Myanmar National Chess Championship

The Myanmar National Chess Championship (Burmese: အမျိုးသားတံခွန်စိုက် စစ်တုရင် ပြိုင်ပွဲ) is an annual chess tournament organized by the Myanmar Chess Federation. With the exception of a hiatus in 1977, the tournament has been held annually since 1974. IM Wynn Zaw Htun is the most successful player, winning the championship nine times.

Winners

No.	Year	Winner	Reference
1	1974	Kyaw Than	[1]
2	1975	Maung Maung Sein
3	1976	Khin Zaw Oo
-	1977	not held
4	1978	Tin Swam
5	1979	Tin Swam
6	1980	Aye Lwin
7	1981	Win Myint Thein and Khin Maung Aye (tied)
8	1982	Win Moe
9	1983	Aye Lwin
10	1984	Aye Lwin
11	1985	Kyaw Myint Lay
12	1986	Aye Lwin
13	1987	Aye Lwin
14	1988	Maung Maung Latt
15	1989	Myo Naing
16	1990	Zaw Win Lay
17	1991	Aye Lwin
18	1992	Myo Naing
19	1993	Aung Thant Zin
20	1994	Ko Ko Ohn
21	1995	Zaw Win Lay
22	1996	Zaw Win Lay
23	1997	Aung Myo Hlaing
24	1998	Ye Win Aung
25	1999	Myo Naing
26	2000	Wynn Zaw Htun
27	2001	Nay Oo Kyaw Tun
28	2002	Zaw Oo
29	2003	Kyaw Kyaw Soe
30	2004	Wynn Zaw Htun
31	2005	Myo Naing
32	2006	Wynn Zaw Htun
33	2007	Zaw Win Lay
34	2008	Aung Myo Hlaing
35	2009	Zaw Oo
36	2010	Myo Naing
37	2011	Zaw Oo
38	2012	Win Tun
39	2013	Wynn Zaw Htun
40	2014	Wynn Zaw Htun
41	2015	Wynn Zaw Htun
42	2016	Myint Han	[2]
43	2017	Wynn Zaw Htun	[3]
44	2018	Wynn Zaw Htun	[4]
45	2019	Wynn Zaw Htun	[5]
46	2020	Myint Han	[6]

References

1. "41st Myanmar National Championships, 25 June – 5 July 2015, Yangon". Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
2. "Tournament report September 2016: 42nd Myanmar National Championship". FIDE chess ratings. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
3. "Original tournament report: Myanmar National Chess Championship 2017". FIDE chess ratings. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
4. "Original tournament report: Myanmar National Chess Championship 2018". FIDE chess ratings. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
5. "MYA Championship 2019". FIDE chess ratings. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
6. "46th National Chess Championship". Myanmar Chess Federation. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-04.