Central New Mexico Team Chess League

The Central New Mexico Team Chess League started in 2012 as a project of Learners Chess Academy. This league is dedicated to serving as a team chess outlet for school chess clubs. Our aim is to give chess club participants a reason to work together within their club to develop all players, identify and develop club leaders, and to boost school spirit. We believe the pitfalls of chess as a solitary game are avoided when chess clubs develop around the idea of team and group success. We award team trophies that reflect the place each participating school achieves at each of our team tournaments. We also award medals to top finishing players from each school.
The bulk of the participating teams in this league are Learners Chess clubs. We usually get some non-Learners sponsored chess clubs that regularly compete in this league. If you would like your Central NM chess team to participate in this league, please use the contact form on this website to inquire about your team competing in our next tournament or just have them sign up.

Please feel free to scroll through the history of our league in these results tabs.

Spring 2024 Finals 

(overall team results include regional team rankings)

Overall Champions:

• Middle School: Desert Ridge Middle School
• Elementary School: Altura Prep Panthers

Regional Champions (regions map):

• ABQ Metro: Monte Vista Penguins
• East Mountains: Double Eagle Double Eagles
• NE Heights: Altura Prep Panthers
• NW Mesa: Tierra Antigua Firebirds
• Rio Grande Valley: Montessori of the Rio Grande Dragonflies
• Rio Rancho: Vista Grande Grizzlies

All section and team results here.

Spring 2023 Finals 

(overall team results include regional team rankings)

Overall Champions:

• Middle School: Eisenhower Middle School Generals
• Elementary School: Altura Prep Panthers

Regional Champions (regions map):

• ABQ Metro: Monte Vista Penguins
• East Mountains: San Antonito Roadrunners
• NE Heights: Altura Prep Panthers
• NW Mesa: Tierra Antigua Firebirds
• Rio Grande Valley: Montessori of the Rio Grande Dragonflies

All section and team results here.

Fall Regionals 2019

Northeast Sandia Heights

Congrats to the North Star Wolves

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Albuquerque Valley/Metro

Congrats to the Bandelier Bears

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Northwest Mesa

Congrats to the Sunset View Mountain Lions

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Middle School Division

Congrats to the AIMS@UNM Archers

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Spring Finals 2019

Congrats to the Bandelier Bears and Cien Aguas Roadrunners

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Fall Regionals 2018

Rio Grande Valley

Congrats to the Montessori School Butterflies

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• Overall Team Results
• Leaders Results
• Reserve Results

Northwest Mesa

Congrats to the Maggie Cordova Dragons

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• Overall Team Results
• Leaders Results
• Reserve Results

Northeast Sandia Heights

Congrats to the Hubert Humphrey Hawks

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• Overall Team Results
• Leaders Results
• Reserve Results

Albuquerque Metro

Congrats to the Cien Aguas Roadrunners

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• Overall Team Results
• Leaders Results
• Reserve Results

Middle School Section Results

Fall Regionals 2017

Rio Grande Valley

Congrats to the Montessori School Butterflies

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• Leaders Team Results
• Leaders Individual Results
• Reserve Results

Northwest Mesa

Congrats to the Sunset View Mountain Lions

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• Leaders Team Results
• Leaders Individual Results
• Reserve Results

Northeast Sandia Heights

Congrats to the Georgia O'Keeffe Rams

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• Leaders Team Results
• Leaders Individual Results
• Reserve Results

Albuquerque Metro

Congrats to the Monte Vista Penguins

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• Leaders Team Results
• Leaders Individual Results
• Reserve Results

Spring Finals 2017

Section A

Congrats to the Double Eagle Double Eagles

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• Leaders A Team Results
• Leaders A Results by Board
• Reserve A Results

Section B

Congrats to the San Antonito Roadrunners

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• Leaders B Team Results
• Leaders B Results by Board
• Reserve B Results

Section C

Congrats to the North Star Wolves

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• Leaders C Team Results
• Leaders C Results by Board
• Reserve C Results

Section D

Congrats to the Tierra Antigua Firebirds

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• Leaders D Team Results
• Leaders D Results by Board
• Reserve D Results

Fall Regionals 2016

Rio Grande Valley

Congrats to Escuela del Sol

Map of Schools in Region

Tournament Write Up

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• Leaders Team Results
• Leaders Individual Results
• Reserve Results

Northwest Mesa

Congrats to St. Thomas Aquinas

Map of Schools in Region

Tournament Write Up

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• Leaders Team Results
• Leaders Individual Results
• Reserve Results

