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The '''National Premier Chess Championship''' is the annual national [[chess]] championship of [[India]]. It was established in 1955 by the Andhra State Chess Association as a biannual event, but since 1971 it has been played yearly. The first edition was held in [[Eluru]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] from May 15 to May 28 and was jointly won by [[Ramchandra Sapre]] and D. Venkayya with 9/12 points.<ref>''[[The Hindu]]'', June 6, 1952</ref> Earlier, G. S. Dikshit of [[Pithapuram]] won the Andhra and Madras State Championships for three consecutive years, 1952-54.<ref>''[[British Chess Magazine]]'', July 1955, p. 213</ref>

The women's championship commenced in 1974. The first ten editions were dominated by the Khadilkar sisters [[Vasanti Khadilkar|Vasanti]], [[Jayshree Khadilkar|Jayshree]] and [[Rohini Khadilkar|Rohini]]. Rohini is the youngest and won the championship five times, Jayshree won four titles, and the eldest, Vasanti, won the championship in the inaugural year.

==Winners==
{| style="margin: 1em 2em 1em 2em;"
| valign="top" |
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Nr !! Year !! City !! Men's winner
|-
| 1 || 1955 || [[Eluru]] || {{sort|Sapre, R.B.|[[Ramchandra Sapre]]}} <br> {{sort|Venkayya, D.|[[D. Venkayya]]}}
|-
| 2 || 1957 || [[Pune]] || {{sort|Gupta, Ramdas|[[Ramdas Gupta]]}}
|-
| 3 || 1959 || [[Delhi]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
|-
| 4 || 1961 || [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
|-
| 5 || 1963 || [[Bombay]] || {{sort|Ali, Farooq|[[Farooq Ali]]}}
|-
| 6 || 1966 || [[Madras]] || {{sort|Madon, Rusi|[[Rusi Madon]]}}
|-
| 7 || 1967 || [[Pune]] || {{sort|Ali (chess player), Nasir |[[Nasir Ali (chess player)|Nasir Ali]]}}
|-
| 8 || 1969 || [[Bangalore]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
|-
| 9 || 1971 || [[Bikaner]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
|-
| 10 || 1972 || [[Shimla|Simla]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
|-
| 11 || 1973 || [[Ahmedabad]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
|-
| 12 || 1975 || [[Rourkela]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
|-
| 13 || 1976 || [[Patna]] || {{sort|Sekhar, Ravi|[[Ravi Sekhar]]}}
|-
| 14 || 1976 || [[Calcutta]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
|-
| 15 || 1978 || [[Cochin]] || {{sort|Khan, Rafiq|[[Rafiq Khan]]}}
|-
| 16 || 1979 || [[Tiruchi]] || {{sort|Parameswaram, Tiruchi N.|[[Tiruchi N. Parameswaram]]}}
|-
| 17 || 1979 || [[Vijayawada]] || {{sort|Sekhar, Ravi|[[Ravi Sekhar]]}}
|-
| 18 || 1981 || [[New Delhi]] || {{sort|Aaron, Manuel|[[Manuel Aaron]]}}
|-
| 19 || 1982 || [[Kanpur]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
|-
| 20 || 1983 || [[Agartala]] || {{sort|Barua, Dibyendu|[[Dibyendu Barua]]}}
|-
| 21 || 1984 || [[Ahmedabad]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
|-
| 22 || 1985 || [[Tenali]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
|-
| 23 || 1986 || [[Bombay]] || {{sort|Anand, Viswanathan|[[Viswanathan Anand]]}}
|-
| 24 || 1987 || [[Tumkur]] || {{sort|Anand, Viswanathan|[[Viswanathan Anand]]}}
|-
| 25 || 1988 || [[Neyveli]] || {{sort|Anand, Viswanathan|[[Viswanathan Anand]]}}
|-
