National Champions
Czech Chess Champions
A list of Czech Chess Championship winners, covering the historical Bohemian events and the Czech Republic championship from 1993 onward.
Current Champion
David Navara
Current champion after winning the 2026 Czech Championship in Brno on tiebreak with 7.5/9.
Most Championships
David Navara, 14 Czech Republic titles
First Championship
Bohemian championships from 1905; Czech Republic championship from 1993
Champions
23
42 championships
Championship History
The first Czech national events were championships of Bohemia held between 1905 and 1913. A short Bohemia and Moravia series followed during World War II, before the modern Czech Republic championship began in 1993.
David Navara holds the record with fourteen Czech Republic titles. Other repeated champions include Vlastimil Babula, Petr Hába, Pavel Blatný, and Vojtěch Plát.
The 2026 championship was a ten-player round robin in Brno. Navara and Václav Finek both scored 7.5/9 without a loss, with Navara taking his fourteenth title on tiebreak.
Czech Republic Champion List
Champions appear from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places appear under each player's name.
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1905 | Oldřich Duras |
| 1907 | František Treybal |
| 1909 | Oldřich Duras |
| 1911 | Oldřich Duras |
| 1913 | Karel Hromádka |
| 1940 | Jan Foltys |
| 1943 | František Zíta |
| 1944 | Karel Opočenský |
| 1993 | Vlastimil Babula |
| 1994 | Zbyněk Hráček |
| 1995 | Karel Mokrý |
| 1996 | Petr Hába |
| 1997 | Pavel Blatný |
| 1998 | Sergei Movsesian |
| 1999 | Marek Vokáč |
| 2000 | Pavel Blatný |
| 2001 | Eduard Meduna |
| 2002 | Petr Hába |
| 2003 | Miloš Jirovský |
| 2004 | David Navara |
| 2005 | David Navara |
| 2006 | Viktor Láznička |
| 2007 | Tomáš Polák |
| 2008 | Vlastimil Babula |
| 2009 | Pavel Šimáček |
| 2010 | David Navara |
| 2011 | Jiří Štoček |
| 2012 | David Navara |
| 2013 | David Navara |
| 2014 | David Navara |
| 2015 | David Navara |
| 2016 | Vojtěch Plát |
| 2017 | David Navara |
| 2018 | Svatopluk Svoboda |
| 2019 | David Navara |
| 2020 | David Navara |
| 2021 | Vojtěch Plát |
| 2022 | David Navara |
| 2023 | David Navara |
| 2024 | David Navara |
| 2025 | Štěpán Hrbek |
| 2026 | David Navara |
Sources
Sources include federation archives, tournament reports, and historical winners tables.
- ChessBase report on the 2026 Czech Championship
- Czech Chess Federation championship archive
- Czech Chess Championship historical table
Last reviewed: July 15, 2026.