The first South American Chess Championship (Torneio Sulamericano) was held in Montevideo (Carrasco), Uruguay, on December 25, 1921 – January 22, 1922. The eighteen-player single round-robin tournament was won by Roberto Grau 14/17, followed by Benito Villegas, Valentin Fernandez Coria and Rolando Illa, all got 12.5/17, etc.

The Torneio Sulamericano was replaced in 1951 by the Torneio Zonal Sulamericano, except for 1962 (*) when the Torneo Latino-americano was played.

Winners

Year	City	Winner
1921/22	Montevideo
1925	Montevideo
1928	Mar del Plata
1934/35	Buenos Aires
1936	Mar del Plata
1937	São Paulo
1938	Montevideo
1951	Mar del Plata/Buenos Aires
1954	Mar del Plata/Buenos Aires
1957	Rio de Janeiro
1960	São Paulo
1962 (*)	Mar del Plata
1963	Fortaleza
1966	Buenos Aires/Rio Hondo
1969	Mar del Plata
1972	São Paulo
1975	Fortaleza
1978	Tramandaí
1982	Moron
1985	Corrientes
1987	Santiago
1989	São Paulo
1993	Brasília
1995	São Paulo
1998	São Paulo
2000	São Paulo
2001	São Paulo
2003	São Paulo
2005	São Paulo
2007	São Paulo

References

• BrasilBase