Northeast Sandia Heights

Congrats to Zuni

Map of Schools in Region

Tournament Write Up

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• Leaders Team Results
• Leaders Individual Results
• Reserve Results

Albuquerque Metro

Congrats to Cien Aguas

Map of Schools in Region

Tournament Write Up

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• Leaders Team Results
• Leaders Individual Results
• Reserve Results

Spring Finals 2016

Click Here to view the Tournament Summary Write Up

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• Leaders A-Division
• Leaders B-Division
• Leaders C-Division
• Leaders D-Division
• Learners A-Division
• Learners B-Division

SAFE Regional Chess Tournament Spring 2016

In the Spring of 2016, Learners Chess partnered with RRPS's SAFE after school program to run chess clubs at all ten RRPS elementary schools. Two tournaments were held to determine the top school chess teams from each region.

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• North Regional Team Results
• South Regional Team Results
• North Regional Individual Results
• South Regional Individual Results

Fall Regionals 2015

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• ABQ Metro Regional Results Fall 2015
• Rio Grande Valley Regional Results Fall 2015
• NE Sandia Heights Regional Results Fall 2015
• NW Mesa Regional Results Fall 2015

Spring Finals 2015

Our Spring Finals, yet again, set an attendance record for our tournaments! On March 22nd, 2015, sixty teams showed up to compete for their school chess team! That is 300 students from around Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and the East Mountains! Congrats to the winners in each division!

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• Leaders A-Division
• Leaders B-Division
• Leaders C-Division
• Learners A-Division
• Learners B-Division

Fall Regionals 2014

Our 2014 Fall regionals were our most well attended regional tournaments yet! We had 271 chess players who made up 54 teams participate in three regions around Central New Mexico! Congrats to the winners in each division!

Check out the crosstables below for results!

• Central NM Team Chess League Fall 2014 Metro Regional Results
• Central NM Team Chess League Fall 2014 NE Heights Regional Results
• Central NM Team Chess League Fall 2014 Westside Rio Rancho Regional Results

Spring Finals 2014 

Participating Teams Map: http://goo.gl/maps/Wbytw

• A-Division: San Antonito Roadrunners, North Star Wolves team 1, Mountain Mahogany Knights team 1, Monte Vista Penguins team 1, Georgia O'Keeffe Rams team 1, Bandelier Bears team 1, Hubert Humphrey Hawks team 1, St. Thomas Aquinas Pelicans team 1, North Star Wolves team 1, Chamiza Conejos team 2, Escuela Del Sol team 1, Sandia Vista Thunder team 1
• B-Division: Mountain  Mahogany Knights team 2, Monte Vista Penguins team 2, Seven Bar Wranglers team 2, Manzano Mesa Meerkats team 1, Double Eagle Double Eagles team 1, Zuni Eagle team 1, San Antonito Roadrunners team 1, Bandelier Bears team 2, St. Thomas Aquinas Pelicans team 2, Hubert Humphrey Hawks team 2, Montessori of the Rio Grande team 2, North Star Wolves team 1, Maggie Cordova Dragons team 3, Monte Vista Penguins team 3,
• C-Division: Cien Aguas International School team 1, Manzano Mesa Meerkats team 2, St. Charles Cardinals team 1, Alice King Community School team 1, Ventana Ranch Roadrunners team 1, Chamiza Conejos team 2, Maggie Cordova Dragons team 2, Seven Bar Wranglers team 2, Cien Aguas International School team 2, E. Stapleton Coyotes team 1, Zuni Eagles team 2, Griegos Cowboys team 1, Alice King Community School team 2, House team

Fall Regionals 2013

Congrats to all who participated in our Central New Mexico Team Chess League Regionals in the Fall of 2013!

• NE Heights: Georgia O'Keeffe Rams 2. Hubert Humphrey Hawks 3. North Star Wolves 4. Double Eagle Double Eagles
• SE Heights: San Antonito Roadrunners 2. Bandelier Bears 3. Manzano Mesa Meerkats 4. Zuni Eagles 5. Cien Aguas Charter School
• University/ N. Valley: Monte Vista Penguins 2. Mountain Mahogany Knights 3. Montessori of the Rio Grande Dragonflies 4. St. Charles Cardinals
• Westside/ Rio Rancho: Sandia Vista Thunder 2. Maggie Cordova Dragons 3. Chamiza Conejos 4. St. Thomas Aquinas Pelicans 5. Seven Bar Wranglers 6. Tierra Antigua Firebirds