2022 Josiah Jorenby from Sioux Falls Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls
2021 Nels Truelson from Sioux Falls
2020 Josiah Jorenby, Sioux Falls
2019 Nels Truelson from Sioux Falls and Josiah Jorenby, Sioux Falls
2018 Josiah Jorenby from Sioux Falls Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls
2017 Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls (10th time)
2016 Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls
2015 Josiah Jorenby from Brookings and Terry Likens of Watertown
2014 Lyle Hanson, Rapid City, SD
2013 Jerry John Castell III, Rapid City, SD
2012 Sandor Kustar, Okaton
2011 Sandor Kustar, Okaton
2010 Serif Suljic and Nels Truelson Sioux Falls
2009 Curtis Carroll
2008 Sandor Kustar, Okaton; and Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls
2007 Sandor Kustar, Okaton
2006 Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls
2005 Sandor Kustar, Okaton
2004 Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls; Lyle Hansen, Watertown; Mark Knudson, Sioux Falls
2003 Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls
2002 Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls
2001 Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls
2000 Nels Truelson, Sioux Falls
1999 Mark Knudson, Sioux Falls
1998 Lyle Hansen, Watertown
1997 Curtis Carrol, Eagle Butte
1996 Kemal Bobic, Sioux Falls
1995 Curtis Carrol, Eagle Butte
1994 Lyle Hanson, Watertown
1993 Jeff Barth, Sioux Falls
1992 Gary Wallace, Pierre
1991 Steve Norquist, Rapid City
1990 Mark Falk, Rapid City
1989 Steve Norquist, Rapid City
1988 Brad Lundstrom, Rapid City
1987 Mark Falk, Rapid City
1986 Mark Falk, Rapid City
1985 Mark Falk, Rapid City
1984 Mark Falk, Rapid City
1983 Mark Falk, Rapid City
1982 Gerald Mortimer, Sioux Falls
1981 Gerald Mortimer, Sioux Falls
1980 Rick Likens of Rapid City and Mark Falk, Rapid City
1979 James Williamson, Lakes Andes
1978 James Williamson, Lakes Andes
1977 Gerald Morimer, Sioux Falls
1976 David Kerkove, Sioux Falls
1975 Samuel Priebe, Sioux Falls
1974 Arthur Tollefson Sioux Falls
1973 Arthur Tollefson, Sioux Falls
1972 Samuel Priebe, Sioux Falls
1971 Gary Wallace, Pierre
1970 Paul Salem, Madison
1969 Paul Salem, Madison
1968 Paul Salem, Madison
1967 Charles Keyman, Sioux Falls
1966 Charles Keyman, Sioux Falls
1965 Bryant Holmes, Sioux Falls
1964 Charles Keyman, Sioux Falls
1963 Bryant Holmes, Sioux Falls
1962 Ben Munson, Jr., Rapid City
1961 Ben Munson, Jr., Rapid City
1960 Robert Holyon, Ellsworth AFB
1959 M.F. Anderson, Rapid City
1958 M.F. Anderson, Rapid City
1957 M.F. Anderson, Rapid City
1956 M.F. Anderson, Rapid City
1955 M.F. Anderson, Rapid City
1954 Donald Emigh, Rapid City
1953 Bryant Holmes, Sioux Falls
1952 M.F. Anderson,Rapid City; Bryant Holmes, Sioux Falls
1951 Bryant Holmes, Sioux Falls
1950 Donald Emigh, Rapid City
1949 Bryant Holmes, Sioux Falls
1948 Bryant Holmes, Sioux Falls
1947 M.F. Anderson, Rapid City
1946 M.F. Anderson, Rapid City; Harry Savage, Yankton
1945 N/A
1944 N/A
1943 N/A
1942 M. H. Semrau, Belle Fourche
1941 M. H. Semrau, Belle Fourche
1940 M. F Anderson, Rapid City
1939 M. F Anderson, Rapid City
1938 Arthur W. Davis, Rapid City
1937 N/A
