Albanian Chess Championship
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The Albanian Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess
championship of Albania
. The first tournament took place in 1933.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
championship of Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. The first tournament took place in 1933.
Winners
| Year | Champion | Women's Champion |
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Titles Men
| Player | Number of Titles |
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| Fatos Muço | 11 |
| Ylvi Pustina | 9 |
| Vangjel Adhami | 5 |
| Esat Duraku | 5 |
| Lorenc Rama and Ilir Seitaj Ilir Seitaj Ilir Seitaj is an Albanian chess International Master. Seitaj is current Albanian champion and has won the Albanian Chess Championship tournament four times .-External links:... |
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| Skënder Çarçani | 3 |
| Bujar Hoxha, Erald Dervishi, Dritan Mehmeti, Ilir Karkanaqe, Llambi Qendro, Sotir Qirjaku, Florian Vila | 2 |
| Xhaferr Çaushi, Altin Çela, Shkëlqim Çela, Luan Elezi, Anton Gurakuqi, Eqerem Konçi, Fatos Omari, Gaspër Shoshi, Laert Shytaj, Teodor Siliqi, Zeqir Sula, Mendim Veizaj, Aldo Zadrima Aldo Zadrima Aldo Zadrima is a chess player. On July 1994 Zadrima won the Albanian Chess Championship tournament to become the national champion.-External links:... |
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