blumin Boris Blumin (January 11, 1908 Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html"_;"title="ecember_29,_1907_Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O._S._Saint_Petersburg.html" ;"title="Old Style and New Style dates">O. S.">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="ec ...
*1937
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*1938
Maurice Fox Maurice Fox (14 January 1898 in Ukraine, Russian Empire – 25 June 1988 in Montreal) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Canadian Chess Championship eight times, and is tied for the most Canadian titles with Abe Yanofsky. Biography At ...
*1940
Maurice Fox Maurice Fox (14 January 1898 in Ukraine, Russian Empire – 25 June 1988 in Montreal) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Canadian Chess Championship eight times, and is tied for the most Canadian titles with Abe Yanofsky. Biography At ...
*1941
Daniel Yanofsky Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, (March 25, 1925 – March 5, 2000), commonly known as Daniel Yanofsky or Abe Yanofsky, was a Canadian chess player, chess writer, chess arbiter, and lawyer. He was Canada's first Grandmaster and an eight-time Canadian ...
*1943
Daniel Yanofsky Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, (March 25, 1925 – March 5, 2000), commonly known as Daniel Yanofsky or Abe Yanofsky, was a Canadian chess player, chess writer, chess arbiter, and lawyer. He was Canada's first Grandmaster and an eight-time Canadian ...
*1945
Daniel Yanofsky Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, (March 25, 1925 – March 5, 2000), commonly known as Daniel Yanofsky or Abe Yanofsky, was a Canadian chess player, chess writer, chess arbiter, and lawyer. He was Canada's first Grandmaster and an eight-time Canadian ...
, Frank Yerhoff *1946 John Belson *1947
Daniel Yanofsky Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, (March 25, 1925 – March 5, 2000), commonly known as Daniel Yanofsky or Abe Yanofsky, was a Canadian chess player, chess writer, chess arbiter, and lawyer. He was Canada's first Grandmaster and an eight-time Canadian ...
*1949
Maurice Fox Maurice Fox (14 January 1898 in Ukraine, Russian Empire – 25 June 1988 in Montreal) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Canadian Chess Championship eight times, and is tied for the most Canadian titles with Abe Yanofsky. Biography At ...
*1951
Povilas Vaitonis Povilas (Paul) Vaitonis (15 August 1911 in Užpaliai, Kovno Governorate – 23 April 1983 in Hamilton, Canada) was a Lithuanian–Canadian International Master of chess. He was a five-time Lithuanian champion, and was twice Canadian champion. Va ...
*1953 Frank Anderson,
Daniel Yanofsky Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, (March 25, 1925 – March 5, 2000), commonly known as Daniel Yanofsky or Abe Yanofsky, was a Canadian chess player, chess writer, chess arbiter, and lawyer. He was Canada's first Grandmaster and an eight-time Canadian ...
*1955 Frank Anderson *1957
Povilas Vaitonis Povilas (Paul) Vaitonis (15 August 1911 in Užpaliai, Kovno Governorate – 23 April 1983 in Hamilton, Canada) was a Lithuanian–Canadian International Master of chess. He was a five-time Lithuanian champion, and was twice Canadian champion. Va ...
*1959
Daniel Yanofsky Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, (March 25, 1925 – March 5, 2000), commonly known as Daniel Yanofsky or Abe Yanofsky, was a Canadian chess player, chess writer, chess arbiter, and lawyer. He was Canada's first Grandmaster and an eight-time Canadian ...
*1961
Lionel Joyner Lionel Berry Joyner (March 28, 1932 in Montreal – June 28, 2001 in Port Coquitlam) was a Canadian chess master. He won the Canadian Chess Championship (1961), was a Canadian Open Chess Championship medalist (1964), and played for Canada at the ...
*1963
Daniel Yanofsky Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, (March 25, 1925 – March 5, 2000), commonly known as Daniel Yanofsky or Abe Yanofsky, was a Canadian chess player, chess writer, chess arbiter, and lawyer. He was Canada's first Grandmaster and an eight-time Canadian ...
*1965
Daniel Yanofsky Daniel Abraham Yanofsky, (March 25, 1925 – March 5, 2000), commonly known as Daniel Yanofsky or Abe Yanofsky, was a Canadian chess player, chess writer, chess arbiter, and lawyer. He was Canada's first Grandmaster and an eight-time Canadian ...
*1969
Duncan Suttles Duncan Suttles (born 21 December 1945) is a Grandmaster of chess who was the strongest Canadian player between the eras of Abe Yanofsky and Kevin Spraggett. He is one of the few over-the-board grandmasters who also holds the title of Grandmas ...
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Zvonko Vranesic Zvonko Vranesic (born 4 October 1938) is a Croatian–Canadian International Master of chess, and an International Master of Correspondence Chess. He is an electrical engineer, a university professor, and a developer of computer chess software. ...
*1972
Peter Biyiasas Peter Biyiasas (born November 19, 1950) is a Canadian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster. He was Canadian champion in 1972 and 1975, represented Canada with success on four Olympiad teams, and played in two ...
*1975
Peter Biyiasas Peter Biyiasas (born November 19, 1950) is a Canadian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster. He was Canadian champion in 1972 and 1975, represented Canada with success on four Olympiad teams, and played in two ...
