Portuguese Chess Championship

The Portuguese Chess Championship is a yearly national chess championship of Portugal.

It was established in 1911, but only from the 1950s it was played yearly, with a few exceptions.

The 2011 championship was decided in a match between IM Paulo Dias and FM José Padeiro, held 21–24 October 2011 in Coimbra.

The 2013 championship was decided in a match between IM Sérgio Rocha and IM Rui Dâmaso held 2–4 October 2013 in Barreiro.

IM Joaquim Durão , Portuguese champion on 13 occasions