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New Mexico Chess Champions (1946-1989)

1989

1988

Diebold, Stephen C

1987

Keffer, Thomas J

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

1981

Miller, Warren B

1980

1979

1978

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

1972

1971

Brookerson, David

1970

1969

Barry, Robert F

1968

Wells, Mark

1967

Miller, Warren B
Cook, Peter

1966

Miller, Warren B

1965

Armstrong, Troy L

1964

1963

1962

Miller, Warren B

1960

1959

1958

1957

1956

Freeman, Carl

1955

Shapiro, Eugene Paul

1954

Shapiro, Eugene Paul

1953

Phillips, Jimmy

1952

Phillips, Jimmy

1951

Phillips, Jimmy

1950

1949

1948

1947

1946

New Mexico Chess Champions (1990-Present)

2024

NM State Champion: (TBD on November 2nd-3rd)

NM Senior Champion: CM Nestor Sosa

NM Women's Champion: Valerie Barker

NM Rapid Champion: John Jules Scott

NM Blitz Champion: Harshin Jagirapu

Expert/Master: NM Abhishek Mallela

Class A: Amr Abdalghaffar

Class B: Joshua Landeros

Class C: Heidi Fleck

Class D: Will Barela

Class E: Sebastian Banda

Class F: Luke Chumney

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2022

NM State Champion: Corbin Gustafson

NM Senior Champion: Larry Dunlap

NM Women's Champion: Holly McRoberts

NM Rapid Champion: Abhishek Mallela

NM Blitz Champion: Abhishek Mallela

Expert/Master: Benjamin Coraretti

Class A: Justin Gomez

Class B: Van Leray

Class C: Brad Langer and Adam Johnson

Class D: Aarush Tutiki, Jason Murray, and Ernest Miramontes

Class E: John LeTard

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2020

NM State Champion: Corbin Gustafson

NM Senior Champion: Nestor Sosa

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2018

NM State Champion: Corbin Gustafson

NM Senior Co-Champions: Robert Nolan and Amr Abdalghaffar

NM Women's Champion: Sophia Moore

2016

NM State Champion: Mark Mion Schwarman

NM Senior Champion: Tony Schroeder

NM Women's Co-Champions: Holly McRoberts and Willow LeTard

 

2014

NM State Champion: Zach Stuart

NM Senior Co-Champions: Cesar Guevarra and Matthew Grinberg

NM Women's Champion: Holly McRoberts

2012

NM State Champion: Douglas Byron Thigpen

NM Senior Champion: Matthew Grindberg

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2010

NM State Champion: Stephen M Sandager

NM Senior Co-Champions: Stephen Sandager and Wayne Hatcher

2008

NM State Co-Champions: James Eugene Wilson and Lior Lapid

NM Senior Co-Champions: Tony Schroeder and Wayne Hatcher

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2006

NM State Champion: Jesse Kraai

NM Senior Champion: Boris Ratner

2004

NM State Champion: Jesse Kraai

NM Senior Co-Champions: Chris Candelario and Thomas Keffer

2002

NM State Champion: Kevin Kerns

NM Senior Co-Champions: Robert Haines and John Glenn

2000

NM State Champion: Stephen M Sandager

1998

NM State Champion: Stephen M Sandager

NM Senior Champion: Arthur Glassman

1996

NM State Champion: Stephen M Sandager

1994

NM State Champion: Matthew D Healy

1992

NM State Champion: Tim D Pointon

1990

NM State Champion: Stephen M Sandager

2023

NM State Champion: Abhishek Mallela

NM Senior Champion: Dennis Dyer

NM Women's Champion: Valerie Barker

NM Rapid Champion: Abhishek Mallela

NM Blitz Champion: Abhishek Mallela

Expert/Master: Corbin Gustafson

Class A: 

Class B: 

Class C: 

Class D: 

Class E: Bill Goldman

Class F: Waylon Lowe

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2021

NM State Co-Champions: 

Matthias Pfau, Nestor Sosa, Justin Gomez, and Ramzi Hammad

NM Senior Champion: William Barefield

NM Women's Champion: Holly McRoberts

2019

NM State Champion: Stephen M Sandager

NM Senior Champion: Stephen Sandager

NM Women's Champion: Holly McRoberts

2017

NM State Champion (Open): Josh Bloomer**

NM State Champion (Closed): Benjamin Coraretti

NM Senior Champion: Tony Schroeder

NM Women's Champion: Holly McRoberts

2015

NM State Champion: Andrew Richard Flores

NM Senior Champion: Cesar Guevarra

NM Women's Champion: Holly McRoberts

2013

NM State Co-Champions:

Douglas Byron Thigpen and Jason Kammerdiner

NM Senior Champion: Tony Schroeder

NM Women's Champion: Rebecca Deland

2011

NM State Champion: Lior Lapid

NM Senior Champion: Matthew Grindberg

2009

NM State Co-Champions: Lior Lapid, Silas Perry, Chad A Schneider,

and Douglas Byron Thigpen

NM Senior Champion: Tony Schroeder

2007

NM State Champion: Jesse Kraai

NM Senior Champion: Jim Johnston

2005

NM State Champion: Jesse Kraai

NM Senior Champion: Robert Haines

2003

NM State Champion: Jesse Kraai

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2001

NM State Champion: Douglas Byron Thigpen

1999

NM State Champion: Jesse Kraai

 

1997

NM State Champion: John D Cline

1995

NM State Champion: Tim D Pointon

1993

NM State Champion: Ronald Kensek

1991

NM State Champion: Martin David Cooper

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