PAST WEEKLY CHESS CONTEST WINNERS – 2025
Sunday, December 28, 2025 – January 3, 2026:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Scott Brown! Huntsville, Alabama – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Daniele Coraci! Rome, Italy
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Luis Arenas Ortega! Sevilla, Spain
Sunday, December 12, 2025 – December 27, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Brr Brr Patapim! Piqua, Ohio – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Nethushiddd Dassnayk! Pussellawa, Nuwaraeliya, Sri Lanka
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Rutvik Katta! Frederick, Maryland – USA
Sunday, December 14, 2025 – December 20, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Katherine Tiedemann! Venice, Florida – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Krishna Kaivannaththil! Chennai, India
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Nathan Li! Brooklyn, New York – USA
Sunday, December 7, 2025 – December 13, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Richard Mello! Foster, Rhode Island – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Igor Jagudin! Riga, Vidzeme – Latvia
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Chris Butler! Anaheim, California – USA
Sunday, November 30, 2025 – December 6, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Clara Walker! Longview, Texas – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Jacob Sukhodosky! Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Mark Baer! Bentonville, Arkansas – USA
Sunday, November 23, 2025 – November 29, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Ava Swetnam! Texas – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Prem Sing Mehta! Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Scott Clayton! La Marque, Texas – USA
Sunday, November 16, 2025 – November 22, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Evan Hardiman! Kingston, Massachusetts – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Owen Davidson! Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Nikki Forster! Burton, Dorset – England
Sunday, November 9, 2025 – November 15, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Joshua Linton! Sabine Pass, Texas – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Urs Benz! Richterswil, Switzerland
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Alexander Wetz! Burleson, Texas – USA
Sunday, November 2, 2025 – November 8, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Derrick Padla! Iligan, Lanao del Norte – Philippines
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Joseph E. Simmons! Las Vegas, Nevada – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
John King! Hayle, Cornwall – Great Britain
Sunday, October 26, 2025 – November 1, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Isaac Lowe! Lincoln, Nebraska – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Nguyễn Đình Hoàng Quân! Đà Lạt, Lam Dong – Viet Nam
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Kubrat Kirilov! Sofia – Bulgaria
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Gunner Parsons! Strawn, Texas – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Mark Skarning! McHenry, Illinois – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Mukund PonnamReddy! Edmond, Oklahoma – USA
Sunday, October 12, 2025 – October 18, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Charley Kunkle! Holliday, Texas – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Olanrewaju Adefowope! Milwaukee, Wisconsin – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Aaron Reilly! Charlottesville, Virginia – USA
Sunday, October 5, 2025 – October 11, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Paige Wright! Grandview, Missouri – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Jakob Boger! New York, New York – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Matt Jenkins! Edinburg – Scotland
Sunday, September 28, 2025 – October 4, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
David Koutz! Phoenix, Arizona – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Lothar Windermuth! Duesseldorf – Germany
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Zachary Reese! Mesa, Arizona – USA
Sunday, September 21, 2025 – September 27, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Bryana Wilkinson! Waco, Texas – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Catherine Daughety! Smithville, Georgia – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
William Butler! Lithia Springs, Georgia – USA
Sunday, September 14, 2025 – September 20, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Abhoycharn Basu! Howrah, West Bengal – India
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Elena Popa! Reading, Pennsylvania – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Ronald Burton! Charlotte, North Carolina – USA
Sunday, September 7, 2025 – September 13, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Jake Johnson! Grand Forks, North Dakota – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Vincent Guevara! New York, New York – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Igor Yagudin! Riga, Vidzeme – Latvia
Sunday, August 31, 2025 – September 6, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Dena Ackerman! Bet Shemesh – Israel
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
David Gleason! Wichita, Kansas – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Jorge Martinez! Madrid – Spain
Sunday, August 17, 2025 – August 23, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Ralph Ghnatios! Montreal, Quebec – Canada
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
James Lewis! Gainesville, Florida – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Joe Aquilina! Perth, West Australia – Australia
Sunday, August 10, 2025 – August 16, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Bhat Shreevatsa! Puttur, Karnataka – India
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Leo Bashinsky! Chelsea, Alabama – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Pat Reilly! Lakeland, Florida – USA
Sunday, August 3, 2025 – August 9, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Ruth Owens! Cape Town, South Africa – South Africa
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Jacob Wagner! Portland, Oregon – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Marissa Bryan! Emery! Gainesville, Florida – USA
Sunday, July 27, 2025 – August 2, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
David Gleason! Wichita, Kansas – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Marissa Bryan! Gainesville, Florida – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
David Marshall! Emery! Naples, Florida – USA
Sunday, July 13, 2025 – July 19, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Obediah Ethan! Gainesville, Florida – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Greta Raimond! Marshfield, Wisconsin – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Mark Roehrig! Floral City, Florida – USA
Sunday, July 6, 2025 – July 12, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Jacob Wagner! Portland, Oregon – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Saranya Sircar! San Jose, California – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Gabriel Michael! Gainesville, Florida – USA
Sunday, June 29, 2025 – July 5, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Steven Ethridge! Cordova, Tennessee – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Malachi Phin! Gainesville, Florida – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Trevor Williams! Caledonia, Michigan – USA
Sunday, June 22, 2025 – June 28, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Travis Bituin! Modesto, California – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Luis M. Jusino! Orlando, Florida – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
