The Victorian Country Chess Champions list records the winners of the long-running championship dedicated to players from regional Victoria. This event highlights the strength of country chess, showcasing top talents outside metropolitan Melbourne. The page preserves a year-by-year record of champions, reflecting the growth of chess across regional communities. It stands as both a competitive milestone and a celebration of country chess excellence in Victoria.
Year | Champion |
|---|---|
2021 | FM Chris Wallis [Murtoa] |
2020 | Sagargiri Goswami [Geelong] |
2019 | Geoffrey Gill [Geelong] |
2018 | Carl Gorka [Drouin] |
2017 | Geoffrey Gill [Geelong] & James Watson [Ballarat] |
2016 | Shum Ghumman [Flinders] |
2015 | Nigel Barrow [Bendigo] & Khosrou Ghafouri [Portland] |
2014 | Simon Rutherford [Bacchus Marsh] |
2013 | Oladoyin Fasakin [Horsham] |
2012 | Mark Bruere [Yea] |
2011 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] & Nigel Barrow [Bendigo] |
2010 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] & R Murray [Horsham] |
2009 | Mark Bruere [Yea] & Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] |
2008 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] |
2007 | Malcolm Pyke [Frankston] |
2006 | Mark Bruere [Yea] |
2005 | Dr S Booth [Swan Hill] |
2004 | Dr S Booth [Swan Hill] |
2003 | Nigel Barrow [Bendigo] |
2002 | Dr S Booth [Swan Hill] |
2001 | Dr S Booth [Swan Hill] & K. Perrin [Ballarat] |
2000 | Dr S Booth [Swan Hill] |
1999 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] |
1998 | J K Lavery [Castlemaine] |
1997 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] |
1996 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] |
1995 | A Davis [Bendigo] |
1994 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] & A Anderson [Geelong] |
1993 | A Anderson [Geelong] |
1992 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] & B Van Riel [Ballarat] |
1991 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake], A Anderson [Geelong], A Davis [Bendigo] & G Males [Ballarat] |
1990 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] |
1989 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] |
1988 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] |
1987 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake], K. Perrin [Ballarat] & G Males [Ballarat] |
1986 | Mark Bruere [Yea] |
1985 | Mark Bruere [Yea] |
1984 | Mark Bruere [Yea] |
1983 | Peter Lumsdon [Ballarat] |
1982 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] |
1981 | Dr S Booth [Sea Lake] |
1980 | Peter Lumsdon [Ballarat] |
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