| 26 || 1989 || [[Bikaner]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
|-
| 27 || 1990 || [[Kozhikode]] || {{sort|Prasad, Devaki V.|[[Devaki Prasad|Devaki V. Prasad]]}}
|-
| 28 || 1991 || [[Pondicherry (city)|Pondicherry]] || {{sort|Prasad, Devaki V.|[[Devaki Prasad|Devaki V. Prasad]]}}
|-
| 29 || 1992 || [[Patna]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
|-
| 30 || 1993 || [[Pune]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
|-
| 31 || 1994 || [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Praveen|[[Praveen Thipsay]]}}
|-
| 32 || 1995 || [[Madras]] || {{sort|Konguvel, Ponnuswamy|[[Ponnuswamy Konguvel]]}}
|-
| 33 || 1996 || [[Kanhangad]] || {{sort|Parameswaran, Tiruchi|[[Tiruchi Parameswaran]]}}
|-
| 34 || 1997 || [[Bhilai]] || {{sort|Kunte, Abhijit|[[Abhijit Kunte]]}}
|-
| 35 || 1998 || [[Muzaffarpur]] || {{sort|Barua, Dibyendu|[[Dibyendu Barua]]}}
|-
| 36 || 1999 || [[Nagpur]] || {{sort|Sasikiran, Krishnan|[[Krishnan Sasikiran]]}}
|-
| 37 || 2000 || [[Mumbai]] || {{sort|Kunte, Abhijit|[[Abhijit Kunte]]}}
|-
| 38 || 2001 || [[Delhi]] || {{sort|Barua, Dibyendu|[[Dibyendu Barua]]}}
|-
| 39 || 2002 || [[Nagpur]] || {{sort|Sasikiran, Krishnan|[[Krishnan Sasikiran]]}}
|-
| 40 || 2003 || [[Mumbai]] || {{sort|Sasikiran, Krishnan|[[Krishnan Sasikiran]]}}
|-
| 41 || 2003 || [[Kozhikode]] || {{sort|Ganguly, Surya|[[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]}}
|-
| 42 || 2004 || [[Visakhapatnam]] || {{sort|Ganguly, Surya|[[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]}}
|-
| 43 || 2006 || [[Visakhapatnam]] || {{sort|Ganguly, Surya|[[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]}}
|-
| 44 || 2007 ||[[Atul, Gujarat|Atul]]|| {{sort|Ganguly, Surya|[[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]}}
|-
| 45 || 2008 || [[Chennai]] || {{sort|Ganguly, Surya|[[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]}}
|-
| 46 || 2008 || [[Mangalore]] || {{sort|Ganguly, Surya|[[Surya Shekhar Ganguly]]}}<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/Ganguly-wins-sixth-successive-National-A-chess-title/articleshow/3913493.cms Ganguly wins sixth successive National 'A' chess title] The Times of India</ref><ref>[https://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=17934&t=0 46th National A Chess Championship, India. Tournament report] FIDE</ref>
|-
| 47 || 2009 || [[New Delhi]] || {{sort|Adhiban, Baskaran|[[Baskaran Adhiban]]}}
|-
| 48 || 2010 || [[New Delhi]] || {{sort|Negi, Parimarjan|[[Parimarjan Negi]]}}
|-
| 49 || 2011 || [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] || {{sort|Gupta, Abhijeet|[[Abhijeet Gupta]]}}
|-
| 50 || 2012 || [[Kolkata]] || {{sort|Akash, G|[[G. Akash]]}}
|-
| 51 || 2013 || [[Jalgaon]] || {{sort|Sasikiran, Krishnan|[[Krishnan Sasikiran]]}}
|-
| 52 || 2014 || [[Kottayam]] || {{sort|Sethuraman, S. P.|[[S.P. Sethuraman]]}}
|-
| 53 || 2015 || [[Tiruvarur]] || {{sort|Murali, Karthikeyan|[[Karthikeyan Murali]]}}
|-
| 54 || 2016 || [[Lucknow]] || {{sort|Murali, Karthikeyan|[[Karthikeyan Murali ]]}}
|-
| 55 || 2017 || [[Patna]] || {{sort|Lalith, Babu|[[Babu M.R. Lalith]]}}
|-
| 56 || 2018 || [[Jammu]] || {{sort|Aravindh, Chithambaram|[[Chithambaram Aravindh]]}}
|-
| 57 || 2019 || [[Majitar]] || {{sort|Aravindh, Chithambaram|[[Chithambaram Aravindh]]}}
|}