1936 J.M. Armstrong, Belle Fourche
1935 N/A
1934 N/A
1933 A.A. Breihan, Tyndall
1932 George D. Shaw, Tripp
1931 Russell Rice, Parkston
1930 Ray A. Otis, Aberdeen
1929 Ray A. Otis, Aberdeen
1928 Ray A. Otis, Aberdeen
1927 Ray A. Otis, Aberdeen
1926 Ray A. Otis, Aberdeen
1925 C.E. Lennon, Mobridge
1924 H.L. Saylor, Huron
1923 H.L. Saylor, Huron
1922 Lloyd McFarling, Huron
South Dakota Team Championship Winners
1980 (TIE) RAPID CITY- Brian Lankey, Mark Falk, Steve Haataja, Dan Schmidt(TIE) SIOUX FALLS- Chuck Keyman, David Kerkhove, Emil Knapp, Jim Madson
1981 RAPID CITY- Mark Falk, Steve Norquist, Steve Haataja, Dan Schmidt
1982 AUGUSTANA- David Kerkhove, Chuck Keyman, Emil Knapp, Jim Madson
1983 SIOUX FALLS- Paul Salem, Gerald Mortimer, Dan Jolivette, Wes Schmidt
1984 AUGUSTANA- David Kerkhove, Chuck Keyman, Emil Knapp, Dan Jolivette
1985 RAPID CITY- Mark Falk, Steve Norquist, Dan Schmidt, Steve Schaffer
1986 RAPID CITY- Mark Falk, Steve Norquist, Rick Schmidt, Dan Schmidt
1987 RAPID CITY- Mark Falk, Dan Schmidt, Paul Covington, Rick Schmidt
1988 AUGUSTANA PLUS- Chuck Keyman, Emil Knapp, Marty LaRoche, Jerry Bergan
1989 WEST RIVER RATS- Steve Norquist, Terry Likens, Steve Schaffer, Kyle Hammond
1990 SIOUX FALLS- Jeff Barth, Harry Overholtzer, John Bier, Danny VanDeest
1991 RAPID CITY Steve Norquist, Dan Schmidt, Kyle Hammond, Steve Schaffer
1992 RAPID CITY Mark Falk, Steve Norquist, Dan Schmidt, Steve Schaffer
1993 SIOUX FALLS Louis Horton, Jeff Barth, Steve Haataja, Harry Overholtzer
1994 THE OTHER TEAM Curtis Carroll, Jeff Barth, Steve Schaffer, Larry Cass
1995 NOBODY Unfortunately, there was no SD Team Championship in ’95
1996 PIERRE Curtis Carroll, Robert Wallace, Sigurd Rydland, Albert Montiola
1997 PIERRE Curtis Carroll, Bob Wallace, Rueben Bezpaletz, Sigurd Rydland
1998 CINNAMON’S HANDLERS Jeff Barth, Harry Overholtzer, Wes Schmidt, Ralph Bailey, Martin Waldner, David Knudson
1999 USD Steve Norquist, Srdan Reljic, Timothy Paintner, Mark Derby
2000 GROSS MASTERS Jeff Barth, Harry Overholtzer, Bruce Brandt, Wes Schmidt
2001 THE ENLIGHTENED POSTMASTERS Nels Truelson, Jack Bier, Nicholas Truelson, Kari Rivers, Zachary Truelson
2002 WAITING TO REACT Mark Knudson, Serif Suljic, Steve Cahill, Alden Meeter
2003 TRUELSONS AND FRIEND Nels Truelson, Isaac Gerdes, Nicholas Truelson, Zachary Truelson
2004 MERCHANTS OF DEATH Mark Knudson, Serif Suljic, Alden Meeter, Dan Merchant
2005 MERCHANTS OF DEATH-Sandor Kustar, Serif Suljic, Dan Merchant, Clarence Kieffer
2006 CHESSKETEERS Sandor Kustar, Louis Horton,Wes Schmidt,Dick Rostrom
2007 RAPID CITY- Sandor Kustar, Terry Likens, Daniel Schmidt, Jill Likens
2008 PIERRE – Curtis Carroll, Gary Wallace, Robert Wallace, Reuben Bezpaletz
2009 UPSTARTS- Nels Truelson, Jeff Barth, Dick Rostrom, Greg Waters
2010 SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER Sandor Kustar, Mark Derby, Brandon Beloskur, Michael Knudson
2011 ZUGZWANG- Nels Truelson, Jeffrey Barth, Cameron Starr, Dick Rostrom
2012 YE OLE RC CHESS CLUB- Terry Dean Likens,Brandon Beloskur, Jerry John Casteel III, Jill Way Likens
2013 INTERNATIONAL PAWN STARS- Sandor Kustar, Ekrem Tamkan, Mark Derby, Richard Handoko
