In the second part of the 19th century, Celso Golmayo Zúpide 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 was the first woman who won Copa Dewar in 1922.
Championships
{ | class="sortable wikitable" ! Year !! City !! Winner |- | 1860 || Havana || Félix Sicre |- | 1862 ||Havana||Celso Golmayo Zúpide |- | 1897 ||Havana||Celso Golmayo Torriente |- | 1898 ||Havana||Juan Corzo |- | 1902 ||Havana||Juan Corzo |- | 1907 ||Havana||Juan Corzo |- | 1912 ||Havana||Juan Corzo |- | 1914 || || Rafael Blanco |- | 1918 || ||Juan Corzo |- | 1920 || ||Rafael Blanco |- | 1921 || || Baire Benítez |- | 1922 ||Havana||María Teresa Mora |- | 1923 ||Havana||José Fernández Migoya |- | 1927 || || Francisco Planas |- | 1929 || ||Francisco Planas |- | 1937 || ||Rafael Blanco |- | 1939 || || Miguel Alemán |- | 1942 || || Juan González de Vega |- | 1943 || ||Juan González de Vega |- | 1944 || || Angel Fernández Fernández |- | 1950 || || Rosendo Romero Eldis Cobo Arteaga |- | 1951 || ||Juan González de Vega |- | 1952 ||Havana||Juan González de Vega |- | 1955 ||Havana|| Carlos Calero |- | 1956 || || Armando Cabrera |- | 1957 || || Eleazar Jiménez |- | 1958 || || Rogelio Ortega |- | 1960 ||Havana||Eleazar Jiménez |- | 1963 ||Havana||Eleazar Jiménez |- | 1965 ||Havana||Eleazar Jiménez |- | 1966 ||Havana||Rogelio Ortega |- | 1967 ||Havana||Eleazar Jiménez |- | 1968 || Santiago de Cuba || Silvino García Martínez |- | 1969 || Matanzas || Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles |- | 1970 ||Havana||Silvino García Martínez |- | 1971 ||Havana||Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles |- | 1972 || Playa Larga, Matanzas||Jesús Rodríguez Gonzáles |- | 1973 || Cienfuegos ||Silvino García Martínez |- | 1974 || Varadero, Matanzas || Guillermo Garcia González |- | 1975 || Santa Clara || Guillermo Estévez Morales |- | 1976 || Holguín || José Fernandez Leon |- | 1977 || Sancti Spiritus || Gerardo Lebredo Zarragoitia José Luis Vilela de Acuña Jesús Nogueiras |- | 1978 || Camagüey ||Jesús Nogueiras |- | 1979 ||Santiago de Cuba||Silvino García Martínez |- | 1980 ||Holguín||Néstor Vélez |- | 1981–2 || Sagua la Grande || Román Hernández Onna |- | 1983 || Sagua de Tánamo ||Guillermo Garcia González |- | 1984 ||Holguín||Jesús Nogueiras Amador Rodríguez Céspedes |- | 1985 ||Camagüey||Jorge Armas |- | 1986 ||Santiago de Cuba||Walter Arencibia |- | 1987 || Las Tunas || Juan Borges |- | 1988 ||Camagüey||Amador Rodríguez Céspedes |- | 1989 || Sancti Spiritus || Pedro Paneque |- | 1990 ||Santiago de Cuba||Walter Arencibia |- | 1991 ||Holguín||Jesús Nogueiras |- | 1993 || Matanzas ||Juan Borges |- | 1995 ||Matanzas||Julio Becerra Juan Borges |- | 1996 || Las Tunas || Irisberto Herrera Julio Becerra |- | 1997 ||Matanzas||Reinaldo Vera Amador Rodríguez Céspedes |- | 1998 ||Matanzas||Julio Becerra |- | 1999 ||Santa Clara||Rodne Pérez |- | 2000 ||Santa Clara||Jesús Nogueiras |- | 2001 ||Las Tunas||Reinaldo Vera |- | 2002 ||Holguín||Leinier Domínguez |- | 2003 || Varadero, Matanzas ||Leinier Domínguez |- | 2004 ||Santa Clara||Lázaro Bruzón |- | 2005 ||Santa Clara||Lázaro Bruzón |- | 2006 ||Santa Clara||Leinier Domínguez |- | 2007 ||Santa Clara||Lázaro Bruzón |- | 2008 ||Santa Clara||Yuniesky Quesada |- | 2009 ||Las Tunas||Lázaro Bruzón |- | 2010 || Ciego de Ávila ||Lázaro Bruzón |- | 2011 ||Ciego de Ávila||Yuniesky Quezada |- | 2012 ||Ciego de Ávila||Leinier Domínguez |- | 2013 ||Santa Clara||Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez |- | 2014 ||Santa Clara||Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez |- | 2015 ||Santa Clara||Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez |- | 2016 ||Matanzas||Leinier Domínguez |- | 2017 ||Villa Clara||Lázaro Bruzón |- | 2018 ||Havana||Yuri Gonzalez Vidal |- | 2019 ||Villa Clara||Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera |- | 2020 ||Villa Clara||Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera |- |2021 | | |- |2022 |Santa Clara |Yasser Quesada Pérez |}