David Marshall Emery! Naples, Florida – USA
Sunday, June 15, 2025 – June 21, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Steven Moore! Tulsa, Oklahoma – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Hayley Luna! St. Augustine, Florida – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Guillermo Brillembourg! Weston, Florida – USA
Sunday, June 8, 2025 – June 14, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Sanved Paladhi! New Milford, Connecticut – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Steven Ethridge! Cordova, Tennessee – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Matthew Elliott! Greenbelt, Maryland – USA
Sunday, June 1, 2025 – June 7, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
David Begelman! New Milford, Connecticut – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Chris Madamba! Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Michael Lewis! Gainesville, Florida – USA
Sunday, May 25, 2025 – May 31, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Huy Nguyen! Grand Prairie, Texas – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Miles Brewer! Mead, Washington – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
J Bujarski! Crofton, Maryland – USA
Sunday, May 18, 2025 – May 24, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Melody Johnson! Chicago, Illinois – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Sarthak Agawal! Fremont, California – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
John Serfozo! Everson, Washington – USA
Sunday, May 11, 2025 – May 17, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Krumme Horn! Post Falls, Idaho – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
David Koutz! Phoenix, Arizona – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Grant Maestro! Delmar, New York – USA
Sunday, May 4, 2025 – May 10, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Ella Cameron! Oregon City, Oregon – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Brooke O’Klatner! Charlotte, North Carolina – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Mark Edwin Baer! Atlanta, Georgia – USA
Sunday, April 27, 2025 – May 3, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Anaiah Addy Bright! Mount Vernon, New York – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Amelia Roth! St. Paul, Minnesota – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
William Butler! Atlanta, Georgia – USA
Sunday, April 20, 2025 – April 26, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Brooke O’Klatner! Charlotte, North Carolina – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Joe Flynn! New York, New York – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Steve McCrea! Jacksonville, Florida – USA
Sunday, April 13, 2025 – April 19, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Alex Wreath! Lenexa, Kansas – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Waseem Butt! Windsor Locks, Connecticut – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Cohen James! Gainesville, Florida – USA
Sunday, April 6, 2025 – April 12, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Waseem Butt! Windsor Locks, Connecticut – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Tony Green! Yateley, Hampshire – United Kingdom
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Roger Gullickson! Pillager, Minnesota – USA
Sunday, March 30, 2025 – April 5, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Sally Bain! Philomath, Oregon – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Guy Jones! Braidwood, Illinois – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Michael Weber! Annapolis, Maryland – USA
Sunday, March 23, 2025 – March 29, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Darrell Lee Ridings! Richmond, California – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Kevin Clawson! South Bend, Indiana – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Mickel Tlacopilco! Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – USA
Sunday, March 16, 2025 – March 22, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Johnna Miller! Stafford, Virginia – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Peter Holmes! Skipton, North Yorks – UK
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Jasmine Limando! Haywards Heath, West Sussex – UK
Sunday, March 9, 2025 – March 15, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Gautham Krishna Godthi! Holly Springs, North Carolina – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Jack Lehtinen! Gwinn, Michigan – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Antti Halonen! Helsinki – Finland
Sunday, March 2, 2025 – March 8, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Evan Buchanan! Kenosha, Wisconsin – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Tom McDonald! Lincoln, Nebraska – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Aleksander Kopera! Forest Hills, New York – USA
Sunday, February 23, 2025 – March 1, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Khanawut! Hacienda Heights, California – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Nathaniel Hamilton Jr! Dillon, South Carolina – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Noah Lott! San Antonio, Texas – USA
Sunday, February 16, 2025 – February 22, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Jonathan Martinez! Silverthorne, Colorado – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Calvin Beck! Saratoga Springs, Utah – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Ernest Lawton! Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania – USA
Sunday, February 9, 2025 – February 15, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Ethan Kristopher Fanelli! Utica, New York – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Cody Bradford! Cleveland, Tennessee – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Tony N. Rogers! Worcester, Massachusetts – USA
Sunday, February 2, 2025 – February 8, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Rayansh Shah! Ashland, Massachusetts – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Sofia Elaina Ramirez! Eastpointe, Michigan – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Carl Steigauf! Glasgow, Kentucky – USA
Sunday, January 26, 2025 – February 1, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Fay Ridgeway! Franklinton, North Carolina – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
David Davis! St. Louis, Missouri – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Mark Atkinson! Hernando, Mississippi – USA
Sunday, January 19, 2025 – January 25, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Heidi Hansen! New York, New York – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Steve Greenspan! Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Brooke O’Klatner! Charlotte, North Carolina – USA
Sunday, January 12, 2025 – January 18, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Barrie Davey Pennant Hills, NSW – Australia
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Navyatha Rao! Austin, Texas – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Gail McCartney! Toronto, Ontario – Canada
Sunday, January 5, 2025 – January 11, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Adam Leaf! Naples, Florida – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Stanley Gabaldon! Albuquerque, New Mexico – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Ezra Chang! Warrenville, Illinois – USA
Sunday, December 29, 2024 – January 4, 2025:
Checkmate–In–One Winner!
Randy Jeremiah! Indianapolis, Indiana – USA
Checkmate–In–Two Winner!
Carl Gray! Salt Lake City, Utah – USA
Checkmate–In–Three Winner!
Igor Yagudin! Riga, Vidzeme – Latvia