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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
Special Thanks to Matt Grinberg for Biographies and Annotated Games
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New Mexico Chess Champions (1990-Present)
2023
NM State Champion:
NM Senior Champion: Dennis Dyer
NM Women's Champion: Valerie Barker
NM Rapid Champion: Abhishek Mallela
NM Blitz Champion: Abhishek Mallela
Expert/Master:
Class A:
Class B:
Class C:
Class D:
Class E: Bill Goldman
Class F: Waylon Lowe
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,
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
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
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 Grindberg
NM Women's Champion: Holly McRoberts
2012
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