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 |