2014 PIERRE- Wallace, Gary E, 2. Carroll, Curtis L, 3. Wallace, Robert M, 4. Crooks, Todd
YE OLE RAPID CITY CHESS CLUB- Casteel III, Jerry, Likens, Terry Dean, Beloskur, Brandon, Likens, Jill Way
SD Junior Champions
1970 Terry Likens Rapid City
1971 William Heavlin, Rapid City
1972 Arthur Tollefson, Sioux Falls
1973 Kevin Gaustad, Beresford
1974 David Kerkhove, Sioux Falls
1975 Rick Likens, Rapid City
1976 Martin LaRoche Rapid City
1977 Kevin Litke, Vermillion
1978 Robert Borgers, Sioux Falls
1979 Jim Madson, Sioux Falls
1980 Robert Borgers, Sioux Falls
1981 Robert Borgers, Sioux Falls
1982 John Terrall, Pierre
1983 John Terrall, Pierre
1984 John Terrall, Pierre
1985 Rick Schmidt, Rapid City
1986 Eric Kilber, Pierre
1987 Christopher Smeenk
1988 Danny Van Deest (only junior listed), Sioux Falls
1989 Kyle Hammond, Martin
1990 Kyle Hammond, Martin
1991 Kyle Hammond, Martin
1992 TJ Likens, Rapid City
1993 Mark Knudson, Sioux Falls and TJ Likens, Rapid City
1994 Mark Knudson, Sioux Falls
1995 Mark Knudson, Sioux Falls
1996 TJ Likens, Rapid City and David Draeger, Sioux Falls
1997 Mark Knudson, Sioux Falls
1998 Mark Knudson, Sioux Falls
1999 Michael Bergan, Madison
2000 David Likens, Rapid City (Open) and Michael Bergan, Madison (Invitational)
2001 Nicholas Truelson, Sioux Falls
2002 Nicholas Truelson, Sioux Falls
2003 Nicholas Truelson, Sioux Falls
2004 Nicholas Truelson, Sioux Falls
2005 Alexander Young, Rapid City
2006 Isaac Gerdes, Renner
2007 Alexander Young, Rapid City
2008 Zachaary Truelson, Sioux Falls
2009 Jerry John Casteel III of Rapid City
2010 Josiah Jorenby of Brookings and Michael Knudson of Rapid City
2011 Michael Knudson of Rapid City
2012 Destiny Jorenby of Brookings
2013 Jerry John Casteel III of Rapid City
2014 Josiah Jorenby of Brookings
Speed Chess Champions
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Online Chess Champions
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Online 960 Chess Champions
2015
2014
2013
South Dakota Scholastic Champions
High School Winners
| Year-Participants-Location | Individual Winner | Individual Winner’s Team | Team Winner |
| 1985-18-Pierre | Matt Rapp | Aberdeen Central | Aberdeen Central Rapid City Stevens |
| 1986-34-Pierre | Eric Kilber | Pierre | Aberdeen Roncalli |
| 1987-21-Pierre | Karl McGritzer | Watertown | Watertown |
| 1988-34-Pierre | Garret Davis | Watertown | Watertown |
| 1989-24-Pierre | Kyle Hammond Bill Strohfus | Martin Watertown | Watertown |
| 1990-22-Aberdeen | Kyle Hammond | Martin | Aberdeen Central |
| 1991-23-Aberdeen | Larry Patterson | Aberdeen | Flandreau Indian School |
| 1992-18-Aberdeen | Kirby Kozel | Sioux Falls Washington | Sioux Falls Washington |
| 1993 | No Tournament | ||
| 1994-22-Sioux Falls | David Draeger | Sioux Falls Lincoln | Flandreau Indian School |
| 1995-37-Sioux Falls | Mark Knudson | Sioux Falls Patrick Henry | Flandreau Indian School |
| 1996-35-Sioux Falls | David Draeger Daniel Hochee | Sioux Falls Lincoln Lennox | Flandreau Indian School |
| 1997-79-Sioux Falls | TJ Likens | Rapid City Central | Flandreau Indian School |
| 1998-136-Sioux Falls | David Likens | Rapid City Central | Madison |
