National Champions
Argentine Chess Champions
Argentine chess champions by year, with past winners, championship history, and title records.
This list follows the open Argentine national title, not the qualifying Torneo Mayor winner. Early editions sometimes concluded with a match in the following year; the table uses the edition year. The 1922 entry is described by the source as an extra-official match.
Latest recorded champion
Diego Flores
Latest winner in these records: Diego Flores (2025).
Most Championships
Miguel Najdorf and Diego Flores, 8 each
First Championship
1921 edition (match played in 1922)
Champions
38
99 championships
Championship History
Early championships were often decided by challenge matches before tournament finals became the usual format. Miguel Najdorf, Raul Sanguineti and Diego Flores are among the most successful champions. Flores’s 2025 victory was his eighth title, at the 100th championship.
Argentina Champion List
Champions appear from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places appear under each player's name.
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1921 | Damian Reca |
| 1922 | Benito Villegas |
| 1923 | Damian Reca |
| 1924 | Damian Reca |
| 1925 | Damian Reca |
| 1926 | Roberto Grau |
| 1927 | Roberto Grau |
| 1928 | Roberto Grau |
| 1929 | Isaias Pleci |
| 1930 | Isaias Pleci |
| 1931 | Jacobo Bolbochán |
| 1932 | Jacobo Bolbochán |
| 1933 | Luis Piazzini |
| 1934 | Roberto Grau |
| 1935 | Roberto Grau |
| 1936 | Carlos Guimard |
| 1937 | Carlos Guimard |
| 1938 | Roberto Grau |
| 1939 | Carlos Maderna |
| 1940 | Carlos Guimard |
| 1941 | Héctor Rossetto |
| 1942 | Herman Pilnik |
| 1943 | Juan Iliesco |
| 1944 | Héctor Rossetto |
| 1945 | Herman Pilnik |
| 1946 | Julio Bolbochán |
| 1947 | Héctor Rossetto |
| 1948 | Julio Bolbochán |
| 1949 | Miguel Najdorf |
| 1950 | Carlos Maderna |
| 1951 | Miguel Najdorf |
| 1952 | Miguel Najdorf |
| 1953 | Oscar Panno |
| 1955 | Miguel Najdorf |
| 1956 | Raul Sanguineti |
| 1957 | Raul Sanguineti |
| 1958 | Herman Pilnik |
| 1959 | Bernardo Wexler |
| 1960 | Miguel Najdorf |
| 1961 | Héctor Rossetto |
| 1962 | Raul Sanguineti |
| 1963 | Raimundo García |
| 1964 | Miguel Najdorf |
| 1965 | Raul Sanguineti |
| 1966 | Miguel Quinteros |
| 1967 | Miguel Najdorf |
| 1968 | Raul Sanguineti |
| 1969 | Carlos Eleodoro Juárez |
| 1971 | Jorge Rubinetti |
| 1972 | Héctor Rossetto |
| 1973 | Raul Sanguineti |
| 1974 | Raul Sanguineti |
| 1975 | Miguel Najdorf |
| 1976 | Jorge Szmetan |
| 1978 | Jaime Emma |
| 1980 | Miguel Quinteros |
| 1982 | Jorge Rubinetti |
| 1983 | Jorge Gómez Baillo |
| 1984 | Gerardo Barbero |
| 1985 | Oscar Panno |
| 1986 | Daniel Campora |
| 1987 | Marcelo Tempone |
| 1988 | Jorge Rubinetti |
| 1989 | Daniel Campora |
| 1990 | Guillermo Soppe |
| 1991 | Jorge Rubinetti |
| 1992 | Oscar Panno |
| 1993 | Hugo Spangenberg |
| 1994 | Pablo Ricardi |
| 1995 | Pablo Ricardi |
| 1996 | Pablo Ricardi |
| 1997 | Guillermo Malbran |
| 1998 | Pablo Ricardi |
| 1999 | Pablo Ricardi |
| 2000 | Ariel Sorin |
| 2001 | Rubén Felgaer |
| 2002 | Martin Labollita |
| 2003 | Guillermo Soppe |
| 2004 | Ariel Sorin |
| 2005 | Diego Flores |
| 2006 | Fernando Peralta |
| 2007 | Rubén Felgaer |
| 2008 | Rubén Felgaer |
| 2009 | Diego Flores |
| 2010 | Rubén Felgaer |
| 2011 | Martín Lorenzini |
| 2012 | Diego Flores |
| 2013 | Diego Flores |
| 2014 | Rubén Felgaer |
| 2015 | Sandro Mareco |
| 2016 | Diego Flores |
| 2017 | Diego Flores |
| 2018 | Fernando Peralta |
| 2019 | Diego Flores |
| 2021 | Federico Pérez Ponsa |
| 2022 | Fernando Peralta |
| 2023 | Fernando Peralta |
| 2024 | Sandro Mareco |
| 2025 | Diego Flores |
Sources
The winners come from the sources below. The notes above explain missing results and which competitions are included.
- Argentine Chess Championship historical tables — Historical winners table; see the notes above for gaps in the records.
- FIDE report on Diego Flores’s eighth title in 2025
Last reviewed: October 8, 2026.