| valign="bottom" |
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Nr !! Year !! City !! Women's winner
|-
| 1 || 1974 || [[Bangalore]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Vasanti|[[Vasanti Khadilkar]]}}
|-
| 2 || 1975 || [[Calcutta]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Jayshree|[[Jayshree Khadilkar]]}}
|-
| 3 || 1976 || [[Kottayam]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Rohini|[[Rohini Khadilkar]]}}
|-
| 4 || 1977 || [[Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh|Hyderabad]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Rohini|[[Rohini Khadilkar]]}}
|-
| 5 || 1979 || [[Chennai]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Rohini|[[Rohini Khadilkar]]}}
|-
| 6 || 1979 || [[Sangli]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Jayshree|[[Jayshree Khadilkar]]}}
|-
| 7 || 1981 || [[New Delhi]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Rohini|[[Rohini Khadilkar]]}}
|-
| 8 || 1982 || [[Rajnandgaon]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Jayshree|[[Jayshree Khadilkar]]}}
|-
| 9 || 1983 || [[Bikaner]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Jayshree|[[Jayshree Khadilkar]]}}
|-
| 10 || 1983 || [[Kottayam]] || {{sort|Khadilkar, Rohini|[[Rohini Khadilkar]]}}
|-
| 11 || 1985 || [[Nagpur]] || {{sort|Sathe, Bhagyashree|[[Bhagyashree Sathe]]}}
|-
| 12 || 1986 || [[Jalandhar]] || {{sort|Sathe, Bhagyashree|[[Bhagyashree Sathe]]}}
|-
| 13 || 1987 || [[Calcutta]] || {{sort|Reddy, Saritha|[[Saritha Reddy]]}}
|-
| 14 || 1988 || [[Kurukshetra]] || {{sort|Sathe, Bhagyashree|[[Bhagyashree Sathe]]}}
|-
| 15 || 1989 || [[Durg]] || {{sort|Abhyankar, Anupama|[[Anupama Abhyankar]]}}
|-
| 16 || 1990 || [[Vijaywada]] || {{sort|Abhyankar, Anupama|[[Anupama Abhyankar]]}}
|-
| 17 || 1991 || [[Kozhikode]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Bhagyashree|[[Bhagyashree Thipsay]]}}
|-
| 18 || 1991 || [[Mumbai]] || {{sort|Gokhale, Anupama|[[Anupama Gokhale]]}}
|-
| 19 || 1993 || [[Kozhikode]] || {{sort|Gokhale, Anupama|[[Anupama Gokhale]]}}
|-
| 20 || 1994 || [[Bangalore]] || {{sort|Thipsay, Bhagyashree|[[Bhagyashree Thipsay]]}}
|-
| 21 || 1995 || [[Chennai]] || {{sort|Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman|[[Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi]]}}
|-
| 22 || 1996 || [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] || {{sort|Kunte, Mrunalini|[[Mrunalini Kunte]]}}
|-
| 23 || 1997 || [[Calcutta]] || {{sort|Gokhale, Anupama|[[Anupama Gokhale]]}}
|-
| 24 || 1998 || [[Mumbai]] || {{sort|Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman|[[Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi]]}}
|-
| 25 || 1999 || [[Kozhikode]] || {{sort|Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman|[[Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi]]}}
|-
| 26 || 2000 || [[Mumbai]] || {{sort|Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman|[[Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi]]}}
|-
| 27 || 2001 || [[New Delhi]] || {{sort|Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman|[[Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi]]}}
|-
| 28 || 2002 || [[Lucknow]] || {{sort|Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman|[[Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi]]}}