| 1999-119-Sioux Falls | Mark Knudson | Sioux Falls Washington | Madison |
| 2000-141-Sioux Falls | Michael Bergan | Madison | Sioux Falls Lincoln |
| 2001-126-Sioux Falls | Mark Knudson | Sioux Falls Washington | Sioux Falls Home School |
| 2002-156-Rapid City | Daniel Haggar | Sioux Falls Home School | Sioux Falls Home School |
| 2003-136-Pierre | Isaac Gerdes | Sioux Falls Home School | Sioux Falls Home School |
| 2004-127-Rapid City | Alexander Young | Rapid City Central | Sioux Falls Home School |
| 2005-105-Pierre | Alexander Young | Rapid City Central | Sioux Falls Home School |
| 2006-110-Rapid City | Nicholas Truelson | Sioux Falls Home School | Sioux Falls O’Gorman |
| 2007-81-Pierre | Isaac Gerdes | Sioux Falls O’Gorman | Sioux Falls O’Gorman |
| 2008-85-Pierre | Zachary Truelson | Sioux Falls Home School Association | |
| 2009-84-Garretson | Kyle Jensen | Rapid City Stevens | Sioux Falls Home School |
| 2010-78-Pierre | Malavika Nair | ||
| 2011-68-Rapid City | Jerry John Casteel III and Josiah Jorenby | Rapid City Home School and Brookings Home School | Brookings Home School, Brookings |
Junior High/Middle School Champions
| 1994 | Michael Newton | Douglas | Douglas,Sioux Falls O’Gorman, Artesian-Letcher |
| 1995 | TJ Likens | Rapid City South | Artesian-Letcher |
| 1996 | TJ Likens | Rapid City South | Rapid City South |
| 1997 | David Likens Ryan Daggitt | Rapid City Memorial | Sioux Falls Patrick Henry |
| 1998 | Jonathan Stetler-Andrew Ellsworth | Madison | Madison |
| 1999 | Anthony Vicino | Sioux Falls O’Gorman | Sioux Falls Home School Assocation |
| 2000 | Isaac Gerdes | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Sioux Falls Home School Association |
| 2001 | Jenna Haggar | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Sioux Falls Home School Association |
| 2002 | Alexander Young | Rapid City North | Rapid City Southwest |
| 2003 | Nicholas Truelson | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Sioux Falls Home School Association |
| 2004 | Timothy Sax | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Sioux Falls Home School Association |
| 2005 | Zachary Truelson | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Rapid City St. Elizabeth Seton |
| 2006 | Kyle Jensen | Rapid City Southwest | Rapid City South |
| 2007 | Kyle Jensen Nathan Walstrom Latticia Leftwich Riley Iwan | Rapid City Southwest Rapid City South Pierre Indian Learning Center Rapid City South | Rapid City South |
| 2008 | Kyle Jensen | Rapid City Southwest | |
| 2009 | Matt Wingert | Rapid City Home School | Pierre Indian Learning Center |
| 2010 | Luke Rysavy | ||
| 2011 | Michael Knudson | Rapid City Scholastic Chess | Rapid City |
Elementary Section
| Year | Winner | Team | Team Winner |
| 1994 | Mark Knudson | Sioux Falls John Harris | Artersian-Letcher |
| 1995 | Steve Cook | Artesian-Letcher | Artesian-Letcher |
| 1996 | Max Schuchard | Flandreau Spafford | Flandreau Spafford |
| 1997 | Josiah Himes | Pierre Indian Learning Center | Pierre Indian Learning Center |
| 1998 | Jordan Gerdes John Bergan Isaac Gerdes | SF Home School Madison SF Home School | Sioux Falls Home School Association |
