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championship of India. It was established in 1955 by the Andhra State Chess Association as a biannual event, but since 1971 it has been played yearly. The first edition was held in

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from May 15 to May 28 and was jointly won by Ramchandra Sapre and D. Venkayya with 9/12 points. Earlier, G. S. Dikshit of

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won the Andhra and Madras State Championships for three consecutive years, 1952–54.''

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'', July 1955, p. 213 The women's championship commenced in 1974. The first ten editions were dominated by the Khadilkar sisters Vasanti, Jayshree and Rohini. Rohini is the youngest and won the championship five times, Jayshree won four titles, and the eldest, Vasanti, won the championship in the inaugural year.

Winners

Notes

References

List of winners 1955-2006

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