|-
| 29 || 2003 || [[Mumbai]] || {{sort|Ramaswamy, Arthie|[[Aarthie Ramaswamy]]}}
|-
| 30 || 2003 || [[Kozhikode]] || {{sort|Koneru, Humpy|[[Humpy Koneru]]}}
|-
| 31 || 2005 || [[Bangalore]] || {{sort|Mohota, Nisha|[[Nisha Mohota]]}}
|-
| 32 || 2006 || [[Vizag]] || {{sort|Ghate, Swati|[[Swati Ghate]]}}
|-
| 33 || 2006 || [[Chennai]] || {{sort|Sachdev, Tania|[[Tania Sachdev]]}}
|-
| 34 || 2007 || [[Pune]] || {{sort|Sachdev, Tania|[[Tania Sachdev]]}}
|-
| 35 || 2008 || [[New Delhi]] || {{sort|Kruttika Nadig}}
|-
| 36 || 2009 || [[Chennai]] || {{sort|Dronavalli, Harika|[[Harika Dronavalli]]}}
|-
| 37 || 2010 || [[Bhubaneswar]] || {{sort|Soumya Swaminathan|[[Soumya Swaminathan (chess player)|Soumya Swaminathan]]}}
|-
| 38 || 2011 || [[Chennai]] || {{sort|Mary Ann Gomes}}
|-
| 39 || 2012 || [[Jalgaon]] || {{sort|Mary Ann Gomes}}
|-
| 40 || 2013 || [[Kolkata]] || {{sort|Mary Ann Gomes}}
|-
| 41 || 2014 || [[Sangli]] || {{sort|Rout, Padmini|[[Padmini Rout]]}}
|-
| 42 || 2015 || [[Kolkata]] || {{sort|Rout, Padmini|[[Padmini Rout]]}}
|-
| 43 || 2016 || [[New Delhi]] || {{sort|Rout, Padmini|[[Padmini Rout]]}}
|-
| 44 || 2017 || [[Ahmedabad]] || {{sort|Rout, Padmini|[[Padmini Rout]]}}
|-
| 45 || 2018 || [[Jaipur]] || {{sort|Kulkarni, Bhakti|[[Bhakti Kulkarni]]}}
|-
| 46 || 2019 || [[Karaikudi]] || {{sort|Kulkarni, Bhakti|[[Bhakti Kulkarni]]}}
|}
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
* [http://www.ajedrezdeataque.com/05%20Palmares/Campeonatos/Nacionales/Asia/La_India.htm List of winners 1955-2006]
* [http://www.sportsbharti.com/Chess/Chess-National%20A%20Championship(wm).htm List of women's winners 1974-2006]
* D.K. Bharadwaj (2003), A big boom in the brain game; [http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2003/fmay2003/f130520031.html A history of chess in India]
* The Hindu news [https://web.archive.org/web/20040117075839/http://www.hindu.com/2003/12/21/stories/2003122103051600.htm 41st edition]
* The Hindu news [https://web.archive.org/web/20050112162548/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/007200412181801.htm 42nd edition]
* Chessbase report of the [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3059 43rd edition]
* Chessbase report of the [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3590 44th edition]
* TWIC news [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic680.html#8 34th Women's edition]
* The Hindu Dated June 6, 1952 (Article Chess Notes G. S. Dikshit, State Champion by T. A. Krishnamachariar)
* The Hindu Dated June 6, 1952 Picture of Mr. G. S. Dikshit Madras State Chess Championship
* The Hindu Dated June 29, 1952 The Madras State Tournament by T. A. Krishnamachariar
* The Hindu Dated July 27, 1952 Chess Notes Facts and Figures By T. A Krishnamachariar
* The Hindu Dated July 1953 ... Three In a Row for South Indian Star by V. K. Raman Menon (date unknown.. month and year known)
* The Hindu Dated January 9, 1956 Chess. Andhra State Tourney Dixit Wins Title Again (from our correspondent) Kakinada
* The Hindu January 29, 1956 Chess Notes The Andhra State Championship By T. A Krishnamachariar

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Kkasthana: updated page after review and improved wording

>Sumit Adhikari 0906 at 19:39, 8 July 2021