*1978
Jean Hébert Jean Hébert (born November 11, 1957 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian chess player, writer, journalist, and commentator who holds the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and the FIDE title of International Master. He is the 2009 C ...
*1981 Igor V. Ivanov *1984
Kevin Spraggett Kevin Spraggett (born 10 November 1954) is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He was the fourth Canadian to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas. Spraggett is the only Canadian to have qualified for th ...
*1985 Raymond Stone*, Igor V. Ivanov *1986 Igor V. Ivanov,
Kevin Spraggett Kevin Spraggett (born 10 November 1954) is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He was the fourth Canadian to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas. Spraggett is the only Canadian to have qualified for th ...
*1987 Igor V. Ivanov *1989
Kevin Spraggett Kevin Spraggett (born 10 November 1954) is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He was the fourth Canadian to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas. Spraggett is the only Canadian to have qualified for th ...
*1991
Lawrence Day Lawrence Alexander Day (born 1 February 1949 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a Canadian chess player, author, and journalist who holds the FIDE title of International Master. He represented Canada at 13 Chess Olympiads. Early life As a youth in O ...
*1992 Alexandre Le Siège *1994
Kevin Spraggett Kevin Spraggett (born 10 November 1954) is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He was the fourth Canadian to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas. Spraggett is the only Canadian to have qualified for th ...
*1995 Ron Livshits *, François Leveille,
Bryon Nickoloff Bryon Nickoloff (June 23, 1956 – August 3, 2004) was a Canadian chess master. A Canadian champion, he also represented Canada six times at Chess Olympiads. Early years Nickoloff, born of Bulgarian heritage in Toronto to emigre parents, cam ...
*1996
Kevin Spraggett Kevin Spraggett (born 10 November 1954) is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He was the fourth Canadian to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas. Spraggett is the only Canadian to have qualified for th ...
*1999 Alexandre Le Siège *2001 Alexandre Le Siège *,
Kevin Spraggett Kevin Spraggett (born 10 November 1954) is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He was the fourth Canadian to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas. Spraggett is the only Canadian to have qualified for th ...
*2002
Pascal Charbonneau Pascal Charbonneau (born May 6, 1983, in Montreal) is a Canadian Grandmaster of chess, and a financial analyst. He has won two Closed Canadian Chess Championships, in 2002 and 2004, and has represented Canada in five Chess Olympiads: 2000, 200 ...
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Kevin Spraggett Kevin Spraggett (born 10 November 1954) is a Canadian chess grandmaster. He was the fourth Canadian to earn the grandmaster title, after Abe Yanofsky, Duncan Suttles and Peter Biyiasas. Spraggett is the only Canadian to have qualified for th ...
*2004
Pascal Charbonneau Pascal Charbonneau (born May 6, 1983, in Montreal) is a Canadian Grandmaster of chess, and a financial analyst. He has won two Closed Canadian Chess Championships, in 2002 and 2004, and has represented Canada in five Chess Olympiads: 2000, 200 ...
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*2006 Igor Zugic *2007 Nikolay Noritsyn *,
Jean Hébert Jean Hébert (born November 11, 1957 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian chess player, writer, journalist, and commentator who holds the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and the FIDE title of International Master. He is the 2009 C ...
, Ron Livshits, Artiom Samsonkin *2009
Jean Hébert Jean Hébert (born November 11, 1957 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Canadian chess player, writer, journalist, and commentator who holds the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster and the FIDE title of International Master. He is the 2009 C ...
*2011 Bator Sambuev *, Eric Hansen *2012 Bator Sambuev *2015 Tomas Krnan *, Eric Hansen, Leonid Gerzhoy *2017 Bator Sambuev *, Nikolay Noritsyn *2019
Evgeny Bareev Evgeny Ilgizovich Bareev (russian: Евгений Ильгизович Бареев; born 21 November 1966) is a Russian-Canadian chess player and trainer. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1989, he was ranked fourth in the FIDE world r ...


Canadian Women's Championship

Winners on tiebreak or a playoff match are noted with an asterisk beside their names. *1975 Smilja Vujosevic *1978 Nava Sterenberg *1981 Nava Sterenberg *1984 Nava Sterenberg *1986 Nava Sterenberg *1989 Nava Sterenberg *1991 Nava Starr (née Sterenberg) *1995 Nava Starr (née Sterenberg) *1996 Johanne Charest *2001 Nava Starr (née Sterenberg) *2004 Dinara Khaziyeva *2006 Natalia Khoudgarian *, Dina Kagramanov *2007 Natalia Khoudgarian *2009 Dina Kagramanov *2011 Natalia Khoudgarian *2012 Natalia Khoudgarian *2016 Qiyu Zhou *2018
Maili-Jade Ouellet Maili-Jade Ouellet (born 2002) is a Canadian chess player, who holds the title Woman Grandmaster. Biography Ouellet learned to play chess as a child and began competing in tournaments at 7 years of age. In 2014, Ouellet won the Canadian Youth C ...


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