Current
Hawaii State Chess Champions

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Tournament Results
2007-08 G/120 Open Co-Champions
Cornelius Rubsamen
Eric Mui
2007-08 Rapid G/25 Chess Champion
Chet Gionson
Cornelius Rubsamen
2008-09 K-12 Co-Champions
Robert Lau Mililani High School
Ryan Jose' Palomares Mililani High School
2008-09 K-8 Champion
Stephan L.J. Mau
Mililani Middle School

2008-09 K-6 Champion
Ford Nakagawa 
The Childrens House
2008-09 K-3 Co-Champions
Kevin Durkin  Assets
Kevin Zheng   Mililani Ike Elementary
Patrick Perry  Kahala Elementary
Chess Links
2007-08 Speed Chess G/5 Co-Champions
Paul Iinuma
Robert Lau
Past
Hawaii Champions
(under Construction, all you history buffs feel free to submit data for this section)
Open Champions
2006  Cornelius Rubsamen
2005  Chet Gionson
  Cornelius Rubsamen
2004  Ruben Ondangan
2003  Eric Mui
2002  Cornelius Rubsamen
2001  WIM Xiaosha "Sarah" Lu
2000  Eric Mui
1999  IM Kongliang "Ben Deng
1998  Im Kongliang "Ben Deng
1997  IM Kongliang "Ben Deng
1996  Leslie Au
1995  John Bidwell
1994  John Bidwell
1993  Tom Weideman
1992  Lewis Shipman
1991  Alex London
1990  Patrick Perry
1989  Patrick Perry
1988  Clyde Nakamura
1987  Reynolds Takata,
         Clyde Nakamura,
  Charles Cordel
1986  Leslie Au
1985  Victor Tsoy
1984  Victor Tsoy
1983  Leslie Au
1982  Leslie Au
1981  Victor Tsoy
1980  Victor Tsoy
1979  Oliver Chernin
1978  Daniel Roffman
1977  Antonio Balayan
1976  No Champion
1975  Leslie Au
1974  Antonio Balayan
1973  Antonio Balayan
1972  Antonio Balayan,
  Daniel Roffman
1971  Antonio Balayan
1970  C. Bill Jones

Rapid Champions
2006  Cornelius Rubsamen
2005  Paul Iinuma
Cornelius Rubsamen
2004  Paul Iinuma
2003  Chet Gionson
        Paul Iinuma
2002  FM Thomas Wolski
2001  WIM Xiaosha "Sarah" Lu
2000  Cornelius Rubsamen
1999  Ruben Onadangon
1998  Cornelius Rubsamen
Speed Champions
2006  Paul Iinuma
Robert Lau
2005  Cornelius Rubsamen
2004  Paul Iinuma
2003  Eric Mui
  Paul Iinuma
2002  Leslie Au
        Patrick Perry
2001  Cornelius Rubsamen &
  Eric Mui
2000  Cornelius Rubsamen

K-8 Champions
2007  Marissa Wai
2006  Nathan Nakamoto
2005  Michael Flores
        Charles Sonido
2004  Robert Lau
2003  John Iiunuma
2002  Danton Lee
2001  Garyk Ontai
2000  Emily Lau
1999  Joshua Elliott
1998  Joshua Elliott

K-3 Champions
2007 Roy Yang
       Ford Nakagawa
2006 Keahi Gabriel
2005 Ryan Hara
       Wyatt Fischer
       Logan Colby
       Sean Ogata
2004 Tristan Kaonohi
2003 Tristan Kaonohi
2002  Ryan Jose' Palomares
2001  Ryan Jose' Palomares
2000  Robert Lau
1999  Ryan Jose' Palomares

Intermediate School Team Champions
(K-8)
2007 Mililani Middle
2006 Pearl City Highlands
2005 Punahou
2004 Homeschool
2003 Kahuku
2002 Pearl City Highlands

Elementary School Team Champions
(K-6)
2007  Kamehameha
2006  Kamehameha
2005  Kamehameha
2004  Maryknoll
2003  Homeschool Team

Primary Team Champions
(K-3)
2007  Liholiho Elementary
2006  Kamehameha
2005  Maryknoll
Quick Champions
2007  Cornelius Rubsamen

K-12 Champions
2007  Robert Lau
2006  Robert Lau
2005  Robert Lau
        Danton Lee
2004  Danton Lee
        Darek Kawamoto
        David Cole
        Emily Lau
        Scott Kira
2003  Paul Iinuma
  Scot Kira
2002  Paul Iinuma
2001  Koji Louis
2000  Paul Iinuma
1999  Melanie Makaipo
1998  Dexter Nakamoto
1997  Dexter Nakamoto
1996  Jawid Saidy

K-6 Champions
2007  Likeke Aipa
Tristan Kaonohi
2006  Tristan Kaonohi
2005  William Chen
2004  Ryan Jose' Palomares
        Grant Chang
        Kupono Park
        Matthew Amore
2003  Robert Lau
  Ryan Jose' Palomares
2002  John Iinuma
2001  Robert Lau
2000  Kevin Makaipo

High School Team Champions (K-12)
2007  Punahou
2006  Punahou
2005  Iolani
2004  Punahou
2003  Pearl City
2002  Punahou
2001  Kamehameha
2000  Kamehameha
1999  Iolani
1998  Iolani
1997  Iolani
2008-09 Mililani High School
Grades K-12
High School Division
Team Champions
2008-09 Mililani Middle School
Grades K-8
Intermediate/ Middle School Division
2008-09 The Childrens House
Grades K-6
Elementary School Division
2008-09 Kamehameha & Mililani Ike
Grades K-3
Primary Division
Grade Level State Champions
2008-09 Quick G/10 Chess Co-Champions
Robert Lau & Chet Gionson