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Spanish Chess Champions

A list of Spanish Chess Championship winners, covering the absolute national championship from early title events to the latest completed championship.

Current Champion

Alan Pichot

Current champion after winning the 2026 Spanish Championship in Linares with 7.5/9.

Most Championships

Miguel Illescas, 8

First Championship

Early title events from 1902; first official championship in 1928

Champions

44

95 championships

Championship History

Spain's championship list begins with early Manuel Golmayo Torriente title events, while the first official championship is normally dated to 1928. Ramón Rey Ardid then dominated the early official years.

The title has passed through repeated champions such as Antonio Medina, Arturo Pomar, Juan Manuel Bellón López, Miguel Illescas, and Eduardo Iturrizaga. Recent editions have been staged as large Swiss events alongside the women's championship.

The 2025 Spanish Championship was played in Marbella. David Antón Guijarro won the absolute title, his second Spanish championship after 2020.

The 2026 championship was a nine-round Swiss held in Linares from August 17 to 25. Alan Pichot scored 7.5/9 to win his first Spanish title, ahead of Daniil Yuffa and Eduardo Iturrizaga on 7/9.

Spain Champion List

Champions appear from oldest to newest. Shared titles and tied first places appear under each player's name.

YearChampion
1902Manuel Golmayo Torriente
1912Manuel Golmayo Torriente
1921Manuel Golmayo Torriente
1927Manuel Golmayo Torriente
1928Manuel Golmayo Torriente
1929Ramón Rey Ardid
1930Ramón Rey Ardid
1932Ramón Rey Ardid
1933Ramón Rey Ardid
1935Ramón Rey Ardid
1942Ramón Rey Ardid
1943José Sanz Aguado
1944Antonio Medina
1945Antonio Medina
1946Arturo Pomar
1947Antonio Medina
1948Francisco José Pérez Pérez
1949Antonio Medina
1950Arturo Pomar
1951Román Torán Albero
1952Antonio Medina
1953Román Torán Albero
1954Francisco José Pérez Pérez
1955Jesús Díez del Corral
1956Jaime Lladó Lumbera
1957Arturo Pomar
1958Arturo Pomar
1959Arturo Pomar
1960Francisco José Pérez Pérez
1961Jaime Lladó Lumbera
1962Arturo Pomar
1963Antonio Medina
1964Antonio Medina
1965Jesús Díez del Corral
1966Arturo Pomar
1967Ángel Fernández García
1968Fernando Visier Segovia
1969Juan Manuel Bellón López
1970Ernesto Palacios de la Prida
1971Juan Manuel Bellón López
1972Fernando Visier Segovia
1973Francisco Javier Sanz Alonso
1974Juan Manuel Bellón López
1975José Miguel Fraguela Gil
1976Ángel Martín González
1977Juan Manuel Bellón López
1978Manuel Rivas Pastor
1979Manuel Rivas Pastor
1980Juan Mario Gómez
1981Manuel Rivas Pastor
1982Juan Manuel Bellón López
1983José García Padrón
1984Ángel Martín González
1985Jesús María de la Villa
1986Ángel Martín González
1987Alfonso Romero Holmes
1988Jesús de la Villa García
1989José Luis Fernández García
1990Jordi Magem Badals
1991Manuel Rivas Pastor
1992Mario Gómez Esteban
1993Lluis Comas Fabregó
1994Sergio Cacho Reigadas
1995Miguel Illescas
1996Sergio Estremera Paños
1997Pablo San Segundo Carrillo
1998Miguel Illescas
1999Miguel Illescas
2000Ángel Martín González
2001Miguel Illescas
2002Alexei Shirov
2003Oscar de la Riva Aguado
2004Miguel Illescas
2005Miguel Illescas
2006Francisco Vallejo Pons
2007Miguel Illescas
2008David Lariño
2009Francisco Vallejo Pons
2010Miguel Illescas
2011Alvar Alonso Rosell
2012Julen Luis Arizmendi Martínez
2013Iván Salgado López
2014Francisco Vallejo
2015Francisco Vallejo
2016Francisco Vallejo
2017Ivan Salgado Lopez
2018Gabriel del Río
2019Alexei Shirov
2020David Antón Guijarro
2021Eduardo Iturrizaga
2022Eduardo Iturrizaga
2023Eduardo Iturrizaga
2024Daniil Yuffa
2025David Antón Guijarro
2026Alan Pichot

Sources

Sources include federation archives, tournament reports, and historical winners tables.

Last reviewed: October 8, 2026.

By IgniteChess Editorial Published Reviewed by Patrik Tzortzakos on