Winners by year of the Geelong Chess Club Lightning Championship (Five minutes to complete all moves) are listed below.
The 2020 Lightning Championship was “won” by the COVID-19 pandemic; the tournament was never held that year.
Note that from 2018, a 2 second increment was introduced per move.
Formerly the time limit was a 5-minute “guillotine”.
| 2021 | J. Smith/P. Brown |
| 2019 | A. Anderson |
| 2018 | R. Daneshvar |
| 2017 | R. Hessing |
| 2016 | R. Daneshvar |
| 2015 | N. Thanh Binh |
| 2014 | M. Sugrue |
| 2013 | M. Sugrue |
| 2012 | G. Gill / O. Grygorian |
| 2011 | M. Sugrue |
| 2010 | S. Fletcher |
| 2009 | M. Sugrue |
| 2008 | O. Grygoryan |
| 2007 | G. Maurer |
| 2006 | M. Sugrue |
| 2005 | A. Anderson |
| 2004 | A. Anderson |
| 2003 | S. Fletcher |
| 2002 | O. Grygoryan |
| 2001 | O. Grygoryan |
| 2000 | A. Anderson |
| 1999 | A. Anderson |
| 1998 | S. Fletcher |
| 1997 | O. Grygoryan |
| 1996 | A. Anderson |
| 1995 | S. Sijercic |
| 1994 | S. Sijercic |
| 1993 | A. Anderson |
| 1992 | A. Anderson |
| 1991 | A. Anderson |
| 1990 | G. Robins |
| 1989 | T. Kovac |
| 1988 | T. Kovac |
| 1987 | G. Quince |
| 1986 | G. Quince |
| 1985 | A. Anderson |
| 1984 | A. Anderson |
| 1983 | S. Fletcher |
| 1982 | J. Lazic |
| 1981 | M. Sugrue |
| 1980 | M. Sugrue |
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