In the second part of the 19th century,

Celso Golmayo Zúpide Celso Golmayo y Zúpide (24 April 1820, in Logroño, Spain – 1 April 1898, in Havana) was a Spanish–Cuban chess master. He was the first Cuban player to participate in European Tournaments. He had been generally accepted as Cuban Chess Champi ...

had been generally accepted as Cuban champion since his 1862 match defeat of Félix Sicre. In 1912–1937 Cuban Championship as Copa Dewar occurred.

Maria Teresa Mora Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name) Maria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity. It was used as the feminine form of the unrelated Roman name ''Marius (name), M ...

was the first woman who won Copa Dewar in 1922.

Championships

Women

References

* (results from 1902 through 1984)
Details on the 2000 edition
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External links

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Chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...