{{Short description|Annual chess tournament in Myanmar}} The '''Myanmar National Chess Championship''' ({{langx|my|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==
:{| class="sortable wikitable" ! No. ! Year ! Winner ! Reference |- | 1 | 1974 | Kyaw Than | rowspan=42 | <ref name=cap>{{cite web |url=http://www.chessasiapacific.com/41st-myanmar-national-championships-25-june-5-july-2015-yangon/ |title=41st Myanmar National Championships, 25 June – 5 July 2015, Yangon |publisher=Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia-Pacific |date=2015-07-06 |accessdate=2016-09-24}}</ref> |- | 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 | <ref>{{Cite web|title = Tournament report September 2016: 42nd Myanmar National Championship |url = https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=139830 |website = FIDE chess ratings |accessdate = 2016-09-24}}</ref> |- | 43 | 2017 || Wynn Zaw Htun | <ref>{{Cite web|title = Original tournament report: Myanmar National Chess Championship 2017 |url = https://ratings.fide.com/view_source.phtml?code=153169 |website = FIDE chess ratings |accessdate = 2017-02-04}}</ref> |- | 44 | 2018 || Wynn Zaw Htun | <ref>{{cite web | title = Original tournament report: Myanmar National Chess Championship 2018 |url = https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=189183 | website = FIDE chess ratings | accessdate = 2020-04-04}}</ref> |- | 45 | 2019 || Wynn Zaw Htun | <ref>{{cite web | title=MYA Championship 2019 | url=https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=221137 | website = FIDE chess ratings | accessdate = 2020-08-14}}</ref> |- | 46 | 2020 || Myint Han | <ref>{{cite web | title=46th National Chess Championship | url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Nonprofit-Organization/Myanmar-Chess-Federation-1704550253170115/ | publisher=Myanmar Chess Federation | date=2020-03-16 | accessdate=2020-04-04}}</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Chess national championships}}
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