Guernsey Chess Federation and Club logo Guernsey Chess Federation & Club

Chessable's mission is to make studying chess more fun and efficient. Chessable's team consists of expert content creators, scientists, developers and chess grandmasters all working together to optimize your learning experience


Link to Festival Pages

Home

Officers

Inter-Insular

Olympiad

Intern'l Tournament

Small Nations

Gradings

Forthcoming Events

Championship

Division 2

Division 3

Summer League

Quickplay Open

Blitz Tournament

Quickplay Buzzer

Most Improved Player

Juniors

Reports & Press

The Guernsey Chess Club meets every Tuesday evening at 7:30pm at Les Cotils.

Visitors are always welcome.

Please feel free to contact one of the officers listed if you wish to find out more.

Follow us on our Facebook page, Twitter @GuernseyChess or Instagram GuernseyChess, for details of Social Chess dates and other events.

The Guernsey Chess Championship

The Guernsey Chess Championship has been organised by the Guernsey Chess Club since 1931. The winner of the Club’s "Winter" League being declared the Guernsey Champion and holding the Championship Trophy presented by C F Peek Esq in 1930 for one year.

Traditionally the Guernsey Champion plays on Board 1 in the annual inter-insular match against Jersey and the winner of that game is recognised as the Channel Island Champion.

A * against the name denotes that the winner was also Cl Champion that year whilst = denotes that the winner was joint CI Champion that year.

List of Guernsey Chess Champions

Follow link to results summaries.

Year CI Winner Cycle 1 Cycle 2
2022/23 Fred Hamperl Link to game result history Link to game result history
2021/22 Fred Hamperl
2020/21 Fred Hamperl
2019/20 No competitionChris Holland Link to game result history Link to game result history
2018/19 = Chris Holland Link to game result history Link to game result history
2017/18 = Chris Holland Link to game result history Link to game result history
2016/17 = Chris Holland Link to game result history Link to game result history
2015/16 = Fred Hamperl Link to game result history Link to game result history
2014/15 * Fred Hamperl Link to game result history Link to game result history
2013/14 * Fred Hamperl Link to game result history Link to game result history
2012/13 = Fred Hamperl Link to game result history Link to game result history
2011/12 * Fred Hamperl Link to game result history Link to game result history
2010/11 = Fred Hamperl Link to game result history Link to game result history
2009/10 * Fred Hamperl Link to game result history Link to game result history
2008/09   Peter Rowe Link to game result history Link to game result history
2007/08 = P Rowe Link to game result history Link to game result history
2006/07 * (FH won) F Hamperl & P Rowe Link to game result history Link to game result history
2005/06   P Rowe Link to game result history Link to game result history
2004/05   P Rowe Link to game result history Link to game result history
2003/04 = F Hamperl & P Rowe Link to game result history Link to game result history
2002/03 = P Rowe Link to game result history Link to game result history
2001/02 = T Knight Link to game result history Link to game result history
2000/01 = P Rowe & T Knight Link to game result history Link to game result history
1999/00   P Rowe Link to game result history Link to game result history
1999   P Rowe    
1998 = P Rowe    
1997   P Rowe    
1996 = P Rowe    
1995   P Rowe    
1994   P Rowe    
1993   P Rowe    
1992   P Rowe    
1991   M Ozanne    
1990   M Ozanne    
1989   P Rowe    
1988   P Rowe    
1987 = T Knight    
1986   P Rowe    
1985   P Rowe    
1984   E Laine    
1983   E Palmer    
1982 = D Browning    
1981 = D Browning    
1980 = D Browning    
1979 = D Browning    
1978   D Browning    
1977 * D Browning    
1976 = D Browning    
1975   D Browning    
1974 = E Palmer    
1973   W R Withers    
1972 * E Palmer    
1971 = E Palmer    
1970 = E Palmer    
1969   R T Naftel    
1968 = W R Withers    
1967 = W R Withers    
1966 * W R Withers    
1965 * W R Withers    
1964 = G C Mann    
1963   G C Mann    
1962 = C R Nicole    
1961 = W R Withers    
1960 * W R Withers    
1959 = W R Withers    
1958 (6) R T Naftel    
1957 = W R Withers    
1956 (5) L L McL Jones    
1955   NO COMPETITION    
1954 (4) NO COMPETITION    
1953 (3) Rev T C Laxton    
1936 to 1952 (2) SUSPENDED    
1935   H Hacklander    
1934 (1) D Rose    
1933   J English    
1932 (1) Mrs B Hollis    
1931   Rev T C Laxton    

 

(1) 1932 & 1934 J Savage was CI Champion

(2) 1936, 1938 & 1947 J Savage was = CI Champion and 1949 was CI Champion; Mrs B Hollis was = CI Champion in 1950 & CI Champion in 1951: L L McL Jones was = CI Champion in 1952

(3) 1953 W R Withers was = CI Champion (4) 1954 W R Withers was CI Champion

(5) 1956 W R Withers was = CI Champion (6) 1958 – A Rose was = CI Champion

 

List of Guernsey Women Chess Champions

Follow link to results summaries.

Year Winner
2023/24
2022/23 Gerda Nevska
Chessable - Official learning partner of the Guernsey Chess Festival

Official learning partner of the Guernsey Chess Festival - Study Chess Openings