Arkansas Chess Champions
The best of the best
Arkansas State Champions
| Year | Champion | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bill Orton | Russellville |
| 2022 | William Donham | Russellville |
| 2021 | Bill Orton | Jonesboro |
| 2020 | Blake Tanner | Little Rock |
| 2019 | David Phillips | Conway |
| 2018 | Waldemar Ortiz | Fort Smith |
| 2017 | Bill Orton | Conway |
| 2016 | Bill Orton | Fort Smith |
| 2015 | Bill Orton | Little Rock |
| 2014 | Tony Davis | Hot Springs |
| 2013 | Tony Davis | Hot Springs |
| 2012 | Tony Davis | Little Rock |
| 2011 | James Long | Fayetteville |
| 2010 | James Long | Batesville |
| 2009 | Chris Niggel | Fayetteville |
| 2008 | Tony Davis | Searcy |
| 2007 | Jared Taylor | Fayetteville |
| 2006 | Bill Orton | Hot Springs |
| 2005 | Bill Orton | Batesville |
| 2004 | Chris Niggel | Searcy |
| 2003 | Lance Umbarger | Eureka Springs |
| 2002 | Chris Niggel | Fayetteville |
| 2001 | Afzal Chowdhury | Batesville |
| 2000 | Lance Umbarger | Fayetteville |
| 1999 | Robert Holyfield | Fayetteville |
| 1998 | Dennis Cummings | Hot Springs |
| 1997 | David Timberlake | Van Buren |
| 1996 | Dennis Cummings | Benton |
| 1995 | Tony Davis | Hot Springs |
| 1994 | Robert Holyfield | Hot Springs |
| 1993 | Robert Holyfield | Hot Springs |
| 1992 | Gary Huber | Hot Springs |
| 1986 | Paul Kuroda | |
| 1985 | Don Marcott | |
| 1984 | Don Marcott | |
| 1983 | NO RECORDS | |
| 1982 | NO RECORDS | |
| 1981 | NO RECORDS | |
| 1980 | NO RECORDS | |
| 1979 | NO RECORDS | |
| 1978 | Donny Gray | Hot Springs |
| 1977 | Don Marcott | Little Rock |
| 1976 | Bob Baskins | Little Rock |
| 1975 | William Bryant | Little Rock |
| 1974 | Paul Kuroda | Little Rock |
Arkanas Scholastic Champions
| Location | Rockefeller | Barber | Denker | Haring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Little Rock | Neeli Buchireddy | Havish Kunchanapalli | William Donham | Isabella Elkins |
| 2022 | Aryan Buchireddy | Hardik Alwa | Logan Geissler | Isabella Elkins | |
| 2021 | Aryan Buchireddy | Gage Carr | William Donham | Neeli Buchireddy | |
| 2020 | Zachary Muench | William Donham | Ethan Weems | ||
| 2019 | Little Rock and Farmington | William Donham | Chengyue She | Kayla Weng | |
| 2018 | Springdale | Ricardo Rivera | Chengyue She | Isabella Elkins | |
| 2017 | Lincoln | Ricardo Rivera | Chengyue She | Symphony Richards | |
| 2016 | Batesville | Chengyue She | Steven Bellisario | Rayya Smyth | |
| 2015 | Searcy | Chengyue She | Srikar Chikkala | Sara Marie Block |
Rockefeller – Grades K-5
Barber – Grades 6 – 8
Denker – Grades 9 – 12
Haring – Girls Grade K-12