New York State champions have included Bobby Fischer, Joel Benjamin, José Capablanca, and Frank Marshall. The current champion is IM Jason Liang who earned the title in 2021 and 2022. The current Scholastic champion is New York City player FM Gus Huston. The article "Hamilton 1941" by Bill Townsend, describing the games of a week-long championship held at Colgate University, won a Chess Journalists of America award for Best Historical Article.