| 1999 | Isaac Gerdes | Sioux Fall Home School Association | Sioux Falls Home School Association |
| 2000 | Nicholas Truelson | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Sioux Falls Home School Association |
| 2001 | Sam Waters | Sioux Falls Mark Twain | Sioux Falls Home School Association |
| 2002 | Zachary Truelson | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Sioux Falls Home School Association |
| 2003 | Sam Waters | Sioux Falls Mark Twain | Pierre Indian Learning Center |
| 2004 | Patrick Wind | Pierre Indian Learning Center | Pierre Indian Learning Center |
| 2005 | Jonathan Sax | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Rapid City Grandview Elementary |
| 2006 | Riley Iwan | Rapid City Grandview | Rapid City Grandview Elementary |
| 2007 | Corey Iwan | Rapid City Grandview | Rapid City Grandview Elementary |
| 2008 | Cole Anderson | ||
| 2009 | Michael Knudson | Rapid City Home School | Garretson Elementary |
| 2010 | Michael Knudson | Rapid City Home School | |
| 2011 | Noah Johnson | Rapid City Scholastic Chess, Rapid City | Garfield Challenge Center & Elementary School, Sioux Falls |
Primary Champions
| 1999 | Nate Holman | Sioux Falls All City Elementary | Sioux Falls Mark Twain |
| 2000 | Andrew Glader | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Sioux Falls Home School Association |
| 2001 | Ryan Brandt | Sioux Falls Mark Twain Elementary | Pierre Indian Learning Center |
| 2002 | Patrick Wind | Pierre Indian Learning Center | Pierre Indian Learning Center |
| 2003 | Jonathan Sax | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Sioux Falls Home School Associaition |
| 2004 | Austin Simon | Sioux Falls Home School Association | Rapid City Grand Valley Elementary |
| 2005 | Michael Knudson | Rapid City Grandview Elementary | Rapid City Grandview Elementary |
| 2006 | Micahel Knudson | Rapid City Grandview Elementary | Rapid City Grandview Elementary |
| 2007 | Michael Knudson | Rapid City Grandview Elementary | Rapid City Grandview Elementary |
| 2008 | Michael Knudson | Rapid City Grandview Elementary | |
| 2009 | Noah Johnson | Rapid City Home School | Sioux Falls Mark Twain Elementary |
| 2010 | Cash Lapour | Garretson Elementary School | |
| 2011 | Manu Nair | Discovery Elementary School, Sioux Falls | Garretson Elementary School |
Other Champions:
9th and below division
1986-Thurmond Morris, Team Winner Pierre Indian Learning Center
1987-Stuart American Horse, Flandreau Indian School
1988-Cliff Caung, Aberdeen Holgate, Team Winner Highmore
1991-Kirby Kozel, Sioux Falls Whittier
1992-Mike Gregory, Sioux Falls Washington
Middle School Novice (600 and below)
2004-Megan Byram,Rapid City Saint Elizabeth Seton,Rapid City St. Elizabeth Seton Elementary School
Novice (400 and below)
2004-Matthew Ashley,Rapid City Corral Drive Elementary School,Rapid City Corral
Drive Elementary2005-Elias LaPointe,Pierre Indian Learning Center,Pierre Indian Learning Center2006-Alex White Bear,Pierre Indian Learning Center,Pierre Indian Learning
Center
Primary Novice (300 and below)
2006-Samuel Musch, Rapid City- Meadowbrook Elementary,Rapid City Grandview Elementary
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