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New Mexico Scholastic Chess Champions

2023 Scholastic Champions

2023 Scholastic Champions
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State Representatives

NM 9th-12th Grade State Champion: Aarush Tutiki

NM 9th-12th Grade Denker Representative: Wilson White

NM 6th-8th Grade State Champion and Barber Representative: Manny Castillo

NM K-5th Grade State Champion and Rockefeller Representative: Harshin Jagirapu

NM Scholastic Girls State Champion and First Polgar Representative: Kayla Higgins

NM Scholastic Girls Second Polgar Representative: Makayla Taylor

NM Scholastic Girls Haring Representative: Alexandra Zagrai

2023 K-12 Champions

NM K-12th Grade Champion: Wilson White

NM K-8th Grade Co-Champions: Manny Castillo and Liam Fetherlin

NM K-5th Grade Champion: Mysha Ahmad

NM K-3rd Grade Champion: Callan Rosandich

NM K-1st Grade Champion: Anaya Ahmad

2023 Grade Level Champions

12th Grade State Champion: Ian Evans

11th Grade State Champion: Christopher Martinez

10th Grade State Champion: Wilson White

9th Grade State Champion: Ezekiel Ortega

8th Grade State Co-Champions: Daiwik Devanand

7th Grade State Co-Champions: Benjamin Cogan, Karrar Altameemi, and Pablo Horcasitas

6th Grade State Co-Champions: Mark Goldman, Nash LeTard, and Krish Sathish

5th Grade State Co-Champions: Zoltan Szekely and Johnny Spann

4th Grade State Co-Champions: Mysha Ahmad, Logan Birkey, and Miles Casillas

3rd Grade State Champion: Akaansh Bhandari

2nd Grade State Co-Champions: Vaasak Sai Munaga and Aarush Samudrala

1st Grade State Champion: Jacob Littlewood

Kindergarten State Champion: Annie Luan

2023 Scholastic Rapid Champions

NM K-12th Grade Rapid Champion: 

NM K-8th Grade Rapid Champion: 

NM K-5th Grade Rapid Champion: 

NM K-3rd Grade Rapid Champion: 

NM K-1st Grade Rapid Champion:

2023 Scholastic Blitz Champions

NM K-12th Grade Blitz Champion: 

NM K-8th Grade Blitz Champion: 

NM K-5th Grade Blitz Champion: 

NM K-3rd Grade Blitz Co-Champions: 

NM K-1st Grade Blitz Champion:

2022 Scholastic Champions

2022 Scholastic Champions
&
State Representatives

NM 9th-12th Grade State Champion and Denker Representative: Philippe Bakhirev

NM 6th-8th Grade State Champion and Barber Representative: Aarush Tutiki

NM K-5th Grade State Champion and Rockefeller Representative: Manny Castillo

NM Scholastic Girls State Champion and Haring Representative: Dana Poon

2022 K-12 Champions

NM K-12th Grade Co-Champions: Seneca Yellowhorse, William Orr, and Wilson White

NM K-8th Grade Co-Champions: Aarush Tutiki, Halden Sjostrom, Liam Wendt

NM K-5th Grade Co-Champions: Harshin Jagirapu and Manny Castillo

NM K-3rd Grade Champion: Desmond Ramirez

2022 Grade Level Champions

NM 12th Grade Champion: Andy Corliss.

NM 11th Grade Champion: Seneca Yellowhorse

NM 10th Grade Champion: Amare Kramer

NM 9th Grade Champion: Wilson White

NM 8th Grade Champion: Aarush Tutiki

NM 7th Grade Champion: Trent Ogas

NM 6th Grade Champion: David Sanders

NM 5th Grade Co-Champions: Nash LeTard and Krish Sathish

NM 4th Grade Champion: Sarah Sanders

NM 3rd Grade Champion: Leo Hill

NM 2nd Grade Champion: None

NM 1st Grade Champion: Bohan Li

NM Kindergarten Champion: Layla LeTard

2022 Scholastic Rapid Champions

NM K-12th Grade Rapid Champion: Lucas Reyes

NM K-8th Grade Rapid Champion: Liam Fetherlin

NM K-5th Grade Rapid Champion: Ilijah Horcasitas

NM K-3rd Grade Rapid Champion: Diego Bierman

NM K-1st Grade Rapid Champion: Lilah Azua

2022 Scholastic Blitz Champions

NM K-12th Grade Blitz Champion: Manny Castillo

NM K-8th Grade Blitz Champion: Liam Fetherlin

NM K-5th Grade Blitz Champion: Ilijah Horcasitas

NM K-3rd Grade Blitz Co-Champions: Ian Arzabal and Kassiah Martinez

NM K-1st Grade Blitz Champion: Thiago Castillo

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